Every day, people move about, commuting to work, visiting friends, attending events and going about their business. Traffic gets heavy at times and then lightens up. All around town, electric power capacity is ready and waiting at houses and businesses for whatever needs arise—even when occupants won’t be around for hours on end. What if scientists could design a better way to ration energy resources that results in less congestion, fewer power outages and lower utility bills? 

Florida State University students, employees and organizations gathered April 9 for the university’s annual Leadership Awards Night. The ceremony, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, honors the diverse collection of individuals and groups across campus who engage in leadership learning.

Every day, a question is heard in households across the country. "Honey, where are the car keys?" Or maybe, "Have you seen my glasses?" Or perhaps the treacherous, "OK, what did you do with the remote?" Yes, people lose things. Can anything be done about it?

That was just one of the problems pursued by Florida State University and Florida A&M University students during InnoVenture Weekend, a two-day team-building, innovation and business-pitch competition.

On Friday, February 23 at the Los Robles Women’s Club in Tallahassee, local professional members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Tallahassee branch celebrated engineers new and seasoned. 

The 2018 Engineer's Week Banquet included celebrations of all kinds, but the some awards were particularly proud moments for the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering participants.

It is fairly well understood what can happen to the natural environment during major weather events. But what happens when man adds built structures to the mix?

Research shows building integrity begins to deteriorate after violent hurricanes and that nearby terrain plays a factor in the wind loads that affect the buildings. The effects of heterogeneous terrains – a combination of suburban buildings, trees, roads and the like – are less known than homogeneous (rural) terrains.

The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to welcome Dr. Juyeong Choi to its ranks as an assistant professor in the area of infrastructure sustainability and construction engineering. Choi comes to us from Purdue University, where he received master’s and doctoral degrees in civil engineering, with a focus on construction engineering. He also holds a bachelor’s in architectural engineering from the University of Seoul in South Korea. 

It isn’t uncommon to find individuals in a city striving to make a positive impact. However, what differentiates civil engineer Echo Gates from many is that her ideas are literally changing the landscape of her community and improving the quality of life in Tallahassee.

Recently, engineering dean J. Murray Gibson initiated the Dean’s Engineering Fellows Program, a new graduate funding program from the Dean of Engineering facilitated through the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies. The aim of the initiative is to enhance the quality and number of engineering Ph.D. students at the college.

Clad in white lab coats, three scientists stand at the front of a high school classroom, with a show-and-tell presentation they hope will inspire the next generation of scientists who have a passion for protecting the planet.

“You will change the world Jennifer, I am sure of it,” Florida State University President John Thrasher said to the young junior who quietly stood before him.

Jennifer Magi was at the 2019 FSU Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year award presentation as an honoree from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. President Thrasher recognized fourteen outstanding undergraduates from across FSU at the event. All of the students this year were female.