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USF-Led Team Awarded NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant To Link The Green Economy To The Blue Economy At The Coast
A USF-led team, headed by Maya Trotz, environmental engineering professor and principal investigator (PI), has been awarded an NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant for their project titled: "Linking the Green Economoy to the Blue Economy at the Coast." The phase I grant awards funding up to $750,000 to further develop the initial concept, identify new team members, participate in the innovation curriculum, and develop an initial prototype.
September 27, 2021Civil Environmental
Using Systematic Assessments For Sustainable Development
What does a USF engineering student do when they are offered two highly competitive and prestigious fellowships? In this case, environmental engineering PhD student Yoel Gebrai was allowed to accept a Fulbright U.S. student research grant and a Boren fellowship, which he was simultaneously awarded in Spring 2022.
September 21, 2021Civil Environmental
Molly Skinner Receives SWE Outstanding Collegiate Member Award
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has recognized Molly Skinner, Graduate Research Assistant for the department of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering at the 91社区 (USF), for her impact on the Society as well as the engineering community with the Outstanding Collegiate Member Award. Skinner will accept the award at SWE鈥檚 annual conference, WE21, which will be held from Oct. 21-23 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
September 20, 2021Biological
Bulls-Eye Mentoring Program Goes Online
Introduced in 2014, the Bulls-EYE Mentoring program successfully promotes STEM by delivering engineering problem solving to middle听school students听within a family-friendly environment. The program gives USF engineering undergraduates the opportunity to serve as program mentors tasked with assisting middle听school students (mentees) who are at risk for low achievement, but may benefit from high expectations, life skills, and STEM learning. The resulting effort fosters the growth of both mentors and mentees. 听
September 9, 2021Biological
Drummond Carpenter Establishes Scholarship For Veterans
Drummond Carpenter, an environmental and water resources engineering firm based in Orlando, has established a scholarship that will be highly sought after by veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
August 2, 2021Civil Environmental
IEEE Students Lab Kit Sales Create a New Scholarship
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional organization for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines).
June 21, 2021Computer, Electrical
USF Engineering And The Peace Corps 鈥� An Unprecedented Year
Two Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering students share their experiences serving in the Peace Corps and being evacuated from their posts near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 7, 2021Civil Environmental
USF College Of Engineering to Offer An Undergraduate Degree In Environmental Engineering
The College of Engineering at the 91社区 will initiate a new undergraduate program in environmental engineering for fall semester 2022. The 91社区 Board of Governors approved the new degree during the recent spring session. The field of environmental engineering is supported by public sentiment for protecting natural resources, human health and by laws aimed at curtailing environmental damage.
May 24, 2021Civil Environmental
A USF-Led Team Awarded NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant To Link The Green Economy To The Blue Economy At The Coast
A USF-led team headed by Maya Trotz, environmental engineering professor and principal investigator (PI), has been awarded a grant听by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a project titled: "Linking the Green Economy to the Blue Economy at the Coast." The phase I grant awards up to $750,000 to develop the concept, identify team members, and participate in the innovation curriculum coordinated by the NSF.
May 21, 2021Civil Environmental
New method to improve durability of nano-electronic components developed by USF mechanical engineering team
USF Mechanical Engineering assistant professor Michael Cai Wang鈥檚 group recently developed a novel approach to effectively mitigate electromigration, a phenomenon that has long posed challenges for the semiconductor and integrated circuits industry.
May 7, 2021Electrical, Mechanical
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering undergraduate programs certified as Global Pathways
Student members of USF鈥檚 Engineers Without Borders chapter partnered with Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful during the Fall 2019 semester to clean the Hillsborough River and Purity Springs Park.
April 26, 2021Civil Environmental
CUTR Part of Team Receiving $571M to Establish Transportation Center
The Center for Urban Transportation Research at USF is part of a team of surface transportation research organizations led by ENSCO, Inc. that was recently awarded a $571 million USD contract by the Federal Railroad Administration to provide research, testing, engineering, and training services at the Transportation Technology Center.
April 26, 2021Civil Environmental