Category: Civil & Coastal Engineering

Kyle A. Riding, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida, has been named a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Dr. Riding is one of 20 members inducted into the 2022 class. Dr. Riding has […]

Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, received the 2021 Best Paper Award from the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education (AJEE). In collaboration with colleagues, Cassandra McCall, Ph.D., Ashley Shew, Ph.D., Marie C. Paretti, Ph.D., and Lisa D. McNair, Ph.D., the paper, “Exploring student disability and professional […]

“We all know we’re going to have to become much more sustainable if this species is going to be able to persist on this planet,” said Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., an assistant professor in civil engineering. “And a lot of us are working to make that happen.”

Dr. Ferraro talks about the science of concrete, its durability and its impact on the environment.

Madeleine (Maddy) Murphree was awarded the 2020-2021 ACI Foundation Concrete Materials Fellowship. She is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a focus on materials at the University of Florida.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.4 million to the University of Florida for a collaborative project to optimize the operation of undersea robots (ROVs) for offshore industries and workers.   The Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier (FW-HTF) research project will reconceptualize the subsea industry by advancing knowledge of underwater Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) […]

Sophie Spratley, Ph.D., an undergraduate academic advisor in civil engineering, was awarded the NACADA 2021 Global Award for her dissertation on “Leadership Development Opportunities for Professional Academic Advisors of Color at a Predominantly White, Land-Grant Institution.” Her dissertation used a critical race perspective to acknowledge the racialized experiences and structure of academic advising within the predominantly white institution and […]

Aldrin James B. Gaffud, a sixth-year senior, seeking dual degrees in civil engineering and architecture, received the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s Service to the Global Community Award for their global awareness and dedication in humanitarianism. Gaffud reestablished the Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (oSTEM) student organization with a friend, Brandon Grandison, because they saw a dire need for diversity in STEM and a lack of support given […]

Weather forecasting systems today predict ever more accurately where hurricanes will make landfall, but tomorrow they may also predict how much damage the hurricanes will do. Maitane Olabarrieta, Ph.D., associate professor, and Arthriya Subgranon, Ph.D., assistant professor, in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment at the UF Herbert […]