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.…
Steven Laux joined UF in January 2017 after a 32-year career as a civil engineer, practicing in the fields of solid waste management system design and infrastructure design for the aerospace industry. He teaches courses in solid waste systems design, containment system design, civil engineering practice and construction engineering design. His research has focused on sustainable materials management, including beneficial reuse, recycling and municipal solid waste landfill topics.…
Primary Research Area
Geosystems Engineering
Other Research Area
Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics
Education
B.S., Universidade Federal do Paraná
M.S., Universidade de São Paulo
Ph.D., Universidade de São Paulo
Dr. Nemer received his two Masters in Civil / Environmental Engineering and PhD degrees from the University of Florida. He has extensive experience in the areas of contracting and site development. He taught in many universities and contributed in research and development in water resources engineering.
Primary Research Area
Water Systems
Other Research Area
Geosystems Engineering
Research Interest
Water Resources Engineering
Education
B.S., Civil Engineering
M.S., Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., Civil Engineering
Certifications
EI, CGC, CUC
Xiaoyu Song,Ph.D., M.ASCE, is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida. His research experience includes theoretical and numerical modeling of strain localization in unsaturated soils triggered by multiphysics processes, computational modeling plasticity and failures of geomaterials from the nanoscale to the continuum scale, and high-performance computing in geotechnical engineering.
Primary Research Area
Geosystems Engineering
Research Interests
Computational Geomechanics, Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling, Geohazard Modeling and Prediction, High Performance Computing
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Geomechanics), Stanford University
Awards & Distinctions
National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award 2020 – 2025
2018 Springer Best Paper Award, Acta Geotechnica (Springer)
John A.…
Primary Research Area
Sustainable Materials Management
Other Research Areas
Geosystems Engineering
Sustainable Construction Engineering
Area of Specialty
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
Education
Univ Florida, BS, Environmental Engineering Sciences, 12/89
Univ Florida, ME, Environmental Engineering Sciences, 8/92
Univ Florida, PhD, Environmental Engineering Sciences, 5/95
Dr. Khiem Tran is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. His primary areas of research are geophysical and nondestructive testing, and foundation design and capacity assessment. He mostly focuses on seismic and ultrasonic techniques for nondestructive evaluation of transportation and civil infrastructure, as well as foundation dynamics and monitoring for integrity and capacity assessment.…
Dr. Jian Zou is interested in experimental characterization and constitutive modeling of asphalt mixtures and methods for mitigating traffic and environment deterioration of asphalt pavements. He has completed eight FDOT research projects and one NCHRP project. Dr. Zou consistently produces high-quality journal publications in civil engineering and transportation infrastructure materials. He serves as a member in the Editorial Board of International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology.…