Category: Honors & Awards

Congratulations to ESSIE civil engineering alumna Dr. Jeremy Waisome for receiving the the 2017-2018 Golden Torch Award for the Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Female) at the National Society of Black Engineers’ (NSBE) ceremony on March 24th during the organization’s 44th national convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Golden Torch Award is a NSBE […]

Henry L. Upjohn, Chief Executive Officer of Special-Lite, Inc.-a leading manufacturer of flush doors-and longtime supporter of the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida (UF), was recognized on Wednesday, March 21st with the Distinction of Honorary Alumnus Award. A reception was held in Upjohn’s honor at ESSIE’s Powell […]

Concrete canoes that float. Steel bridge models that hold 2,500 pounds. Over a thousand civil engineers in one place. This is how Becca Kiriazes, University of Florida (UF) student and conference coordinator, described this year’s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Southeast Regional Conference. Months of planning and teamwork helped to prepare the UF ASCE […]

Please join us in congratulating the six outstanding 2018 ESSIE Poster Symposium winners who were recognized by CDM Smith, Jones Edmunds, Koogler & Associates, NCASI, SCS Engineers, TRC and Zefon International. Graduate Awards: 1st: Thanachart Subgranon 2nd: Ash Omidvar 3rd: Deja Jackson 4th: Fernando Daniel Garcia de Oliveira & Sun Shiqi Undergraduate Award: 1st: Joshua […]