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How to find a project idea?

Choosing a project that aligns with your interests and showcases your research skills in civil and environmental engineering is key. Here are some strategies to help you find the right project idea:

• Leverage current work and ongoing projects (recommened): Consider building on a project you are already involved in at work, with your supervisor, or within your degree program.
• Seek guidance from faculty (recommended): Consult FGCU faculty to explore current research projects that match your interests and learning goals. Below is a list of selected faculty projects you may choose from. Note: If none align with your interests, contact faculty directly to discuss tailored project ideas.
• Explore research papers and local concerns (most challenging): Dive into existing research papers to identify gaps or areas for new insights. Alternatively, focus on local issues that interest you, and engage with local organizations or agencies for project opportunities. For example, you could contact the Director of Community Engagement at FGCU Service-Learning team who can connect you with relevant local organizations.

Faculty Projects

Construction management

• Specialty Contractor Experiences in Post-Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Construction in Southwest Florida
• Perceptions of Automated Quality Control Systems in Specialty Construction Trades
• Navigating AI Anxiety in the Construction Workforce — Challenges, Remedies, and Reskilling Pathways
• Building Supply Chain Resilience in U.S. Construction — Strategies, Adaptations, and Lessons from the Field
• Real-Time Decision-Making in Live Construction Projects — A Case Study Approach
• Construction Safety and Productivity: Human-Centered Approaches
• Impacts of Electric Vehicles on Pavement Design and Performance

Water resources and environmental engineering

• Wellfield Design and Water Quality in Brackish-Water Desalination: Explores how wellfield design and pumping influence water quality in brackish-water reverse osmosis (BWRO) facilities, using utility monitoring data to reassess groundwater models and improve desalination resilience.
• A Model-Experiment (ModEx) Framework for Understanding Fertilizer and Pesticide Transport in Immokalee Groundwater: Aims at advancing the understanding of fertilizer and pesticide reactive transport in surface water-groundwater in rural agricultural areas in south Florida
• Evaluating the Impact of Land Use and Nature-Based Infrastructure on Groundwater Recharge in South Florida: Focuses on enhancing the climate resiliency of groundwater resources in South Florida through nature-based infrastrcture
• Scenario Analysis of Nutrient Loading Mitigation to Reduce Red Tide Risk: Involves enhancing harmful algal bloom mitigation through advanced machine learning
• Analyzing the Role of Temperature in Red Tide Dynamics Using Machine Learning: Involves enhancing harmful algal bloom prediction through advanced machine learning
• Site Selection for Phosphorus Reduction in the Peace River Watershed: Focuses on areas with high phosphorus loading, identifying projects for measurable phosphorus reduction using the WAM model
• Site Selection for Nitrogen Reduction in the Peace River Watershed: Prioritizes areas contributing the most nitrogen loading and identifies projects for quantifiable nitrogen reduction using the WAM model

General

• The Future of Higher Education in the Age of AI: A review article to explore how AI will shape the future of higher education
• Sea-Level Rise, Real Estate, and Climate Change Literacy: A Behavioral Study in Naples, Florida: Explores how public understanding of sea-level rise influences real estate decisions, using surveys and flood risk data to assess behavioral change

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