Primary Research Area
Wind Engineering
Other Research Area
Structural Engineering
Research Interests
Bluff Body Aerodynamics, Turbulent Boundary Layers, Data Analysis, Experimental Methods
Education
B.S., Civil Engineering, 2011, University of Florida
M.E., Civil Engineering, 2017, University of Florida
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2019, University of Florida
Awards & Distinctions
Richard Marshall Award, 2021, American Association for Wind Engineering
Primary Research Area
Structural Engineering
Research Interests
Bridge structures, structural dynamics, impact loading, finite element simulation
Education
B.S., CE, University of Florida, 1989
M.E., University of Florida, 1990
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1995
the design, construction, evaluation, modification and supervision of engineering systems. He has been involved in all aspects of design and construction of systems in concrete, prestressed concrete, steel, masonry, and timber.
Dr. Fagundo has been in professional practice since 1972. He has served as Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority.…
Christopher Ferraro specializes in the development sustainable, high-performance cement-based materials & carbon-dioxide produced as part of the construction involving portland cement concrete. The concrete materials research group conducts research on a wide variety issues and include efforts across cross disciplinary research efforts within civil engineering as well other departments including; Environmental, Materials, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering.…
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
Primary Research Area
Structural Engineering
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 1979, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Ou’s research is inspired by the community-centered informed hazard-oriented decision-making, which lead to the development of high fidelity and computational efficient regional-scale simulation platform. Her research experience includes physical and surrogate modeling of complex civil infrastructure systems, machine learning, information theory, advanced experimental testing, model updating, and the integration of data analytics with physical-based modeling.…
Dr. Phillips’s research aims to deliver resilient and sustainable infrastructure through technological advances and the integration of cyber and physical systems. His research areas include structural dynamics, experimental methods, optimization, protective systems, wind engineering, and earthquake engineering.
Primary Research Area
Structural Engineering
Research Interests
Structural Dynamics, Experimental Methods, Optimization, Protective Systems, Wind Engineering, and Earthquake Engineering.…
For over twenty years, Dr. Prevatt’s research addresses the widening gap between poor performance of residential structures in high wind events and the limited structural engineering within these structures. His research identifies engineering solutions that reduces wind damage to buildings from tornadoes and hurricanes. Through field assessment after events, laboratory experimental research and analysis Dr. Prevatt is advanced knowledge for resilient and sustainable structures.…
Taylor Rawlinson, Professor of Practice in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
Dr. Taylor Rawlinson joined UF in 2016 with industry experience in structural design and finite element analysis of dams and dam appurtenant structures. He is the Director of the Weil Hall Structures and Materials Laboratory, supporting funded research in civil engineering, with projects in materials, construction, structural, geotechnical, industrialized construction, and environmental engineering.…
Kyle A. Riding is a Professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida. He is active in concrete durability research including early-age concrete behavior, mass concrete construction, ultra-high performance concrete, and concrete electrical tests and transport test methods. He is chair of the Precast/ Prestressed Concrete Institute Concrete Materials Technology committee and ACI 231 Properties of Concrete at Early Ages and a voting member of ACI committees 201, 207, 236, and 318A.…
Thomas Sputo is Master Lecturer Emeritus, having retired from active teaching in 2015. He does continue to mentor student activities and maintain a small research presence. He is presently a consultant with Sputo and Lammert Engineering, LLC in Gainesville, FL, designing and investigating buildings and other structures, and the Technical Director of the Steel Deck Institute.…
Dr. Subgranon’s research involves the general area of structural engineering with emphasis on performance-based design, structural optimization, natural-hazard mitigation, and multicriteria decision analysis. She aims to expand her research efforts to areas that contribute to the resilience and sustainability of the built environment, such as life-cycle engineering, post-hazard recovery, and data-informed optimal design and maintenance of infrastructure systems.…