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Collaborative UF Research Team Receives NSF Grant to Reimagine ROV Performance for Emerging Workforce

November 10, 2021

The NSF has awarded $1.4 million to the University of Florida for a collaborative project to optimize operation of undersea robots (ROVs) for offshore industries and workers. Led by Eric Jing Du, Ph.D., a civil associate professor within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE), the project leverages the combined research of an interdisciplinary team within the University of Florida.

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Maitane Olabarrieta, Ph.D., associate professor, and Arthriya Subgranon, Ph.D., assistant professor

Predicting Damage from Hurricanes Before They Make Landfall

August 5, 2021

Maitane Olabarrieta, Ph.D., associate professor, and Arthriya Subgranon, Ph.D., assistant professor, in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment at the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, are the principal investigators of a multi-organizational project sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.

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Fang Xu, a doctoral student from the group working with Professor Eric Jing Du, operates a test version of the robotic dog. (Arlett Villalona/WUFT News)

A UF Professor Is Creating Robotic Dogs Trained To Assist First Responders

August 5, 2021

A group of Ph.D. students led by Eric Jing Du, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Florida, have trained and developed robotic dogs.

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2022 USNWR Graduate Ranking

Engineering Graduate Programs Ranked Top 20 Three Years in a Row

March 30, 2021

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is ranked among the Top 25 public graduate engineering schools in the U.S. and the No. 1 engineering school in the State of Florida, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools ranking. 

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Arnoldo Valle-Levinson

UF Engineer Discovers Astronomical Patterns Can Predict Sea-Level Rise

October 16, 2020

A newly discovered pattern in sunny-day flooding related to sea level rise could help coastal communities predict and plan for future high-water events.

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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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Luis Gonzalez, Student Speaker

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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Student Speaker Patrick Bollinger

Alumni Spotlight: Patrick Bollinger, Civil Engineering ’18

January 18, 2019

Patrick Bollinger graduated with a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Florida. His journey was different from most students who were recognized at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s Fall 2018 commencement ceremony. Bollinger, originally from Maryland, left college more than two decades ago to work in his family’s roofing business and then […]

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