Welcome to the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida’s digital newsletter. Each semester, you will receive an email from us highlighting School updates and successes. We look forward to connecting with you!
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
We are pleased to share with you our Fall 2020 electronic newsletter. >>>
Kirk Hatfield, Ph.D.
Director,
Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment
NEW FACULTY HIRES
Meet the newest faculty members in ESSIE.
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MEASURING THE NEW NORMAL
Eric Jing Du, Ph.D., plans to examine and predict changes to people’s mobility behavior since the COVID-19 pandemic with a RAPID Award from the National Science Foundation.
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RESEARCHERS FIND VIABLE VIRUSES IN AEROSOLS
A team of researchers, led by Chang-Yu Wu, Ph.D., provides strong evidence that aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be possible.
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DELIZ RECEIVES EPA STAR AWARD
Katherine Deliz Quiñones, Ph.D., received support from the Environmental Protection Agency’s STAR program to help build resilience in vulnerable communities.
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Sydney Williams was accepted to the Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship Program and received funding by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office for Coastal Management.
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SOMETHING’S IN THE WATER
David Kaplan, Ph.D., wrote an amicus curiae brief for the U.S. Supreme Court about a case regarding the Clean Water Act that will have a lasting impact on public policy.
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Sergio Galeano established a fund to support environmental engineering students in perpetuity with a planned gift.
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UF COVID-19 UPDATES
Please visit https://www.ufl.edu/health-updates for complete information on the University of Florida’s response to COVID-19.
