Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

How An Engineer Picks Strawberries

In Alumni Spotlight, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringMay 20, 2019

Robert Pitzer (BSME ’97) and Scott Jantz- (BS ’95, MS ’98 ECE) co-founded Harvest CROO Robotics to develop an autonomous strawberry-picking machine.

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Featured, Honors & Awards, News, Research & Innovation, Security / May 14, 2019

UF-led Consortium Selected To Pioneer New Autonomy Capabilities For U.S. Combat Resources

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Three Engineering Alumni Named in UF’s 40 Under 40 Awards

In Alumni Spotlight, Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Honors & Awards, ICYMI, J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, NewsMay 9, 2019

UF honors 40 successful alumni at Orange & Blue football game, including three engineers.

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 & AwardsApril 10, 2019

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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No More Scars? UF Engineers Continue Work To Develop Models For Scar-Free Healing

In Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Featured, News, Research & InnovationFebruary 18, 2019

Dr. Chelsey Simmons, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Affiliate faculty of the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, at the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has been awarded a $1.8 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study models of scar-free healing in mammals.

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UF Students Engineer Big Robotics Win At ASME Competition

In Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Education, Featured, Honors & Awards, NewsJanuary 25, 2019

The University of Florida student team captured the top spot in the Student Design competition.

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

In Alumni Spotlight, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringJanuary 22, 2019

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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