Category: News

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 […]

Municipal solid waste (MSW) includes the household waste we carry to the curb each week in our trash cans and recycle bins. Most MSW is composed of food, paper, plastic, and a variety of other discarded products and packaging materials. In the United States, roughly half of our MSW is recycled or burned to produce […]

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 […]

Civil and Coastal Engineering professor Alex Sheremet, Ph.D., is collaborating with the UF College of Medicine and the McKnight Brain Institute on two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to apply his knowledge in nonlinear dynamics to advance medical science. Driven by common interests, Dr. Sheremet started working with Drs. Andrew Maurer and […]

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 […]

In high school, Bruce J. Rogow (B.S., Civil Engineering ‘67) received student leadership recognition at a luncheon at the Everglades Club in Palm Beach. Rogow had the opportunity to sit next to keynote speaker, General Douglas MacArthur, and accept advice that he’d live by throughout his collegiate and professional career. “Find and go to Camelot. […]

Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) Assistant Professor Maitane Olabarrieta, Ph.D., was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE award is described as the highest honor given by the U.S. Government to exceptional new scientists and engineers who contribute to the advancement of the STEM fields through scientific […]

Dr. Elliot P. Douglas, professor and undergraduate coordinator of Environmental Engineering Sciences, presented and served as a panelist at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors conference. The AEESP conference was held at Arizona State University in in Tempe, AZ, from May 14 to 16. This year’s theme was Environmental Engineers & Scientists see […]

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 […]