Category: Letter from the Director

On behalf of the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, it is my privilege to share that I will serve as interim director, as Kirk Hatfield, Ph.D., steps down as director. Embarking on this new position, I’d like to mention major updates and accomplishments to close the 2024-2025 school year.     As ESSIE director for […]

2025 Letter from the Director  Greetings alumni and colleagues,   As we move forward this semester, I’m proud to highlight the many accomplishments of our staff, faculty, and students — each making meaningful contributions that impact our school and extend far beyond. It’s a fitting reflection for my final article as I step down as director.  […]

Greetings from ESSIE,  We have completed another great spring semester in Gainesville. I’m so proud of the accomplishments of our students, faculty, alumni, centers and institutes as we continue to strive toward making a better environment for us all.   To begin, we are reshaping the future of construction engineering with $2.5 million in strategic funding […]

Greetings from the Engineering School of Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE),  It is with great pleasure and a sense of anticipation that I extend my warmest greetings to each of you this season. Reflecting on our collective achievements and endeavors from the previous semester, I am proud to share the unwavering dedication and intellectual curiosity that […]

Dear alumni, friends and colleagues,  Greetings from the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE). I am pleased to share the school’s continued progress and partnerships. To begin, we welcomed Forrest Masters, Ph.D., P.E., a school alum and professor, as the interim dean of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. I have had the […]

Dear alumni, friends and colleagues,  We are coming toward the end of another great semester at the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.  I’m delighted to share updates from the school. To begin, our Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering Civil and Department of Environmental Engineering […]

Greetings alumni and colleagues,  It with great excitement to share the latest updates from the Engineering School of Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE). The newly established Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS) was awarded a multi-institution grant to study harmful algal blooms. David Kaplan, Ph.D., CCS associate director and ESSIE associate professor, and a team of CCS-affiliated scientists and engineers from UF, the University of South Florida, […]

Hello Alumni and Colleagues, As we move past the year mark since COVID changed the world, I wish you all continued health and resilience as the world continues to open. We have had the opportunity to maintain connection with our students, faculty and staff through virtual meetings, webinars and townhalls. As we adapted to the […]

Dear Alumni and Colleagues, Navigating this new normal has been an adjustment, and I’m continuously impressed by the resilience displayed by our students, faculty and staff. I would like to acknowledge their extraordinary efforts as we shift how we research, teach, and learn. First and foremost, we would like to welcome our new faculty hires. […]

Dear students, staff, and faculty, We stand with President Kent Fuchs, Dean Henry Frierson of the Graduate School, and Dean Cammy Abernathy of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, in condemning the brutal murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Rayshard Brooks. These murders, and countless others, involving unarmed Black citizens are the tragic outcome of racial violence […]