Category: Engineering Education

Championships keep rolling in for University of Florida ASCE chapters, as student teams won first place overall earlier this month at the ASCE Southeast Student Symposium in Athens, Ga. “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 […]

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.

Born and raised in Richmond, Va., Jackson graduated from Virginia Tech in 2020 with a degree in Biological Sciences.

Inspired by the art and architecture of France, University of Florida engineering students showcased their artistic sides last week during downtown Gainesville’s Artwalk.

UF’s IPPD celebrates 30 years of solving problems with products.

The UF Chapter of iGEM dazzled 2024 Grand Jamboree judges, earning a gold medal for their research into sepsis, a life-threatening condition that results from the body’s dysregulated response to infection.

UF’s Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers named one of the strongest national chapters.

Born and raised in Punjab, India, Komalpreet Singh always knew he wanted to be a scientist and researcher. After completing a master’s degree with a specialization in water resources from Punjab Agricultural University, he came to the University of Florida in 2022 to begin his Ph.D. in environmental health engineering – and become a major Gator football fan.

Two online engineering graduate programs at the University of Florida cracked the Top 15 – one hitting No. 10 – on U.S. News & World Report’s list of the 2025 Best Online Programs.

Under the guidance of civil engineering professor Eric Du, Ph.D., UF students are using advanced applications of ground robots, robotic arms, and drones to develop cutting-edge solutions with real-world impact.