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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 […]

Congratulations to Trevor Tilly, student in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences (EES) in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) for receiving a scholarship award under the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program. The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate […]

A UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ENGINEERING STUDENT WAS ONE OF SIX PEOPLE CHOSEN TO SPEAK AT A UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC. Jenny Olmsted, a 22-year-old environmental engineering senior, presented her proposal at the Students Seeking Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) conference. SGDs are a collection of 17 global goals identified by the United Nations […]

Congratulations to the University of Florida team for winning first place in the Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA) Student Design Competition. The competition is intended to promote “real world” design experience for students interested in pursuing an education and/or career in water engineering and sciences. This competition tasks teams of student members within FWEA to […]

Congratulations to ESSIE’s Dr. Timothy Townsend for receiving a 2018 University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) professorship. The UFRF professorship was created to recognize faculty who have established a distinguished record of research and scholarship that is expected to lead to distinction in their field. Towsend is a Jones Edmunds Professor of Environmental Engineering in […]

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.

Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) alumnus and repeated Gator 100 nominee, Jay Conroy, will take on another prestigious affiliation this weekend-this time as the University of Florida’s Outstanding Young Alumnus. Conroy is no stranger to success in business. In the fifth grade, he developed and effectively led his own “candy cartel,”, buying […]

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 […]

Three students from ESSIE’s Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida will be recognized at Spring 2018 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Commencement Exercises. Congratulations to the following students: Gator Engineering Dean Earle Award Estenia J. Ortiz Carabantes– Environmental Engineering Gator Engineering Dean Weil Award Naomi Senehi– Environmental Engineering Spring 2018 Gator Engineering […]

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 […]