Florida High Tech Corridor Council Names Three UF Alumni as New Faces of Technology 2019

In Alumni Spotlight, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Honors & Awards

Three UF engineering alumni are among the 12 new “Faces of Technology” recognized by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council in 2019. Their selection underscores the innovative work being done by graduates from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Sean Dotson (’97 BSME, Mechanical Engineering), President and CEO, RND Automation & Engineering masterminds the advancement of automation solutions and machine …

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UF Alum Madeley Arriola Guerrero Selected as a New Face of Civil Engineering by ASCE

In Alumni Spotlight, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, News

UF Engineering alum Madeley Arriola Guerrero (B.S., 2017) was selected as a 2019 New Face of Civil Engineering by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This program recognizes notable achievements of young, distinguished civil engineers. Only 10 extraordinary professionals in the nation were honored with this prestigious award this year. Growing up in Nicaragua, Arriola Guerrero knew at 16 …

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Alumni Spotlight: Shanna Amster (Mechanical Engineering ’17, ’18)

In Alumni Spotlight, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Alumni Spotlight: Shanna Amster (BSME ’17, MSME ’18)Shanna Amster is a double Gator graduate, earning both her B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering in Spring 2017 and Fall 2018, respectively. During her time at UF, Amster was actively involved both inside and outside of the classroom. Within the college, Amster took …

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Alumni Spotlight: Patrick Bollinger, Civil Engineering ’18

In Alumni Spotlight, Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering

Alumni Spotlight: Patrick Bollinger, BSCE ’18Patrick Bollinger graduated with a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Florida. His journey was different from most students who were recognized at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s Fall 2018 commencement ceremony. Bollinger, originally from Maryland, left college more than two decades ago to work in his family’s roofing business and then …

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Soaring Toward a $100B Industry

In Alumni Spotlight, Featured

This article was originally published as “Drone Maker Sees Business Opportunity In Keeping Workers And Warfighters Safe” at Forbes.com. For intrepid wildlife biologists stomping around in the bush, it’s not an animal mauling or an attacking microbe that most often spells doom. Statistically speaking, it’s the aircraft they use to enter remote areas that does them in. In fact, one …