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UF Civil Engineering Associate Professor Denise R. Simmons has been selected as a recipient of Clemson University’s 2019 Glenn Department of Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Simmons was selected due to her contributions, achievements and accomplishments in civil engineering. Dr. Simmons received her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree in civil engineering along with a graduate […]

UF Engineering alum Madeley Arriola Guerrero (B.S., 2017) was selected as a 2019 New Face of Civil Engineering by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This program recognizes notable achievements of young, distinguished civil engineers. Only 10 extraordinary professionals in the nation were honored with this prestigious award this year. Growing up in Nicaragua, Arriola Guerrero […]

University of Florida Transportation Institute Director Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D., M.ASCE, has been awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2019 Harland Bartholomew Award. The award consists of a plaque and a $1,700 cash prize. Dr. Elefteriadou was selected due to her influence in enhancing mobility by using advanced transportation technologies in Gainesville. This prestigious award spotlights […]

Jones Edmunds Professor of Environmental Engineering Timothy Townsend has been selected as a Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awardee. This honor recognizes Dr. Townsend’s brilliance, innovation, and efficiency in doctoral student advising and mentoring. Dr. Townsend will be acknowledged at the Spring Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Awards Luncheon.

Environmental Engineering Sciences student Quinn Zacharias won third place in the Water Resources Student Research Poster Contest at the 28th Annual Southwest Florida Water Resources Conference on Friday, January 25. Zacharias’ poster titled “Re-Examining a Decade and Half Long Standard: A Case Study on the Florida Everglades 10 Parts-Per-Billion Phosphorous Water Quality Standard,” focused on progression toward […]

Patrick Bollinger graduated with a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Florida. His journey was different from most students who were recognized at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s Fall 2018 commencement ceremony. Bollinger, originally from Maryland, left college more than two decades ago to work in his family’s roofing business and then […]

Congratulations to Mr. Trey Crouch, Environmental Engineering Sciences Water Institute Fellow, for receiving funding from the Research Abroad for Doctoral Students (RAD) Program. Trey was one out of 10 doctoral candidates to receive the award. This esteemed program provides travel funding to doctoral candidates in the STEM disciplines to conduct research at a laboratory or […]

Dr. Denise R. Simmons is a leader to watch within the civil engineering profession and construction industry. Using deep insights from a fourteen-year industry career and her strengths as a systems thinker, Dr. Simmons is developing and disseminating empirically-grounded models and strategies for improved human competence, motivation, and learning. The NSF-funded and award-winning University of […]

Dr. Denise R. Simmons joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida and promoted to rank of Associate Professor.

Federal, state and local governments have been investing millions to restore coastal wetlands and oyster reefs degraded by centuries of pollution, development and resource extraction. Their goal is to regain the benefits communities once derived from these vital, living ecosystems, such as clean water, productive fisheries and protection from storms and flooding. A recent study […]