Category: Civil & Coastal Engineering

Dr. Denise R. Simmons joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida and promoted to rank of Associate Professor.

Dr. Christopher Ferraro was invited to speak and serve as an expert panel member at Foro Argos 360 (the Argos Forum) on the material science of portland cement concrete held in Bogota, Colombia August 9-10, 2018. The international conference was both lecture and forum based with topics which included the state of the art in […]

We’re cheering on our University of Florida Concrete Canoe team (aka “Team ZEST”) at San Diego State University this week as they compete in the 31st ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition. UF will compete against teams from all over the U.S., with Canada, China, and India making up the remainder of the 26 teams competing […]

ESSIE engineer Dr. David O. Prevatt was mentioned in a commencement speech at UF’s doctoral candidate ceremony last week for being a virtuoso in his field and advocating for more resilient homes. Dr. Ann Christiano, Director of the Center for Public Interest Communications at the University of Florida, urged graduating Ph.D.’s to become virtuoso performers […]

Today at the Student Experiential Learning Conference, Mayank Periwal, an undergraduate researcher in the Simmons Research Lab, presented a poster based on the leadership in construction research he is conducting. The Student Experiential Learning Conference showcased VT-shaped learning through a celebration of the work of the Virginia Tech undergraduate student body.

Four ESSIE students have recently received fellowships through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). NSF-GRFP is an annual grant awarded by NSF to approximately 2,000 students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in the natural, social and engineering sciences at U.S. institutions Congratulations to each of these students for earning this prestigious […]

This month, the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) journal, selected the manuscript, Understanding Students’ Incentives for and Barriers to Out-of-Class Participation: Profile of Civil Engineering Student Engagement for its editor’s choice recognition. The manuscript is based on work from a NSF CAREER project [Award […]

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 […]

David O. Prevatt, Associate Professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering and Associate Director of the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure Center (NHERI) was recently featured in the Orlando Sentinel for his research on wind-resistant building techniques. The Orlando Sentinel article commended the state of Florida for being ranked as the top in the nation for […]