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Hardcore UF hurricane researchers race against Helene to deploy storm-monitoring equipment along coast
In the final hours before deadly Hurricane Helene made landfall last week, research teams from the University of Florida scrambled up Florida’s west coast in a two-day blitz to set up storm-monitoring equipment that will provide valuable insights into environmental,… Read More
UF builds sustainable solution for landfill dilemma
Polk County had a $2.5 million problem at its landfill. At issue was the cost and treatment of leachate (LEE-chayt) – the liquid that filters to the bottom of the landfill at tens of thousands of gallons per day. Polk… Read More
Ensuring Hurricane Resilience: UF Engineers Put Light Poles to the Test
Following the devastation of Hurricane Irma in 2017 and Hurricane Ian in 2022, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reached out to University of Florida researchers to assess the downed street light poles that were toppled and damaged by high… Read More
UF Concrete Canoe Team Wins Nationals
UF Concrete Canoe Team Off to Utah for Nationals
GAINESVILLE, Fla (June 12, 2024) — The University of Florida’s Concrete Canoe team hopes to hang another championship canoe in The Pit. The team of 12 students will compete this month in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student… Read More
Not Like Us: Steel Bridge Completes Historic Four-Peat at Nationals
The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge team has made history. For the fourth year in a row, the team has won at the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals. No other team has… Read More
Using Trustworthy AI to Improve Emergency Response in Hurricanes and Wildfires
Climate-related evacuations consistently result in chaos. However, with the support of a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, Xilei Zhao, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida’s Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, aims to… Read More
Spring 2024 Letter from the Director
Greetings from ESSIE, We have completed another great spring semester in Gainesville. I’m so proud of the accomplishments of our students, faculty, alumni, centers and institutes as we continue to strive toward making a better environment for us all. To… Read More
UF Researchers Tackle Florida’ Waste Management Challenges with EPA Grant
Scientists in the University of Florida’s Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences are investigating Florida’s waste management system to quantify the amount of garbage and recycling produced in Florida and evaluate the capacity of existing infrastructure to manage the state’s various… Read More