Accolades, Facts & Figures

CISE’s Slepian honored for going above and beyond

The Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) recently honored Research Administrator Michelle Slepian with its 2025 CISE Staff Excellence Award.

SA Sherif Earns UF Mentoring Honors and ASME Dedicated Service Award

Sherif is the recipient of the 2025-2026 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award at both the college and the university level, recognition that reflects decades of dedication to doctoral mentorship.

ChE’s Yeongseon Jang honored as outstanding junior faculty member

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering on Thursday awarded Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D., the 2025-2026 Pramod P. Khargonekar Award, which honors outstanding junior faculty members undergoing tenure and promotion review.

UF Biomedical Engineering Celebrates 2025–2026 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Award Recipients

The University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering is proud to recognize faculty, staff and students honored through the 2025–2026 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards.

Allen elected as 2026 AIMBE Fellow

Kyle D. Allen, Ph.D., a professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows as part of the 2026 class.

Castles, curricula and awards: Villanueva opens 2026 with national recognition

Idalis Villanueva, Ph.D. won the inaugural Richard Felder Award for Transformative Work in Engineering Education Award.