AWARDS
From Faculty Exelence to Student Research awards
Dr. Catbas and his team received Kikuchi-Karlaftis Award
Dr. Catbas and his team from CITRS made three presentations during the Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) Meeting about some of their on-going work: 1) “Fast Track Ultrasonic Imaging of Concrete Bridge Decks, 2) Load [...]
University of Central Florida is the winner of the Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge
U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Solving for Safety Visualization Challenge Winner Date: Thursday, November 21, 2019 WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced University of Central Florida (UCF) as the winner of the [...]
UCF is leading an NSF project to design a smart air quality monitoring network for Orlando
The National Science Foundation has recently awarded a new $1.2 million grant to UCF to design a smart air quality monitoring network for Orlando. The study team consists of three UCF professors: Dr. Haofei [...]
UCF Transportation Researchers Active at TRB 98th Annual Meeting
TRB-2019 brochure Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting was held January 13–17, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program attracts more than 13,000 transportation professionals [...]
Prof. Catbas was awarded Aftab Mufti medal
CECE Faculty Prof. Catbas was awarded Aftab Mufti medal from the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII) and Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). The medal was awarded for [...]
Dr. Talea Mayo selected to present research to congress
Dr. Talea Mayo and CECE undergraduate student Cindi-Ann Findley showcased their work on tides and hurricane storm surges during the Coalition for National Science Funding’s Capitol Hill Exhibition on May 9. The exhibition is [...]
UCF students sweep awards at Sinkhole Conference
UCF geotechnical engineering students together with faculty advisor Dr. Boo Hyun Nam participated in the 15th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes held at Shepherdstown, West Virginia (April 6, 2018). Ryan Shamet, Moataz Soliman, [...]
Dr. Wahl attended EGU 2018 to receive Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
From April 8th to 13th the European Geoscience Union (EGU) held its annual General Assembly in Vienna. As Europe’s premier geosciences union, the EGU is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, [...]
Winners in 2018 Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence
Zachary Loeb, a CECE undergraduate won the Judges Choice Award for the Engineering, Optics, Photonics, and Computer Science category. Zachary presented a modified and improved version of his IDEAS project (originally developed with [...]
Dr. Kevin Mackie received the Arthur N. L. Chiu Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award
Faculty advisor for the UCF Chi Epsilon chapter Dr. Kevin Mackie received the Arthur N. L. Chiu Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award. The national award is made once every two years at Conclave. [...]
UCF CECE Students Present At Membrane Technology Conference
UCF environmental engineering students (from right to left) Daniel Whalen, Carlyn Higgins and Angela Rodriguez joined Dr. Duranceau to participate in the 2018 Membrane Technology Conference, a joint international event sponsored by the American [...]
ASCE-UCF Concrete Canoe team won two second place awards
Our Concrete Canoe team placed second in the Women’s Sprints and second in Women’s Endurance races.
ASCE-UCF chapter won two awards
ASCE-UCF chapter that recently participated in the 2018 ASCE Southeast Student Conference that occurred March 1 - 3 2018 in Gainesville, FL, took home first place in Steel Bridge Display and second place in Steel Bridge Lightness. [...]
UCF Transportation Researchers Active at TRB 97th Annual Meeting
Transportation Research Board (TRB) holds an annual meeting in January in Washington D.C. Our Transportation Researchers presented 56 papers. We have 16 papers accepted for publication and we got 7 Best paper awards and recognitions. [...]
The UCF student team has been selected for 14th Annual P3 Award
The UCF student team has been selected for 14th Annual P3 Award (Phase I): A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [...]
UCF Students Sweep Awards at State Water Conference
UCF environmental engineering students together with faculty advisor Dr. Steve Duranceau participated in the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association’s 2017 Annual Conference held at Champions Gate between November 26-30. [...]
Environmental Engineering Graduate Students Take Top Awards At Water Quality Technology Conference!
UCF environmental engineering graduate students and faculty actively participated in the American Water Works Association’s 2017 Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC) held in Portland, Oregon (Nov. 12-16, 2017). Everyone representing UCF at the [...]
Undergraduate Civil Engineering student got two awards
Undergraduate Civil Engineering student, Lailee Bottom, took home both First Prize and the People’s Choice award for her presentation at the 2017 ShORE meeting. Dr. Kelly Kibler was her research mentor. Lailee’s research [...]
Honorable Mention in the Data for Climate Action Challenge
A team of researchers from UCF has been selected as an honorable mention in the Data for Climate Action Challenge organized by UN Global Pulse. Global Pulse is a flagship innovation initiative of the [...]
Dr. Ni-Bin Chang, Named 2017 IEEE Fellow
Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, January 2018: Ni-Bin Chang, Professor of Environmental Engineering with University of Central Florida, from Orlando, Florida, USA has been named an IEEE Fellow. He is being recognized for contributions to [...]
Xiangmeng Ma received the Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC) Student Award
Xiangmeng Ma received the Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC) Student Award at the 2017 WQTC which was held in Portland, Oregon, November 12-16, 2017 (Two student awards per year). WQTC is the premier national conference [...]
Jared Church received the first prize in poster competition
Jared Church received the first prize in poster competition in the 2017 Materials Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) Symposium on Nov. 6, 2017 supported by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Institute of Food [...]
Dr. Catbas Honored by UCF as Luminary Leader for Changing the World
UCF recognized 45 faculty members Wednesday during the university’s inaugural Luminary Award presentations for making an impact on the world. The event, themed like Oscar night, honored those who are academic leaders in their [...]
Our team won the first prize at Transportation Data Challenge
The four Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs announce the Transportation Data Challenge, a series of community problem-solving sessions, hackathons, and demonstrations to be held in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Amazon Web [...]