Whether engineering a fix for septic problems in coastal areas or building libraries and playgrounds for children, Tarek Abichou has always been passionate about helping his home country of Tunisia.

Abichou, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, spent his summer on a community service project with TUNISIA-AID, organizing and stocking an elementary school library in Zarzis, a small town in south Tunisia.

Civil engineering professor Wei-Chou (Virgil) Ping has been granted emeritus status in recognition of service to the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

A growing population needs more food.

But the methods used to feed people, like land converted for farming and greater use of fertilizers, can lower biodiversity and jeopardize the sustainability of agricultural ecosystems. As the climate warms, irrigating crops will also become more challenging. Scientists are looking for better ways to feed the planet.

When a hurricane is dangerous enough to prompt evacuations, thousands of people find themselves fleeing at once.

Scott Collins, graduate of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is the principal owner of Orlando Project Controls, LLC. The company was recently honored on the Seminole 100 list for the second consecutive year. The list, compiled by the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, represents the fastest-growing businesses owned or managed by Florida State University alumni.

Listen to the recording of the Fall 2020 Update for Engineering Students live Zoom with Dean Gibson. Information and policies are changing fast but we will give you the latest details on classes, schedules, labs, research and more.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephanie Bolyard, Ph.D., Research and Scholarship Program Manager at the of the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF), has been granted courtesy faculty status at the college. Dr. Bolyard has MS and PhD degrees in Environmental Engineering from the University of Central Florida, and over a decade of academic and professional engineering experience in wastewater permitting, environmental compliance, and solid waste management.

Raphael Kampmann and a group of students with FAMU-FSU Engineers without Borders (EWB) just returned from their second trip to Guatemala where they are helping with the design and construction of a school house for a local community. Kampmann is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the college, and volunteers as a faculty advisor for FAMU-FSU EWB.

Not afraid of hard conversations and rising to challenges, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering alumnae Jamie Graham, Sandra Bucklew and Victoria Howard use their leadership skills to advocate for the Big Bend chapter of the Florida Engineering Society (FES). Howard, who graduated with a master’s degree in civil engineering in 2017, is the latest of the three to serve as president of the organization. A two-time alum, she also received a bachelor’s in civil engineering from the college in 2015. 

Eren Ozguven, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental engineering, is often called upon to explain what's happening during a big storm event as well as the best ways to ensure the safety of our most vulnerable citizens.