Civil engineer and RIDER Center faculty member Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has received the 2023 award for Best Case Study from the Environmental and Water Resources Institute. 

Ahmadisharaf was recognized for his research paper, “Effectiveness of Retention Ponds for Sustainable Urban Flood Mitigation across Range of Storm Depths in Northern Tehran, Iran.” The study, was published in May 2021 in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment.

The excitement and anticipation of a job well-done permeated the air at the annual Engineers Week Banquet, held Feb. 24 at the Goodwood Museum and Gardens in Tallahassee, Florida. It was a celebration of proud moments as engineering students, faculty and alumni from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering received recognition from local professional organizations at the event.

Kamal Tawfiq, professor and former chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, was honored with the 2023 Outstanding Technical Achievement of the Year award from the Florida Engineering Society. Tawfiq received recognition at the annual Engineers Week banquet for a lifetime of technical and educational contributions to the engineering community in Tallahassee, Florida and beyond.

Two FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers won prestigious National Science Foundation early-career awards designed to celebrate emerging leaders in their fields. 

Juyeong Choi, an assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering and Lichun Li, an assistant professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering, received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards and will receive a five-year grant from the NSF.

When hurricanes strike Florida, the safest option is sometimes to get out of harm’s way. But leaving home to avoid an oncoming storm presents its own challenges, especially for the state’s most vulnerable residents.

A two-year, $215,000 study led by FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Professor Yassir AbdelRazig for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will help the state address the transportation needs of the vulnerable Floridians during a disaster.

An assistant professor in civil engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering received the Fred Burggraf Award for excellence in transportation research from the Transportation Research Board (TRB). 

The destructive winds and storm surges of hurricanes are well-known dangers. But these massive storms bring another peril in their aftermath — tons of debris that poses a health risk for residents and creates an additional challenge for recovery.

Fluctuating volumes of debris and illegal dumping complicate that challenge for officials seeking to hasten cleanup efforts and rebuild in the wake of hurricanes.