With lasers, smoke and a wind tunnel, UF helps federal agency investigate deadly Hurricane Maria (UF News)
University of Florida researchers are looking back at 2017’s Hurricane Maria, a deadly Category 4 storm that devastated Puerto Rico, to improve safety and resilience as hurricane season approaches.
UF Scientists To Develop AI Technology To Help Growers Assess Crop Damage After Hurricanes
UF researcher Nikolaos Tziolas is developing an AI-powered interactive tool to help farmers assess crop damage after major storms and compare it to previous seasons.
Gone With the Wind: Hurricane Helene Helps Researchers Track Pitch Canker Spread
UF researchers are analyzing data from Hurricane Helene to better understand the spread of pitch canker and minimize the devastating disease’s impact on the timber industry.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Researches Wind-Resilient Construction Methods Using Hurricane Data
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate introduces Dr. Kurtis Gurley—associate director of ESSIE at UF—whose research focuses on developing cost-effective, wind-resilient construction methods using wind tunnel experiments and real hurricane data.
Tech Tuesday: Associate Professor at the University of Florida Researches the Correlation Between Infectious Pathogens Natural Disaster
This week’s Tech Tuesday features UF Innovate host Bethany Gaffey introducing Dr. Antar Jutla, an associate professor in Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment at UF whose research models infectious pathogen risks after natural disasters like hurricanes.
UF Researchers Raced Against Helene To Deploy Storm-Monitoring Equipment Along Coast
Before hurricane Helene, UF research team scrambled up Florida’s west coast to set up storm-monitoring equipment that will provide valuable insights into environmental, structural, and human survival.