Category: Research

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 winds. The aluminum poles, which were designed to withstand high wind speeds, unexpectedly failed during […]

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, and Timothy Townsend, Ph.D., the Jones, Edmunds & Associates, Inc. Professor in the Department of […]

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 waste streams.  Hannah Sackles, a doctoral student in environmental engineering sciences, is a part of […]

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 spotlight three researchers from the University of Florida’s Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment […]

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 of infectious pathogens in humans and environmental systems.    This award was named after the computer […]

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 Maui caused almost 100 fatalities due to the lack of maintenance of forestry, downed utility […]

Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, PMP, LEED-AP, was selected as a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Dr. Simmons, the associate dean for workforce development in UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, is one of nine selected in this cohort.   The ASEE Fellow nomination is an honor bestowed on individuals to spotlight […]