Years after Hurricane Michael devastated Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents of that area are still struggling to overcome the trauma of the Category 5 storm. 

In a recent study, FSU researchers found that trauma and a host of psychosocial and physical challenges caused by Hurricane Michael are disproportionately affecting the region’s Black communities.  

When Hurricane Michael made landfall in 2018 near Mexico Beach, it was the first time a Category 5 hurricane hit Florida since 1992.

A FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor Sastry Pamidi was recently chosen to serve on the board of the prestigious Cryogenic Society of America. His five-year term begins this month.

Pamidi is the chair of the department of electrical and computer engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the associate director for the Center for Advanced Power Systems.  

New high polymer-modified asphalt binder technology by Kraton Polymers and tested by FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers may be the answer to more sustainable, durable, and resilient roadways in Florida and beyond. 

Michael Elwardany, an assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and an expert in asphalt materials and pavement structures, is testing Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS) polymers for their unique properties sp