Dr. Annable has been a faculty member in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida since 1992. His research interests are in physical-chemical processes related to field scale application of innovative technologies for subsurface remediation. His research also focuses on innovative methods for measuring contaminant and water flux in hydrologic systems. Dr.…
Dr. Gurley’s primary areas of research are wind effects on residential structures and stochastic modeling of extreme winds and structural resistance. He couples field data with post-storm residential damage assessments, laboratory evaluations of component capacities, and wind tunnel studies to model the vulnerability of residential structures to hurricane wind damage.
Primary Research Area
Structural Engineering
Education
B.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, 1991, University of Illinois
M.S., Civil Engineering, 1994, University of Notre Dame
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1997, University of Notre Dame
Research Interests
Wind engineering, stochastic modeling
A native of Gainesville, FL. Served in the US Air Force for 8 years as an Avionics Technician on F-15E Strike Eagle and F-22 Raptor aircraft. Returned to Gainesville to be close to family and attend graduate school at UF. Worked in Health Administration since 2012, first at the VA Medical Center, then in the College of Medicine with the Division of Gastroenterology.…
Dr. Kirk Hatfield is the Director of the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment at the University of Florida, the Director of the Florida Water Resources Research Center, and a Professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Dr. Hatfield received his BS and MS degrees from the University of Iowa and his PhD degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.…
Dr. Robert Thieke has worked at the University of Florida for over 29 years in the areas of coastal engineering and civil engineering hydraulics. He served 9 years as the Graduate Coordinator of the Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering program, and has for the last 12 years been the Undergraduate Coordinator and major Advisor of the Civil Engineering program.…