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Interdisciplinary USF Team Launching $1 Million S-STEM Scholarship Project To Support Graduate Students Underrepresented In STEM
USF Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Sarina Ergas (top left), Ph.D., is a co-principal investigator on the NSF-funded project, and department professors James Mihelcic (bottom left), Ph.D., Maya Trotz (top right), Ph.D., and Qiong Zhang (bottom right), Ph.D. have been closely involved with the grant’s development.
December 16, 2019Civil Environmental
Celebrating Women In Tech At The 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration
The Grace Hopper Celebration, an annual event created to support the success of women in computing careers, seeks to turn this trend around.
November 12, 2019Computer
Fueling Trucks And Jets With High Octane Waste
Turning trash into fuel could potentially be a big part of achieving energy sustainability, and a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will help researchers associated with the College of Engineering further develop a process that produces diesel and jet fuel from garbage.
October 22, 2019Biological
Seizing Engineering Opportunities
While completing his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at USF, Ossie Douglas completed four engineering internships with private companies, a research center at USF and an independent state transportation agency.
October 17, 2019Students
Using Visualization To Gauge Uncertainty
Visualization is a topic of considerable interest in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and faculty research in those areas got a boost in the form of a National Science Foundation CAREER award granted to department professor Paul Rosen, Ph.D.
October 17, 2019Computer
Turning Coastal Communities Into Clean Water Converters
Researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at USF are preparing to begin lab work on a project that could have significant impacts on where coastal communities, including Tampa Bay, source their clean water from.
September 12, 2019Civil Environmental
USF Engineering Students Spend Summer at Intel, Twitter, Cummins
Three engineering students from different majors discuss how their summer internships with industry leaders have improved their experience in their fields.
September 12, 2019Biological, Computer
National Academy of Inventors Selects Five USF Faculty as Senior Members
A professor in the department of electrical engineering, Thomas conducts research and teaches, advises and mentors electrical engineer students and students in the Advanced Materials Bio and Integration Research laboratory. She has more than 30 years of professional experience and fostered collaborations and engineering education efforts in Italy, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Singapore, Mexico, and South Africa.
August 21, 2019Biological, Electrical
Preserving Biodiversity Through Mathematical Optimization With NSF Award
No matter the industry or field, solving a problem with broad impacts requires the consideration of all parties involved — especially if their needs contradict each other.
August 6, 2019Industrial
USF Mechanical Engineering Professor To Help Lead “East Meets West In Rehabilitation Sciences” Research Through Fulbright Award
Having led the development of a new rehabilitation device for more than eight years, USF mechanical engineering professor Kyle Reed, Ph.D., knows the challenges of taking tech from the lab to the marketplace.
August 1, 2019Mechanical
Rep. Kathy Castor Addressed Researchers, Students During Visit to the Center of Urban Transportation Research at USF
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor visited the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at USF last week to speak to researchers and students about their work in solving America’s most pressing transportation issues and to take a short tour of the center.
July 15, 2019Civil Environmental
Ysela Llort is 2019 Florida Transportation Hall Of Fame Inductee
Ysela Llort, who during more than three decades of transportation leadership has guided modern transit solutions in complex metropolitan areas, will be inducted into the Florida Transportation Hall of Fame for 2019 and will be the first woman to receive the honor, Florida Transportation Commissioner Teresa Sarnoff announced today.
July 10, 2019Civil Environmental