News & Announcements
Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW18)
Several students from the Civil & Environmental Engineering department will be presenting in the Scholarly Forum. We encourage all to attend and support our colleagues. Below, please find the final program for Graduate Student Appreciation Week 2018 (GSAW 18)....
Left lane loafers: Stop blocking traffic and get out of the way
Author: Linda Robertson, Miami HeraldLike roadkill decomposing on the pavement, so are the days of our lives wasted in traffic congestion. A primary thief of those precious hours — lost not only to the clock but in lifespan shortened by mental anguish — is the left...
AAEES-WEF Fall 2017 Semester Review
During the 2017 Fall semester, the Florida International University WEF and AAEES student chapter participated in regional and national events. In October, more than 20 students from the FIU WEF and AAEES student chapter attended WEFTEC in Chicago. This was the...
FIU Bridge Engineering on National Public Radio- Academic Minute
Atorod Azizinamini, Florida International University – Accelerated Bridge Construction FIU Bridge Engineering on National Public Radio - Academic Minute Bridges are a vital part of transportation, but they're in need of replacement. Atorod Azizinamini, professor and...
Spring 2018 CEE Graduate Course Offering Change
Professor Fuentes will offer CWR 6125-Groundwater Hydrology on Mondays, 5:00 PM to 7:40 PM this 2018 Spring Academic term. The previously announced graduate course on “Surface Hydrology” will not be offered this coming term. CWR 6125 Groundwater Hydrology (3)....
Survived cancer, now off to grad school
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=gQbOzSfpPEM Imagine being more than halfway through college and then getting diagnosed with cancer. Alexander Alvarez didn’t have to imagine it; he lived it. This past weekend, Alvarez graduated from FIU with a...
Building hurricane-proof roofs
An FIU professor has a plan to get rid of the blue tarps that inevitably appear on rooftops after a hurricane. Arindam Gan Chowdhury has patented a concrete roofing system that aims to replace the hundreds of individual shingles or barrel tiles, not to mention...
Transportation leaders visit FIU’s federally designed research facilities
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao and U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart made a stop last week at the College of Engineering & Computing. During their visit, they toured FIU’s Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC) and...
EWB Fundraising Event
On October 19th, 2017 the Engineers Without Borders- FIU Chapter held a professional fundraising event at FIU’s Engineering Center. The main goal of the event was to raise funds for the chapter’s International Water Supply Project. Engineers Without Borders USA...
Testing bridged for safety after major hurricanes like Irma
After Hurricane Irma hit, there was a major concern about South Florida’s bridges, mainly the ones in the Florida Keys. Would the structures be safe to cross for drivers anxious to get back home? Would relief efforts be impaired due to damage caused by massive winds?...
Building better bridges: An FIU professor is leading the nation’s efforts to make infrastructure safer
Written by Alexandra Pecharich FIU has designated five university programs as “preeminent,” a recognition of high-caliber, collaborative work that generates unique learning opportunities, pioneering research and meaningful engagement with the external community while...
Doctoral student hopes to move South Florida traffic forward by Millie Acebal
by Millie Acebal If you live in South Florida, you know what a hassle traffic can be, especially during rush hour. For Homa Fartash, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, traffic is personal. Like most of us, she endures traffic...