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UF Engineering Hopes to Curb Harmful Chemicals in Landfills With EPA Grant

October 15, 2019

Timothy Townsend, Ph.D. and his team from the Sustainable Materials Management Research Lab at UF, are spearheading research to study PFAS at landfills and our waste stream as a whole.

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Finding Camelot: Bruce J. Rogow

October 9, 2019

Bruce J. Rogow describes Camelot as getting involved in any role in a project, person or idea that will blossom into something groundbreaking and important in society.

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iCoast- A Multidisciplinary Approach to Creating Resilient Coastal Communities

October 3, 2019

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, in collaboration with several other colleges, is piloting a project that could serve as a model for collecting and analyzing data from real-time monitoring of coastlines globally using the living laboratory of Florida’s own 8,436 miles of coastline. Using advanced sensors, including new technology in development at UF, the […]

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Olabarrieta Receives the PECASE Award

August 19, 2019

Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) associate Professor Maitane Olabarrieta, Ph.D., was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).  The PECASE award is described as the highest honor given by the U.S. Government to exceptional new scientists and engineers who contribute to the advancement of the STEM fields through […]

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31 Faculty Awarded University Term Professorships

August 16, 2019

The University Term Professorship was established in 2016 and is presented to 250 eligible faculty members annually. Selection of University Term Professorships is based on an assessment of academic accomplishment by either a faculty advisory committee and/or the department chair and approved by the dean. Each award runs for 3 years and provides a $5,000/year salary supplement to the awardee.

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Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Place First and Second in National Competitions

June 26, 2019

UF ASCE’s concrete canoe and steel bridge teams place first overall and second overall in respective national competitions.

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Alumni Spotlight: Mary Sullivan, Civil Engineering ’19

May 15, 2019

Coming from a family of engineers, Mary Sullivan knew that becoming an engineer was inevitable for her.

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Alumni Spotlight: Luis Gonzalez (B.S., Civil Engineering ’19)

May 15, 2019

Luis Gonzalez has exemplified the Gator Engineer in so many ways during his time at UF and in the U.S., and served as a student speaker for the Spring 2019 Bachelor’s recognition ceremony.

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UF Alum Madeley Arriola Guerrero Selected as a New Face of Civil Engineering by ASCE

February 28, 2019

UF Engineering alum Madeley Arriola Guerrero (B.S., 2017) was selected as a 2019 New Face of Civil Engineering by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This program recognizes notable achievements of young, distinguished civil engineers. Only 10 extraordinary professionals in the nation were honored with this prestigious award this year. Growing up in Nicaragua, […]

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