{"id":26521,"date":"2025-07-16T14:27:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/?page_id=26521"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:33:48","slug":"research-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/research-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Research News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Research News @ Rinker School<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Here, we highlight the latest accomplishments and milestones of our faculty and graduate students. It features updates on externally funded research awards received by our faculty, showcasing the breadth and impact of their contributions to advancing knowledge in construction management and the built environment. This page also serves as a space for announcing upcoming PhD and master\u2019s thesis defenses, celebrating the achievements of our graduate students and inviting the academic community and public to engage with their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t

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Please join us for Deepak Balakrishnan\u2019s PhD Defense titled \u201cPowering Digital Twins: Development of an NVIDIA\u2122 Omniverse Bi-Directional Connector for Near Real-Time Building Energy Simulation and Optimization\u201d at 8:00 AM on Friday, February 6, in ARC331F.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Please join us for Aditi Thanedar\u2019s MSc Defense titled \u201cA Decision-Making Framework for 4D BIM Adoption in Construction Scheduling\u201d at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 14, in RNK304A (Small Conference Room).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tvon Meding, Brisotto and Carney Receive $573K National Academies Award for Research on Resilient Construction and Community Training<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\tDr. von Meding and team received a $577K award from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for their project \u201cResilient Construction and Community Training \u2013 Credentialing for Recovery, Empowerment, Advancement, Training, and Education.\u201d\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tMSc Defense \u2013 Fernando De Howitt<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Please join us for Fernando De Howitt\u2019s MSc Defense titled \u201cCRAVE: A Construction Robotics Acceptance-Validation-Evaluation Framework for Industrialized Construction\u201d at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 22, in RNK304A (Small Conference Room).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Please join us for Morgan Young\u2019s MSc Defense titled \u201cExploratory Study of Work-Life Balance and Career Development Among Women in Construction\u201d at 2:00 PM on Monday, October 20, in RNK303 (Large Conference Room).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Please join us for Amixadai Miranda-Hernandez\u2019s MSc Defense titled \u201cBuilding Smart Mobility in the U.S.: Achieving Benchmark Public Transportation Performance Through Accessibility and Sustainability Indicators\u201d at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 15, in RNK304A (Small Conference Room).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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