THE LATEST FROM THE UNIVERSITY
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Among public universities, the college climbed 3 spots to No. 24 from No. 27. In addition, four programs made the Top 20. Aerospace engineering jumped to No. 14 from No. 16, biomedical engineering to No. 16 from No. 18, computer engineering to No. 19 from No. 24 and nuclear engineering to No. 11 from No. 12.
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Using UF’s supercomputer HiPerGator, Electrical & Computer Engineering assistant professor Yuheng Bu, Ph.D., and his team are working on an invisible watermark method for Large Language Models designed to reliably detect AI-generated content – even altered or paraphrased – while maintaining writing quality.
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In the fight to end cholera deaths by 2030 – a goal set by the World Health Organization – UF researcher and professor Antar Jutla, Ph.D., has deployed his Cholera Risk Dashboard in about 20 countries, most recently in Kenya. Using NASA and NOAA satellite images and artificial intelligence algorithms, the dashboard is an interactive web interface that pinpoints areas ripe for thriving cholera bacteria.
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE COLLEGE
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Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Ph.D., an associate professor, popular mentor and groundbreaking researcher at the University of Florida, has been named the new chair of the Department of Engineering Education at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.
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Led by Nina Stark, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, this ambitious initiative brings together an interdisciplinary team of researchers from five universities across the country. The project focuses on understanding the geomechanical properties of tidal mudflats, which span vast coastal areas worldwide, pose navigation hazards and remain poorly understood.
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UF Agricultural & Biological Engineering's Vivek Sharma, Ph.D. was awarded a $1.3M grant from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – Office of Agricultural Water Policy to expand his extension work in the Florida Stakeholder Engagement Program.
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Walter Lee Murfee, Ph.D., professor and associate chair for undergraduate studies in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at UF, has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
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Ivana Parker, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at UF, has been named a Keystone Symposia Fellow, a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding early-career scientists.
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CELEBRATING OUR FUTURE ENGINEERS
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For many people, especially those diagnosed later in life, managing diabetes often presents substantial physical, emotional and financial challenges. Cameron Crouse is now rolling his experiences, knowledge and insight as a lifelong patient into his graduate research, hoping to find a diabetes treatment at the cellular level through tissue engineering.
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“UF took first out of 19 universities,” noted ASCE student chapter advisor Mark Newman, Ph.D. “Our students also made more history as the first university in the region to win first place in Steel Bridge, Concrete Canoe, and Overall three years in a row. This means that both our Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe teams will be advancing to nationals.”
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Monreal is currently a doctoral student at UF. Her doctoral dissertation adviser is Siva Srinivasan, Ph.D., professor and associate director of the UFTI. Her dissertation, “Navigating Blind Spots: Data and Methodological Limitations in Safety Assessment of Emerging Transportation Modes,” focuses on emerging modes of transportation, specifically golf carts.
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The UF American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter added another win to their already solid list of achievements, securing 1st Place at Audrey’s Traffic Control competition at the 2025 Southeast ASCE Student Symposium held March 6-8, 2025, at the University of Georgia.
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Mark your calendar for Grand Guard 50th Reunion Weekend May 15-17 in Gainesville. This event provides a meaningful experience for Gators who have reached the 50th anniversary of their first graduation.
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GRATEFUL RECOGNITION - $100,000+ GIFTS
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We are deeply grateful to those whose generosity helps Gator Engineers be future-ready leaders through bold research, hands-on learning and forward-thinking innovation!
Arnold Goldberg (CISE) - Supporting the Summer Goldberg Gator Engineering summer camps.
Citi - Supporting the Citi Lab for Advance Information and Intelligent Technologies.
ExxonMobil Foundation - Supporting student experiential learning.
Google - Funding the AI4K12 Project within the CISE department.
James Spoto (ECE) - Estate gift in support of ECE.
Jayant Shroff (ChemE) - Additional contribution to the Shroff Family Endowed Scholarship in Chemical Engineering.
John Hauck Foundation (NE) - Supporting research with the Gas Core Reactor.
Jones, Edmunds & Associates, Inc. (ESSIE) - Supporting the endowment of the Jones, Edmunds & Associates, Inc. Professorship in Environmental Engineering Sciences.
Julianne LaRock - Supporting undergraduate and graduate scholarships in ISE.
Mitchell Waldman (MAE) - Supporting undergraduate students in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering.
Judy Chang and Virginia Wang (MSE) - For graduate support in the MSE department.
Walden Rhines (MSE) - Upgrading the Fredrick Rhines professorship to an endowed chair.
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SUPPORT ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Gifts made to the Dean’s Excellence Fund help students through experiential learning opportunities that emphasize team-based learning, hands-on projects, student-organized competitions, internships, and externships to develop their leadership and innovation skills.
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