David Hibbitts, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award winner.
Aim for Reform, Not Just Relief
Rethinking how to rebuild after hurricanes
UF Engineer Examines CRISPR Technology in CANCER Therapy
For the first time in the United States, a gene editing tool has been used to treat advanced cancer in three patients and showed promising early results in a pilot phase 1 clinical trial.
UF Engineering Hopes to Curb Harmful Chemicals in Landfills With EPA Grant
Timothy Townsend, Ph.D. and his team from the Sustainable Materials Management Research Lab at UF, are spearheading research to study PFAS at landfills and our waste stream as a whole.
UF Engineer Explores Virtual Interactions to Manage Mental Health Recovery
This article is written by Zack Savitsky and originally published on University of Florida News. CISE professor Benjamin Lok has grants from the National Institute of Health and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to study the applications of Virtual humans. Humans are social creatures, but some things are just hard to talk about. For many people, mental health is …
UF Professor Teams With Google To Present Phishing Insights At Black Hat
We keep falling for phishing emails, and Google just revealed why This article is written by Rob Pegoraro and originally published on Fast Company. Here’s what Google has learned by blocking 100 million phishing attacks on Gmail users—every day. You should feel cranky about all the phishing emails you get. Because getting your brain in a grumpy gear will elevate …
Computer Engineering Alumna Helps Older Adults With New Technology
How UF grad Ming Yang created tech repair Orchard.
Rocket Engineer Recalls Role In Apollo 11 Mission
William Van Duyn, once a student in the UF Department of Chemical Engineering, became an engineer on the Saturn rockets that took Apollo astronauts to the moon
New UF Engineering Faculty Win Young Investigator Awards For Innovating U.S. Security
Navy, Air Force and DTRA awards support young investigators’ research.
UF Biomedical Engineer Pursues Understanding of Natural Killer Cells
Blanka Sharma, Ph.D., receives Early Career Award from National Science Foundation to study ways to kill cancer cells.