Rethinking How To Rebuild After Hurricanes This article is written by David O. Prevatt, Jason von Meding and Ksenia Chmutina and was originally published in The Conversation.
Aim for Reform, Not Just Relief
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ARPA-E Supports Ferraro $1.1 Million to Research Boron Concrete to Mitigate Neutron-Induced Expansion
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program has awarded $1.1 million to Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., P.E., to perform research on the prevention of damage on concrete used to house nuclear reactors. When concrete is exposed… Read More
For UF Engineering Alumnus and Wife, a Big Part of Living is Giving
Charles “Chick” (BSCE ’72) and Lisa Gregg, UF Alumni Association life members, were vacationing in Colorado with their friend and partner, Mark Neubauer, when news of Hurricane Dorian’s imminent landfall reached them. Very quickly, their carefree vacation turned into a… Read More
ESSIE Newsletter, Fall 2019
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Angelini Receives Two Awards for Early Achievements
Christine Angelini, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, has received two awards for her achievements in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences — the 2019 Water Institute Faculty Fellow Early Career Award and… Read More
Letter from the Director
Greetings from Gainesville, Faculty in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) are leading a new long-term program focused on monitoring, understanding and managing threats along the Florida coastline. This iCoast initiative is a multidisciplinary effort including many… Read More
New Faculty Hires
The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) is excited to welcome seven new faculty members. Katherine Deliz Quiñones Lecturer Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences Research Areas: Microbiome Engineering, Remediation, Ecotoxicology, Ecosystem and Social Resilience B.S., Biology, 2000, University… Read More
Solar-Powered IoT Sensors Could Improve Nation’s Infrastructure
This article is written by Tom Lombardo, and originally published in the engineering.com website. Dr. Jennifer Bridge, professor of civil engineering at the University of Florida, is working to make sure that the growth of low-power smart sensors, the Internet of… Read More
UF Engineering hopes to curb harmful chemicals in landfills with EPA grant
Municipal solid waste (MSW) includes the household waste we carry to the curb each week in our trash cans and recycle bins. Most MSW is composed of food, paper, plastic, and a variety of other discarded products and packaging materials.… Read More
Virtually Improving Emergency Response Training with NSF Award
Eric Jing Du, Ph.D., associate professor of civil engineering in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE), along with colleagues from Texas A&M University and Virginia Tech, has been awarded a $999,327 grant by the National Science Foundation’s… Read More