Charlie Hailey, architecture professor, recently received a grant from the Graham Foundation to research Slab City, a place located in California’s desert that is often referred to as the “last free place in America.” Slab City’s 640 acres, however, are slated to be sold by the State of California after existing for more than 150 years […]
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Ravi Srinivasan, construction management assistant professor, was honored as a recipient for the Excellence Award for Assistant Professors from the Office of the Provost last week. “The selection committee members were inspired by the letters written on behalf of the nominees and gratified to see the strength of research on this campus,” said Provost Joseph
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Masoud Gheisari, construction management assistant professor, was recently awarded the Best Conference Paper-Honorable Mention Award for the 52nd Annual International Conference of the Associated Schools of Construction for his paper titled “An Augmented Panoramic Environment to Access Building Information on a Construction Site.” This paper introduces a workflow to create augmented panoramas of construction job sites as
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Evelyn Cairns, office manager in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, and Michael Kung, director of Global Education, received Superior Accomplishment Awards during last week’s Division Three: Office of Academic Affairs Faculty and Staff Superior Accomplishment Awards Program held at Emerson Alumni Hall. This awards program recognizes faculty and staff members who contribute outstanding and
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Charles Hailey, architecture professor, was recognized as a 2015-16 Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars (ADTS) inductee last week. Each year, the ADTS honors UF’s exceptional teaching and scholarship accomplishments by inducting into its membership faculty members who have demonstrated sustained innovation and commitment in both areas. Hailey was one of four faculty members recognized campus-wide. These teacher-scholars were
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Margaret Portillo, interim associate dean for research and graduate studies, has been honored with the Keith Hooks Volunteer Excellence Award in recognition of her many outstanding contributions to the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. CIDA established the Keith Hooks Volunteer Excellence Award as a legacy to former Director Keith Hooks whose 20+ years of volunteer
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Lisa Huang, assistant professor in the School of Architecture, won a 2016 American of Collegiate Schools of Architecture New Faculty Teaching Award. Each year, ACSA honors architectural educators for exemplary work in areas such as building design, community collaborations, scholarships and service. Award winners inspire and challenge students, contribute to the profession’s knowledge base and
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Candy Carmel-Gilfilen, IND undergraduate coordinator, was recognized as a faculty honoree by two 2015 Anderson Scholar Award recipients. She was one out of 14 faculty members that were nominated by more than one scholar this year.
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Margaret Portillo, professor and chair of the Department of Interior Design, was named to the Council of Fellows by the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) at the organization’s annual national conference on March 14. Founded in 1963, IDEC is the professional society for interior design education, research, scholarship and service. The title of Fellow is
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Nawari Nawari, SoA Associate Professor, has been awarded the status of Outstanding Reviewer for the International Journal of Automation in Construction, Elsevier. Nawari was awarded this status as he is in the top 10th percentile in terms of the number of reviews completed for Automation in Construction in the past two years.
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