Dear Alumni and Colleagues, Navigating this new normal has been an adjustment, and I’m continuously impressed by the resilience displayed by our students, faculty and staff. I would like to acknowledge their extraordinary efforts as we shift how we research,… Read More
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Major grant launches new project to advance global soil science

This article was written by Miles Grant and originally published on the Woodwell Climate Research Center website. Kathe Todd-Brown, Ph.D., an assistant professor of environmental engineering sciences, and her team will try to increase the availability of high quality data and… Read More
Issue: 2020

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HaptX, Researchers To Build Full Body Exoskeleton
University of Florida researchers win grant to detect red tide toxins in air

This article was written by Karl Schneider and originally published on the Naples Daily News website. Myoseon Jang, Ph.D., an associate professor of environmental engineering sciences, and her team discovered that toxins in algal aerosol can be rapidly transformed in the… Read More
New Faculty Hires
The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) is excited to welcome four new faculty members. Sara Behdad, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences Dr. Behdad received her doctorate in Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering from the… Read More
Air-Tight Test: How a UF Duo Learned To Sample Aerosols For Viruses
Improving coastal restoration by temporarily imitating nature
This article was written by Radboud University and originally published on the ru.nl website. Christine Angelini, Ph.D., an associate professor of environmental engineering sciences, worked with a talented, international team to boost marsh and seagrass restoration success by mimicking emergent traits… Read More
Doctoral Student Named Margaret A. Davidson Fellow

Sydney Williams, an environmental engineering sciences doctoral student, was accepted to the Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship Program and received funding by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management to research the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research… Read More
UF Researchers Find Viable Viruses in Aerosols that Cause COVID-19

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New research from the University of Florida provides strong evidence that aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be possible. Prior to these findings, which are in pre-print and have not undergone peer review,… Read More