Departmental News
Dr. Forrest Masters, Ph.D., University of Florida assistant professor has been selected to receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. The CAREER Program is the NSF's most prestigious award in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Way to go, Dr. Masters!
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Dr. Duane Ellifritt, Ph.D., P.E., University of Florida professor emeritus, (pictured on left
with Roger Ferch, president of AISC) was recognized in May 2010 by the American Institute of
Steel Construction 
(AISC) for his life-long contributions to AISC's education
efforts,especially in creating the nationally and internationally used Steel Sculpture (pictured on right) and the Steel Connections Tool Kit. The Steel Sculpture has been built at more than 130 schools nationwide and new schools continue to add the sculpture to their campuses.
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Professor Ronald A. Cook, Ph. D., P.E., was appointed as a voting member of the American Concrete Institute' s ACI 318 "Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete."
This represents a major accomplishment and honor as membership is by invitation only and the percentage of
research faculty is limited by the International Standards Organization (ISO) requirements since the document developed by the committee is used as a building code standard internationally.
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Professor Michael McVay's, Ph. D., research was featured in an article in Civil Engineering: The Magazine of the American Society of Civil Engineering. The article titled "New Installation Method Offers Alternative to Driven Piles, Drilled Shafts" can be found in the June 2010 issue at http://www.asce.org/Content.aspx?id=24739