Stark to bring ‘unparalleled expertise’ as new leader of UF’s Center for Coastal Solutions 

Thursday December 18, 2025

University of Florida Associate Professor and researcher Nina Stark was named the new director of the Center of Coastal Solutions — known as CCS — within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.  

ESSIE Newsletter, Fall 2025

Wednesday December 17, 2025

UF dives deep into predicting storm damage with computer models

Tuesday December 16, 2025

Though the 2025 hurricane season was relatively quiet for the United States, researchers are combining massive amounts of observational data with wildly complex computer models to predict the impact of future storms on coastal communities. The University of Florida’s Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, or ESSIE, is part of a project that recently […]

Making connections: Original steel teaching sculpture gets a facelift

Tuesday December 9, 2025

Standing 14 feet tall and serving no obvious purpose, the steel sculpture located outside Weil Hall is a jumble of beams, bolts, welds and supports fastened into a concrete pad. Part of the revitalized Engineering Plaza — also home to the revamped Engineering Clock Tower — at the corner of Gale Lemerand and Stadium Road, the nondescript-looking structure was recently sandblasted and repainted (orange and blue, naturally).

Fall 2025 Letter from the Director

Wednesday November 19, 2025

Dear alumni, students, faculty and friends, 

The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment has enjoyed a busy fall fueled by faculty accolades, groundbreaking research, student success, substantial grants and, of course, a winning concrete canoe named Reptilia.

ESSIE Insights Magazine, 2025

Thursday November 13, 2025

Remembering a beloved Gator engineer

Friday October 24, 2025

Engineering alumnus and donor Neil Shopke was known for his generosity and ingenuity.

Multi-university AI research may revolutionize wildfire evacuation

Wednesday October 15, 2025

Armed with a nearly $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant, UF, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Utah are creating these AI-based models to simulate human behavior during evacuations – information that will help emergency managers shape more effective evacuation plans. 

UF ITE student chapter wins international traffic bowl competition for second time

Friday September 26, 2025

The University of Florida Institute of Transportation Engineers (UFITE) Student Chapter recently claimed its second T-Bowl title in 12 years.

Can ribbed mussels save salt marshes? UF professor digs for answers

Thursday September 25, 2025

UF associate professor Alberto Canestrelli, Ph.D., won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The award will fund his research on protecting sensitive salt marshes with the help of ribbed mussels.