Category: Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment

Multi-university AI research may revolutionize wildfire evacuation
October 15, 2025Armed 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.
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Du appointed endowed professor for Industrialized Construction Engineering program
September 16, 2025Engineering Professor Jing “Eric” Du, Ph.D., has been awarded the prestigious Steve and Wendy Blum Endowed Professorship for Industrialized Construction Engineering.
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Finalists announced for $50 million challenge to support a safer, more sustainable Gulf Coast
September 10, 2025The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program and Lever for Change announced on Tuesday a research team from the University of Florida and the University of Texas at Austin as one of 10 finalists for the $50 million Gulf Futures Challenge.
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With lasers, smoke and a wind tunnel, UF helps federal agency investigate deadly Hurricane Maria
August 22, 2025Engineering professor and natural hazards researcher Brian Phillips, Ph.D., is leading UF’s efforts in a Hurricane Maria investigation conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, known as NIST.
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UF ESSIE professor to deliver prestigious National Academy lecture
August 14, 2025University of Florida engineering professor and Jefferson Science Fellow David Prevatt will share his findings about safeguarding American diplomats from hurricanes and tornadoes at a prestigious National Academy of Sciences distinguished lecture series in Washington, D.C.
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From workforce pillars to smooth jazz: Meet Denise R. Simmons
August 1, 2025By Dave Schlenker When University of Florida Professor Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., learned she had been accepted recently as a fellow with the American Society of Civil Engineers, she immediately paused for a quiet moment of gratitude. “I thought about the women in my family who taught me to lead with integrity, stay confident and […]
Read more »Four UF engineering professors named 2025 ASCE Fellows
August 1, 2025The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) this year has inducted three faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida as ASCE Fellows: Lily Elefteriadou, Kyle Riding and Scott S. Washburn.
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Study Launched to Test Alternative Materials for Stronger, Durable Concrete
July 28, 2025With fly ash supplies dwindling, a new UF-led study funded by NCHRP is exploring alternative materials to enhance the strength, durability, and sustainability of concrete used in transportation infrastructure.
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‘Positivity, intelligence and empathy’: Meet Fabiola Y. Rodríguez Rodríguez
July 25, 2025Fabiola Y. Rodríguez, a first-year Ph.D. student at UF’s Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and the Environment, is already making waves in sustainable waste management.
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Natural defenses: UF researchers use living infrastructure to protect Florida’s shores
June 18, 2025Armed with a $7 million grant from the Army Corp of Engineers, University of Florida researchers are working to bolster shoreline resilience and restore troubled wetlands in St. Augustine through nature-based solutions.
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