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ESSIE Representatives Strengthen Connections in Latin America with Multiple Site Visits to Panama and Colombia

As part of efforts at the University of Florida (UF) Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) to build relationships in Latin America and explore student and professional exchanges there, representatives from the school embarked on multiple visits to… Read More

Ferraro Receives Junior Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching, Research, and Mentorship

Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D. P.E., an assistant professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, is the recipient of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s 2022-2023 Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award.   The Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award was… Read More

In Memoriam to George L. Kirkland

George L. Kirkland (BSCE’72, ME’74), an alumnus of the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, recently passed away at the age of 72. Kirkland received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1972 and a master’s in engineering in 1974,… Read More

Expanding Pathways For Black Engineers

From left: Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., ESSIE, and Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Ph.D., EED

As the demand grows for a diverse pool of future researchers, faculty and Ph.D.-level hires to populate the exploding technological workforce, the dynamics that affect the recruitment and retention of Black doctoral engineering students come under necessary scrutiny. Black students… Read More