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Dr. Christine Angelini, assistant professor of environmental engineering, was featured as one of 11 inspiring women on The Today Show. When asked what advice she would give her younger self, Angelini said, “Pursue a path where you do things you love and excel at every day.” Angelini’s research focuses on the resilience of natural systems […]

Congratulations to ESSIE civil engineering alumna Dr. Jeremy Waisome for receiving the the 2017-2018 Golden Torch Award for the Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Female) at the National Society of Black Engineers’ (NSBE) ceremony on March 24th during the organization’s 44th national convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Golden Torch Award is a NSBE […]

Henry L. Upjohn, Chief Executive Officer of Special-Lite, Inc.-a leading manufacturer of flush doors-and longtime supporter of the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida (UF), was recognized on Wednesday, March 21st with the Distinction of Honorary Alumnus Award. A reception was held in Upjohn’s honor at ESSIE’s Powell […]

David O. Prevatt, Associate Professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering and Associate Director of the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure Center (NHERI) was recently featured in the Orlando Sentinel for his research on wind-resistant building techniques. The Orlando Sentinel article commended the state of Florida for being ranked as the top in the nation for […]

Concrete canoes that float. Steel bridge models that hold 2,500 pounds. Over a thousand civil engineers in one place. This is how Becca Kiriazes, University of Florida (UF) student and conference coordinator, described this year’s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Southeast Regional Conference. Months of planning and teamwork helped to prepare the UF ASCE […]

As one of the worst flu seasons in years continues to take its toll, new technology developed by a University of Florida research team comes at an especially timely moment: It’s the first air sampler that can consistently capture the influenza virus, making it up to 100 times more effective than existing samplers. That early-detection […]

Please join us in congratulating the six outstanding 2018 ESSIE Poster Symposium winners who were recognized by CDM Smith, Jones Edmunds, Koogler & Associates, NCASI, SCS Engineers, TRC and Zefon International. Graduate Awards: 1st: Thanachart Subgranon 2nd: Ash Omidvar 3rd: Deja Jackson 4th: Fernando Daniel Garcia de Oliveira & Sun Shiqi Undergraduate Award: 1st: Joshua […]

Duane Ellifritt, Esteemed Structural Engineering Professor and UF’s “Man of Steel”, Dies At 82 Internationally recognized engineer, distinguished educator, researcher, artist and friend. These words are how colleague, Dr. David Prevatt, describes the beloved University of Florida structural engineering professor, Dr. Duane S. Ellifritt. Ellifritt, also referred to by friends as UF’s “man of steel,” […]