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Maya Trotz, USF Engineering Faculty, Named 2024 Ocean Decade Champion by Every Page Foundation
Professor Maya Trotz receives the prestigious 2024 Ocean Decade Champion award from the Every Page Foundation. Her research focuses on alternative solutions to protect certain communities. This recognition highlights USF’s leadership in environmental engineering and innovation. Learn more about the story by reading more!
Six USF Engineering Faculty Recognized as NAI Senior Fellow Members in 2025
Six faculty members from the USF College of Engineering have been named to the 2025 Class of NAI Senior Members. This honor recognizes their groundbreaking research in power systems, advanced air mobility, biophotonics, VLSI design, smart mobility, and more at USF.
Yu Zhang, USF Engineering & CUTR Faculty Member, is making waves in Advanced Air Mobility!
Yu Zhang, Ph.D., of USF’s College of Engineering, has been published in IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine. His research highlights advancements in urban air mobility, AI-driven transportation systems, and air traffic management. Learn how USF’s SUM-Lab is shaping the future of intelligent transportation.
March 10, 2025Civil Environmental, Faculty, Featured, Research
USF partners with city of St. Petersburg to improve street safety
The University of South Florida is working with the city of St. Petersburg on a multi-million-dollar project to reduce crashes and improve the safety of drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
January 16, 2025Civil Environmental, Featured, Research
USF Microbiome Research Awards Granted to USF Faculty: Daniel Yeh & Jody Harwood
USF faculty Daniel Yeh and Jody Harwood have been awarded the 2024-2025 USF Microbiome Research Award for developing sustainable wastewater systems for lunar habitats. Their innovative project combines environmental engineering and microbiology to tackle waste treatment in space, with potential applications for Earth.
December 10, 2024Civil Environmental, Faculty, Research
Engineering Faculty Spotlight at 2024 Florida Inventor’s Hall of Fame
Celebrate USF Professor Daniel Yeh’s induction into the 2024 Florida Inventors Hall of Fame! Renowned for the NEWgenerator, his innovative sanitation solution brings clean water and renewable energy to communities in need. Learn more about his impactful work
November 25, 2024Civil Environmental, Faculty, Research
USF College of Engineering Faculty Honored as 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholars
Congratulations to two USF Engineering Faculty! Discover how USF College of Engineering’s distinguished faculty, Dr. J. Morris Chang and Dr. Mauricio Arias, are driving innovation worldwide as 2024-2025 Fulbright Scholars. Learn about Dr. Chang’s advancements in privacy-preserving machine learning and Dr. Arias’s impactful research in environmental sustainability.
November 6, 2024Civil Environmental, Electrical, Faculty, Research
Daniel Yeh's NEWGenerator scores AUTM Better World Project Award for USF
USF has been awarded the AUTM Better Project Award, thanks to USF's Technology Transfer Office, Civil & Environmental Engineering professor Daniel Yeh and Yeh's NEWGenerator, a solar-powered innovation providing off-grid water sanitation for people in remote locations.
February 23, 2024Civil Environmental, Faculty, Research
USF Alums Trishelle Copeland-Johnson And Christopher Allemang Advancing Their Fields At Department Of Energy-Contracted National Labs
As a Glenn T. Seaborg Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at Idaho National Laboratory, USF chemical engineering alum Trishelle Copeland-Johnson researches the corrosion mechanisms of materials used in creating clean energy of the future.
February 13, 2024Civil Environmental
Capstone Class Project Wins Competition with Wastewater Solution
Students from Professor Sarina Ergas' Capstone Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Design class won first prize in the 2017 Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA) Wastewater Division Student Design Competition.
February 8, 2024Civil Environmental
USF researchers to play key role in making Tampa roads safer
Researchers from the University of South Florida are partnering with the City of Tampa to develop innovative solutions that will lead to safer travel conditions along busy roads within the city. The initiative stems from a new $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation received by the city and announced by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor.
November 12, 2023Civil Environmental, Research
USF Engineering Undergraduates Win First Place In The Florida Water Environment Association Student Design Competition
A team of undergraduate students from the University of South Florida’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering won first place in the FWEA Student Design Competition. The USF team members are Adele Howard, Daniela Montoya, Fabricio Escobar, and Olta Tarko.
August 31, 2023Civil Environmental