Category: Engineering Education

UF’s Enrique Medici one of five Air Force SMART Scholars
September 19, 2025Nuclear engineering doctoral candidate Enrique Medici was one of five selected college students this summer to attend the prestigious U.S. Air Force’s SMART Scholar Program. The annual program awards full-tuition, merit-based scholarships to hundreds of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral candidates who are pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. The program ran on June […]
Read more: UF’s Enrique Medici one of five Air Force SMART Scholars »
Protecting Lives with Biomechanics: Meet Hossein Bahreinizad
September 15, 2025Hossein Bahreinizad’s journey from a small town in southern Iran to the forefront of traumatic brain injury research at the University of Florida is grounded in lifelong curiosity about the human body.
Read more: Protecting Lives with Biomechanics: Meet Hossein Bahreinizad »
College receives unanimous ABET reaccreditation
September 3, 2025The University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College Engineering recently received a six-year reaccreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
Read more: College receives unanimous ABET reaccreditation »
Growing engineering and arts programs ‘Won’t Back Down’ in Europe
August 29, 2025With Tom Petty providing their soundtrack, about 110 University of Florida students explored the intersection of engineering and art in Europe this summer.
Read more: Growing engineering and arts programs ‘Won’t Back Down’ in Europe »
CISE Ph.D. student recognized with national award for mentorship
August 27, 2025Ashley Hart, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science, has been recognized as Mentor of the Year by the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (NSTMF) for uplifting others through mentorship.
Read more: CISE Ph.D. student recognized with national award for mentorship »
Head-First: A Researcher’s Fight Against Traumatic Brain Injury: Meet Gustavo Paulon
August 22, 2025With a background in mechatronics, Gustavo Paulon is a third-year Ph.D. student in industrial and systems engineering (ISE) working to design smarter, safer helmets for first responders.
Read more: Head-First: A Researcher’s Fight Against Traumatic Brain Injury: Meet Gustavo Paulon »
Networks, Algorithms, and Ambition: Tanner Staggs’ Path to Research Excellence
August 13, 2025Tanner Staggs, a Ph.D. student in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, develops novel algorithms to address large-scale network interdiction problems that strengthen infrastructure systems against disruptions and vulnerabilities.
Read more: Networks, Algorithms, and Ambition: Tanner Staggs’ Path to Research Excellence »
Engineering a Future for Florida Wildlife: Meet Amirreza Saffarian
August 11, 2025Amirreza Saffarian, a third-year Ph.D. student in Industrial and Systems Engineering, develops optimization models to protect Florida’s wildlife, including the Florida panther. Originally from Iran, he’s earned top academic honors and enjoys hiking, soccer, and exploring new cultures.
Read more: Engineering a Future for Florida Wildlife: Meet Amirreza Saffarian »
‘Positivity, intelligence and empathy’: Meet Fabiola Y. Rodríguez Rodríguez
July 25, 2025Fabiola Y. Rodríguez, a first-year Ph.D. student at UF’s Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and the Environment, is already making waves in sustainable waste management.
Read more: ‘Positivity, intelligence and empathy’: Meet Fabiola Y. Rodríguez Rodríguez »
UF concrete canoe team claims its fifth championship
July 1, 2025Less than a month after UF’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge Team made history by capturing its fifth consecutive national title, another UF civil engineering team paddled its way to its fifth national title (four in the last six years).
Read more: UF concrete canoe team claims its fifth championship »