October 10, 2024 in Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics, Environmental Engineering Sciences, ESSIE in the News, General, News, Research Highlights
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UF mobilizes team to study hurricane impacts in Florida
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 researcher helping make structures safer after Surfside disaster
When structures collapse, Jennifer Bridge’s phone rings. Often, it is family wanting insight from Bridge, an associate professor in the University of Florida’s Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering. She is a well-regarded expert in structural engineering, so that phone… 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
Two Faculty Named 2024 UF Research Foundation Professors
The University of Florida Research Foundation has recently named 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2024. Two professors Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D., the Barbara Goldsby Professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering,… 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
Like Water for Earth
Water is essential for life. And life on Earth as we know it hinges on our collective ability and commitment to safeguard and preserve the purity of water – a vital resource that unites us all. This Earth Day, we… Read More
Jutla Receives AGU Union Award for Natural-Human System Research
Antarpreet S. Jutla, Ph.D., an associate professor, has received the Charles S. Falkenberg Award sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP). He was nominated for his groundbreaking interdisciplinary research on understanding transmission dynamics… Read More
Using AI to Improve Wildfire Emergency Response
Due to droughts, dry forests, and environmental conditions, many wildfires have been destroying communities, leaving hundreds displaced. There have been reports of fires in California, British Columbia, Canada, Louisiana and throughout North America this year alone. Most recently, wildfires in… Read More