Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence
Welcome to the Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence!
With the help of a $300 million public-private partnership, UF is transforming the heart of campus into a home and headquarters for the New Engineer. This is our flagship building: an 84,000 square foot state-of-the-art research and educational environment.
The Home of the New Engineer
Watch dedication ceremony
Make Your Mark
See interior building spaces available for naming, and invest in the future of engineering.
Celebrating five years of unrelenting progress as the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.
Key Building Features
CLASSROOMS AND TOOLS to facilitate team-based learning, including freshman design labs
Faculty and student COLLISION SPACES to encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration
State of the art BIOTECH LAB to engineer solutions to overcome cancer, cardiovascular and muscular system disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases
PROTOTYPING LABS to enhance hands-on learning and help develop big ideas
GLOBAL TELECONFERENCING LAB to build 21st century communication and networking skills
Herbert Wertheim’s Portrait Unveiled
Watch the five-year anniversary celebration and the unveiling of Dr. Herbert Wertheim’s portrait inside the Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence!