Tag: 2023SpringNewsletter

The University of Florida’s American Society of Civil Engineers (UF ASCE) Concrete Canoe and Eckhoff Steel Bridge teams made history, again. The two design teams placed first in their regional competitions and the collective group, UF ASCE, placed first overall at the Southeast ASCE Student Symposium which was held from March 23 to 25 at […]

As part of efforts at the University of Florida (UF) Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) to build relationships in Latin America and explore student and professional exchanges there, representatives from the school embarked on multiple visits to South America this past February. The team completed five site visits to Panama and two […]

The University of Florida (UF) and four other institutions were selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to create a consortium  to study equitable transit-oriented communities. Led by the University of New Orleans—the group, which also includes the Florida Atlantic University, the University of Utah and the University of Colorado Denver—was awarded a five-year, […]

Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D. P.E., an assistant professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, is the recipient of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s 2022-2023 Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award.   The Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award was created by Dr. Khargonekar, former dean of the College. It is awarded each spring to […]

Larry Smith Sr. paved the way for his son, Larry Smith Jr., to empower the next generation  Born and raised in Gainesville, Lawrence “Larry” Smith Jr. (BSCE, ’85) knew that he would one day be a Gator just like his father, Lawrence “Larry” Smith Sr. (BSCE, ‘55, MSCE, ‘66).   “My Dad was definitely one of […]