Our aim was to make a roundabout at the intersection of FAMU Way and Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida. This project was the fourth phase of renovating FAMU Way. The city wanted to make the transportation system safer, look better and work more efficiently.

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Team 224 L to R: Nicole Boulenger, Kelsie Craig, Megan Noto, Fletcher Perrigo, Zachary Stewart

In early 2021, the Domino’s located at 1528 W Tennessee St. in Tallahassee burned down. The building would be demolished, and a new building and site layout put in its place. We designed plans for the new site.

To ensure our project fit within the city’s redevelopment requirements, we considered impervious area, landscaping and access to different modes of transportation (such as pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit users). We also wanted to make the site more visually pleasing.

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Team 223 L to R: Anna Hennis, Sean Moran, Deegan Tarrillo, Trevon Welch

The City of Bonifay recently completed an important project aimed at improving stormwater management and creating a valuable community space. This project introduced a new community park in an area that was once undeveloped. 

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Team 222 L to R: Makoto Gazzara, Andrew Hurdis, Braden Runey, Jessica Smith

Betton Road is a heavily traveled roadway that joins Centerville Road and Thomasville Road in Tallahassee. Betton Road is a road near the town’s main hospital and is in the center of a neighborhood and park. This makes the road unique due to its various uses. Due to the amount use, it has worn and come to the end of its service life. Our project rehabilitates the road and adds pedestrian enhancement. 

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Team 220 L to R: Dylan Butterfield, Max Carr, Fernando Guerra, Jeffrey Huynh, Julian Mirabal

S&H Investments Group, a real estate developer located in Clay County, Florida, owns a large piece of land on US Highway 17 in Fleming Island, Florida. They planned to relocate an existing stormwater facility to another location on the project site. There are two ponds on the project site, a wet retention pond in the northwest and a dry detention pond in the southeast which fulfilled the purpose of controlling run- off/overflow.

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Team 219: Russ Freeman, Om Patel, Kevin Siem, Ryan Toth

The Michael the Cleaner site in Sarasota, Florida was listed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as a hazardous site because it was polluted by chemicals used in dry cleaning. These chemicals got into the soil and groundwater, both on and off the site. 

Laundry facilities use a variety of chemicals that end up in the environment when they dispose of their wastewater. When these chemicals reach groundwater, they reduce the oxygen levels. This is harmful to nearby wells and, in this case, a body of water that was less than a quarter mile away. 

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Team 218 L to R: Nicole Blanchard, Darius Far, Alexander Rodriquez, Rayana Watford

Faculty Tenure and Promotions for Spring ‘24

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering proudly announces our engineering faculty members promoted or granted tenure this year. 

Jointly appointed at both Florida A&M and Florida State universities, our instructors and researchers are recognized and highly regarded for their support in the mission and success of the college. Congratulations for all their hard work! These promotions take effect in Fall 2024.

The Sarasota area in southwest Florida has experienced a lot of growth in recent years, with many construction projects ongoing. One area included in this high level of growth is Laurel Road, in southern Sarasota County next to the City of Venice. There are many new construction projects planned along the road. Additionally, there is a school located here. The school, along with the developments, presents a traffic problem. The road was not built to handle the amount of people using it, so Sarasota County asked us to address this problem.

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Team 217 L to R: Kevin Brock, Edward Erickson, Alec Hale, Jacob Unger

Crawfordville, Florida’s population is growing. We developed the site design for the Misting Springs Subdivision, a residential neighborhood on an existing 34.98-acre plot of undeveloped land in Crawfordville. Our goal was to divide the land into the highest number of lots in the most cost-effective way. The client requested recreational areas for the residents and that a portion of the land be left for future commercial use. 

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Team 216 L to R: Peyton Brocksmith, Layla Chyle, Andrew Nelson, Stephan Senich, Connor Worontsoff