Category: ESSIE

Eric Jing Du is examining whether state-of-the-art LLMs exhibit inherent differences in their attitude toward risk. 

Earl Grady manages ESSIE’s machine shop, located at UF’s East Campus.

A cross-department research team from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has earned the American Concrete Institute’s Wason Medal for Materials Research for developing concrete composites designed to improve radiation shielding in nuclear facilities.

UF engineers are teaching robots to tackle one of the world’s growing waste problems.

The Robert Thieke Endowed Professorship was established in 2025 to honor Thieke upon his retirement after 35 years at UF.

Xiang Jacob Yan, Ph.D., is developing a tool to help designers incorporate cyclists’ perspectives with the help of LLMs.

UF’s Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering is home to two national champion design teams: Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge.

Researchers at the University of Florida’s Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands are once again leading Florida’s participation in the 2026 National Wetland Condition Assessment, a nationwide survey conducted every five years to assess the ecological health of wetlands across the US.

The UF Institute of Transportation Engineers, or ITE, student chapter won the Florida Puerto Rico District ITE Traffic Bowl competition once again, marking an exciting eight-year winning streak that speaks to the quality of its students and transportation program. “It feels so surreal to stand on the shoulders of our other traffic bowl members who […]

Marshalling a vast array of resources, the University of Florida will debut a new major that promises to merge cutting-edge robotics, digital twins and AI with traditional construction practices.