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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 Things, solar power, and battery technology could help engineers detect significant problems in bridges before […]

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 Convergence Accelerator (C-Accel) effort to develop a mixed reality-enabled training system to bring the latest […]

Congratulations are in order for UF ASCE’s concrete canoe team and the steel bridge team. They placed first overall and second overall in their national competitions, respectively. It was smooth sailing for the concrete canoe team at the 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) National Concrete Canoe Competition. The event was held from June 6 […]

The University of Florida’s Powell Family Structure and Materials Laboratory has designed new, innovative technology that will assist in gathering moretimely, efficient hurricane research. Located at UF’s East Campus, the wind hazard facility experimentally evaluates the way extreme winds interact with man-made infrastructure. Currently, the laboratory uses eight large fans to push wind, which isn’t […]

Five or six years ago, David Mazyck taught an informal workshop to help students put together their applications for the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship is among the most generous funding for graduate students and gives them great freedom to conduct their research and find their footing in the world of […]

Before Ryan Ward definitively declared a major, he attended a lecture on atmospheric chemistry by Environmental Engineering Sciences Emeritus Professor Joseph Delfino, Ph.D. After that lecture, he decided to pursue Environmental Engineering. Ward continued to explore other fields within engineering and decided to double major in Civil and Environmental Engineering — earning two bachelor’s degrees […]

Coming from a family of engineers, Mary Sullivan knew that becoming an engineer was inevitable for her. Sullivan always liked math and solving problems, but she wasn’t sure which branch of engineering she would select. Now, five years later, she has been selected as a speaker for Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s Spring 2019 Recognition […]

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering strives to educate the New Engineer who will transform the society of the future. These students express the attributes of the Gator Engineer – creativity, leadership, integrity, professional excellence and service to the global community. Luis Gonzalez has exemplified the Gator Engineer in so many ways during his time […]

The University of Florida American Society of Civil Engineers (UF ASCE) Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge teams brought home the win at the 2019 Southeast ASCE Student Conference. UF ASCE took home the second place overall trophy. The conference took place from March 28 to 30 at the University of Tennessee. Throughout the conference, ASCE […]

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 […]