David Kaplan, Ph.D., associate professor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment co-authored a new study to show that three factors can accurately predict water yield in forests: climate aridity, a combination of annual rainfall and dryness; hydrogeology,… Read More
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Land-building wetland plants, champions of CO2 capture, can help counterbalance the effects of climate change
Peat bogs, salt marshes, mangrove forests and seagrass meadows cover only 1 percent of the Earth’s total surface but sequester more than 20 percent of all the CO2 absorbed by ecosystems worldwide. This unique property arises because plants build these… Read More
Spratley Named UF Advisor of the Year

Sophie Spratley, Ph.D., an academic advisor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE), was named the University of Florida’s (UF) Professional Advisor of the Year. She is the sole… Read More
The New Big Dig: UF Researchers Deliver Sustainable Solutions By Helping Government Engineers Cooperate With Nature

Todd-Brown Receives NSF Career Award to Predict Soil Carbon Dynamics

Kathe Todd-Brown, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, has been awarded the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CAREER award to improve the predictive understanding of soil carbon… Read More
Gainesville’s Autonomous Shuttle Now Communicates With Traffic Lights
Riding Named ACI Fellow

Kyle A. Riding, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida, has been named a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI).… Read More
Deliz studying presence of potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in the Indian River Lagoon
UF Engineers Demonstrate How Climate Conditions Affect Human Behaviors That Impact COVID-19 Transmissions

Building Blocks – Christopher Ferraro

“We all know we’re going to have to become much more sustainable if this species is going to be able to persist on this planet,” said Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., an assistant professor in civil engineering. “And a lot of us are working to make that happen.”
Dr. Ferraro talks about the science of concrete, its durability and its impact on the environment.