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Two UF Civil Engineering professors teamed up with Feld Entertainment to research the impact of oversized motor vehicles on venue floors in an event called Monster Jam. Monster Jam is the largest motorsport event that tours globally throughout arenas and stadiums. Funded by a grant from Feld, Jennifer Bridge, Ph.D., and Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., visited […]

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 […]

Two civil engineering associate professors, Eric Jing Du, Ph.D., and David O. Prevatt, Ph.D., were recently recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as 2018 Outstanding Reviewers. Drs. Du and Prevatt serve as reviewers for peer-reviewed manuscripts submitted, respectively to the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management and the Natural Hazards Review. This honor […]

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 […]

UF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER RETURNS TO FLORIDA TO LEAD IN PHOSPHATE MINING FIELD When Bruce Bodine graduated from the University of Florida with his Environmental Engineering degree in 1995, he probably did not know that his career would take him all the way north to Saskatchewan, Canada, from his hometown in Lakeland, and then back 25 years […]

Dear alumni, friends and colleagues, I am thrilled to share continuing improvements being made at the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment as we continue to move forward our school’s mission of educating the 21st Century Engineer. In 2018, we added a new research area, Engineering Education Collaborative, which encompasses fundamental studies on the […]