Thesis Defense: Jorge Del'Angel
“Correlating Measured Surface Ambient Greenhouse Gas Concentration to Estimate Emission Flux: Methane Emissions from Landfills”
Dept: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Chair(s): Tarek Abichou, Satyanarayan Dev, Milanika Turner, Jesse Edwards III
Civil Engineering Student Finds Joy and Recognition in Helping Others
Madison Kirkpatrick is a senior in civil and environmental engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and has had quite a journey as the semester is coming to an end. She was nominated for The President’s Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year Award 2023 at Florida State University and is one of 12 students representing their college.
Distinguished Seminar Series: C.F. Zukoski
“Creation of a New Industry: Lithium Extraction in the Imperial Valley”
A lecture by Charles Zukoski, University of Southern California.
Engineers Secure $10 Million from the USDOT for Transportation Research
Researchers from a consortium of six institutions led by Florida A&M University have secured a five-year grant for $2 million per year from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to establish a new Tier One University Transportation Center (UTC) at FAMU.
College Awards Night Celebrates Engineering’s People and Accomplishments
On April 7, the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering honored outstanding faculty and staff at the annual College Awards Night Banquet at the Capital City Country Club in Tallahassee, Florida. Ditching their sneakers, the engineering campus community celebrated the success of their students and peers on a warm night of fellowship.
The awards recognize employees who go above and beyond their day-to-day duties to serve the engineering campus community. Students from several top senior design teams were also honored at the event.
Thesis Defense: Sainath Rapolu
“Design of Hurricane Resistant Residential Structure in Florida: Construction Strategies for Alleviation and Cost Analysis”
Dept: Civil & Environmental Engineering
Chair(s): Yassir AbdelRazig, Eren Erman Ozguven, John Sobanjo
Our project upgrades the water systems in Panacea, Florida to prepare for possible failures and supply safe, reliable drinking water. The water system serves a population of a little over 1,000 people. Due to the small population, the State of Florida will fund this project. The state funding will be used to replace a nearly mile-long portion of a 12" water pipeline, upgrade the water distribution system, and design a new well with a water treatment system.

The intersection of Dempsey Mayo and Miccosukee roads in eastern Tallahassee, Florida is located on the city’s east side and is directly south of the Miccosukee Greenway. At the intersection, Miccosukee Road runs east and west. Dempsey Mayo Road runs north and south until stopping at the greenway. The intersection’s current traffic control device is a traffic signal on a mast arm. This intersection will soon see high residential and commercial development as the Canopy PUD (Planned Unit Development) is expanded north of the site.

The intersection of US 90 and SR 12 is in Quincy, Florida. The current intersection is considered a Y intersection. Both roads are rural, with US 90 considered the minor road and SR 12 considered the major road. The intersection needs “general improvements” according to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
