Rinker School Welcomes Undergraduate Students with 2026 Reception
J1st received their hard hats!
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Gheisari, Jeelani, and Antonenko Receive $750K NSF Award to Advance AI Literacy in Construction Education
Dr. Masoud Gheisari and Dr. Idris Jeelani from the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management, and Dr. Pavlo Antonenko from the College of Education received a $750K NSF award to advance AI literacy in construction education.
Dr. Rui Liu and her collaborators Receive $750K NSF Award for AI-Based Construction Education Research
Dr. Rui Liu and her collaborators from Florida International University received a $750K NSF award for their project developing an AI-based interactive learning support system to improve plan interpretation skills.
PhD Defense – Ali Katooziani
Please join us for Ali Katooziani’s PhD Defense titled “VirtuaAI-Safe: GPT-Enabled Personalized Situated Learning in Virtual Reality for Safety Education” at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 8, in Rinker 303.
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PhD Defense – Chady Elias
Please join us for Chady Elias’s PhD Defense titled “Context-Aware Operational Digital Twins for AI-Augmented Facility Management” at 10:00 AM on Friday, June 12 in Rinker 338.
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PhD Defense – Deepak Balakrishnan
Please join us for Deepak Balakrishnan’s PhD Defense titled “Powering Digital Twins: Development of an NVIDIA™ Omniverse Bi-Directional Connector for Near Real-Time Building Energy Simulation and Optimization” at 8:00 AM on Friday, February 6, in ARC331F.
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MSc Defense – Aditi Thanedar
Please join us for Aditi Thanedar’s MSc Defense titled “A Decision-Making Framework for 4D BIM Adoption in Construction Scheduling” at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 14, in RNK304A (Small Conference Room).
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von Meding, Brisotto and Carney Receive $573K National Academies Award for Research on Resilient Construction and Community Training
Dr. von Meding and team received a $577K award from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for their project “Resilient Construction and Community Training – Credentialing for Recovery, Empowerment, Advancement, Training, and Education.”
UF Rinker School Graduate Programs Info Session
Looking to advance your career in construction management? Join us to learn about our Master’s and Ph.D. programs at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management. Get insights on admissions, funding, research opportunities, and how our programs can help you achieve your goals. Graduate Programs Information Session:Nov 14, 2025 | 10:00 AM ET
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MSc Defense – Fernando De Howitt
Please join us for Fernando De Howitt’s MSc Defense titled “CRAVE: A Construction Robotics Acceptance-Validation-Evaluation Framework for Industrialized Construction” at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 22, in RNK304A (Small Conference Room).
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