An article titled “Bridging the Gap between Industry Expectations and Academic Preparation: Civil Engineering Students’ Employability” won an Editor’s choice of the Journal of Civil Engineering Education, a prestigious journal outlet administered by the ASCE. Congrats, Hwangbo, for leading the… Read More
NewsNews
Elizabeth’s first conference presentation at ASEE
Elizabeth gave her first conference presentation at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). She did a phenomenal job on delivering her findings to the audience and answering thought-provoking questions. Her presentation was on her conference paper titled, “How Undergraduate… Read More
Hwangbo received the FIRE Fellowship
Join us congratulating Hwangbo for receiving the FIRE fellowship. As a fellowship recipient, he is going to participate in the Fostering Innovation with Rising Experts (FIRE) symposium which provides a variety of opportunities for attendees to gain professional networks and… Read More
Simmons Research Lab is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2022!
We are currently recruiting graduate students. They are going to work on a research project that focuses on human-robot collaboration in construction. They are also going to have opportunities to work on VR and AI research projects. For more information,… Read More
Congrats, Elizabeth and Danielle, for your first publication in the EJEE.
Elizabeth (graduate student) and Danielle (undergraduate researcher) co-authored and published their first journal article, titled Leveraging faculty knowledge, experience, and training for leadership education in engineering undergraduate curricula, in the European Journal of Engineering Education. This paper explores the sources… Read More
Congratulations Hwangbo for passing his examination to candidacy
On Jan 12, Hwangbo passed his examination to candidacy. He did an outstanding job presenting his work to committee members and answering thought-provoking questions. His dissertation is titled “The Social Ties of Asian Women that Influence Their Intention to Pursue… Read More
Hwangbo is selected as a Black Trailblazers in Engineering (BTE) fellow
Hwangbo, our graduate student, is selected as a Black Trailblazers in Engineering(BTE) fellow and will be participating in virtual workshops at Purdue University. This will prepare him to become a faculty who is committed to building a diverse and successful… Read More
Dr. Simmons received an NSF award to conduct research on interactive robot assistant
Dr. Simmons received an NSF award to conduct research on “Partnering workers with interactive robot assistant to usher transformation in future construction work.” We are excited to collaborate on this $2 million research project led by researchers at the University… Read More
SRL Celebrates 2 years with postdocs and wishes them good luck on their future endeavors
This week, the Simmons Research Lab was excited to celebrate two years with postdocs Dr. Madeline Polmear and Dr. Anh Chau. The fully vaccinated team gathered at a local outdoor venue for a lovely evening in Gainesville. Pictured below… Read More
Engagement in the Simmons Research Lab During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This past year has been unique in many ways. The Simmons Research Lab has taken the necessary precautions for reducing the risk of the spread of COVID-19, and is excited to announce another very successful regardless of having to have… Read More