A recent SRL publication has been selected to be featured in the Editor’s Choice section of the Journal of Civil Engineering Education page in the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Library! This paper highlights the role of social capital (e.g.,… Read More
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Denise R Simmons elected to be a Fellow Member of ASEE 2023
SRL celebrates this amazing achievement of Denise R Simmons in the engineering education community! The American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)Board of Directors grants the status of Fellow Member to individuals who have been actively involved in the Society for… Read More
SRL celebrates Spring 2023 Graduates!
Danielle Weisenfeld worked closely with SRL for the past 3 years. This weekend she graduated with her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from UF! Danielle will continue on to work in transportation engineering consulting in Atlanta! Thank you Danielle… Read More
SRL Celebrates the End of Semester and says Goodbye and Good luck to Dr. Bae
SRL met for a celebratory lunch to celebrate the end of the spring semester, achievements, and birthdays of lab members, and to say farewell to Dr. Hwangbo Bae. Dr. Bae was an integral part of SRL for many years. His… Read More
New Publication: Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Civil Engineering Students’ Leadership Development
Graduate Student, Elizabeth Volpe, just published her first first-author manuscript along with co-authors and SRL members Denise R Simmons, Madeline Polmear, and Danielle Weisenfeld, in the American Society of Civil Engineering’s Journal of Civil Engineering Education! Check out the paper… Read More
Danielle Weisenfeld Successfully Completed her Honor’s Thesis exploring An Autoethnographic Account of a Black Woman Civil Engineering Intern
Danielle Weisenfeld has been a valued member of SRL for three years and worked on a number of projects on leadership and broadening participation in civil engineering. She has successfully completed her honors thesis and will be moving on to… Read More
SRL Welcomes new PhD Student Edward Chukwubuikem Obi-Rapu
The Simmons Research Lab is excited to announce the addition of a new PhD student Edward Chukwubuikem Obi-Rapu to our lab! Edward completed his bachelors degree at the University of Benin, Nigeria. His research interests include workforce development and human-robot… Read More
SRL Celebrates Dr. Hwangbo Bae Graduating the University of Florida with his PhD in Civil Engineering
The Simmons Research Lab is excited to announce that graduate student Hwangbo Bae became Dr. Hwangbo Bae today December 16, 2023. Pictured is Dr. Bae and Dr. Simmons after the commencement ceremony. Dr. Bae has been a big part of… Read More
Dr. Simmons gave a KU Engineering Tiberti Lecture to focus on forging a rewarding engineering career (Youtube link available)
Dr. Simmons gave this year’s JA Tiberti Family Lecture at the U of Kansas School of Eng. In her talk, “Forging a Practically Ingenious and Rewarding Engineering Career,” she told KU students that they should work on developing professional skills… Read More
Dr. Simmons gives a lecture to emphasize the call for forging a rewarding engineering career
Dr. Simmons, an associate dean of workforce development and associate professor in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at UF, is invited to give a lecture focusing on forging a rewarding engineering career at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the… Read More