News from Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

MARCH 2018

Check out more news about the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at our online news source, The New Engineer.

NEW HIRES

Meet Our New Engineers

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has hired twenty-eight new faculty powered by the Wertheim Transformation, as well as naming new chairs of the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Industrial & Systems Engineering.

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

For Flu Detection, Just Add Water

Head of Environmental Engineering Chang-Yu Wu’s novel method of detecting the flu virus can thwart the next flu pandemic.

IN THE HEADLINES

UF Engineering Faculty Featured on TODAY Show

Christine Angelini, ESSIE; Aysegul Gunduz, BME; and Michele Manuel, MSE, shared their life advice with TODAY viewers in a video posted on Today.com.

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

MSE Faculty Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

UF Materials Science & Engineering professor Anthony Brennan is being honored for his inventions that led to the Sharklet microtopography which was inspired by biomimicry.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Powered to Lead: Triple Gator Named Dean

Christina Bloebaum, a three-time graduate of UF’s aerospace engineering program, will lead the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

UF Teams Win Big at ASCE

At the ASCE 2018 SE Student Conference, the University of Florida teams placed second overall; first in the Concrete Canoe, Horseshoe, Geowall, Dynamic Dam, and Reinforcement Rodeo competitions; and third in the Steel Bridge and Orienteering competitions.

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UF offers both online (UF EDGE) and on-campus options to earn your Master’s degree from 9 unique UF Engineering departments. Start advancing your engineering career by choosing a degree track that works for you!

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POWERING THE NEW ENGINEER TO TRANSFORM THE FUTURE

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