May 19, 2021 in Artificial Intelligence, Civil & Coastal Engineering, General, News, Research Highlights
How a robot developed at UF could help first responders see through walls during rescues
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Florida Governor Appoints UF Engineering Alumnus Member of Broward Health Board of Commissioners
Christopher Pernicano (BSME ’89, ME Env. Eng. ’93, MBA ’93), an esteemed alumnus of the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, was recently appointed to the North Florida Hospital District (Broward Health) Board of Commissioners by Governor Ron DeSantis. Pernicano… Read More
Gator100 Recognizes 17 Engineering Alumni in 2021
Alumni from the University of Florida have created and guided some of the most innovative and profitable businesses in the nation and the world. Each year, the UF Alumni Association, in partnership with the UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center recognizes… Read More
UF Collaborates with Ocean Conservancy to Research Discharge in Tampa Bay
Gainesville, Fla. – Scientists in the University of Florida’s newly established Center for Coastal Solutions (CCS) and collaborators from the Ocean Conservancy are researching and tracking the ecological effects of the Piney Point reservoir leak into Tampa Bay. Over the… Read More
Phillips Receives NSF Grant to Optimize Buildings
A building’s shape is one of the earliest design decisions that has an impact on its structural system, performance, life-cycle costs and architectural appeal. The current design of buildings is based on blueprints that have historically provided good performance for… Read More
UF Collaborates with Conservation Foundation on Coastal Solutions
Civil and Environmental Grad Programs Placed in Top 20 for Third Straight Year
For the third year in a row, the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment’s (ESSIE) Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering and Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences are ranked among the top 20 public universities, according to the 2022… Read More
History in the Making: Darina Castillo
Darina Castillo, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in environmental engineering sciences in 2013. After graduating, she accepted a position at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management. She gives a brief overview of her journey to her position as… Read More
Du Awarded to Improve Teleoperation Delays for NASA
Eric Jing Du, Ph.D., an associate professor of civil and coastal engineering within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, received an award from NASA’s Human Research Program to investigate teleoperation robot delays. NASA reports there are perceivable delays… Read More
New Study Shifts the Focus to the Tropics on Ocean Deoxygenation
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A paper recently published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE) suggests a new approach is needed to study the depletion of oxygen in the ocean. The paper describes a need to shift our focus from temperate… Read More