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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Efficiently Disassembling End-of-Use Products
Sara Behdad, Ph.D., an associate professor of environmental engineering sciences within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE), received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create human-robot collaboration (HRC) and improve the disassembly of… Read More
University of Florida researchers win grant to detect red tide toxins in air
This article was written by Karl Schneider and originally published on the Naples Daily News website. Myoseon Jang, Ph.D., an associate professor of environmental engineering sciences, and her team discovered that toxins in algal aerosol can be rapidly transformed in the… Read More
Air-Tight Test: How a UF Duo Learned To Sample Aerosols For Viruses
Improving coastal restoration by temporarily imitating nature
This article was written by Radboud University and originally published on the ru.nl website. Christine Angelini, Ph.D., an associate professor of environmental engineering sciences, worked with a talented, international team to boost marsh and seagrass restoration success by mimicking emergent traits… Read More
UF Researchers Find Viable Viruses in Aerosols that Cause COVID-19
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New research from the University of Florida provides strong evidence that aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be possible. Prior to these findings, which are in pre-print and have not undergone peer review,… Read More
Deliz Receives EPA Grant to Build Community Resilience Against PFAS Exposure Due to Flooding
Katherine Deliz Quiñones, Ph.D., a lecturer in environmental engineering sciences in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, received support from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR)… Read More
New Study Finds Sea Level Rise and Marsh Crabs are Reshaping Salt Marshes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A recent study from the University of Florida found that sea level rise—combined with the burrowing and grazing activities of Sesarma, a native marsh crab—are causing salt marshes across the U.S. South Atlantic Coast to rapidly fracture… Read More
Measuring the New Normal Post COVID-19
The unprecedented coronavirus pandemic forced the world to shut down for months. Homes turned into classrooms, work places and restaurants. Now, as America continues to reopen, people are adjusting to a new normal when entering public places and interacting with… Read More
Autonomous Shuttle Ready for Passengers
GAINESVILLE, Florida – Starting Feb. 3, Gainesville residents will be able to board an autonomous shuttle for test rides between downtown Gainesville and the University of Florida campus. The shuttle will be operated by the City of Gainesville’s Regional Transit… Read More