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Using sensors and IoT, Prabir Barooah, associate professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is testing personal comfort nodes, or PCNs, to optimize energy use for buildings.

Achieving Peak Comfort While Saving Energy

August 2, 2018

Using sensors and IoT, Prabir Barooah, associate professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is testing personal comfort nodes, or PCNs, to optimize energy use for buildings.

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UF Alum Honored for Engineering Computer Access for the Blind

April 25, 2018

Ted Henter (BSME ’74) remembers swerving as the lights came toward him. Those lights would be one of the last things he’d ever see. After two unsuccessful eye surgeries, Henter, then 27, awoke with a face full of stitches and a permanent disability. But Henter said he spent only about 10 minutes lamenting the loss […]

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UF graduate Liza Kholodkova paints a mural, which she outlined with a robot she developed, on a hallway in the College of Engineering building

UF grad-created gadget speeds art process

August 1, 2017

UF engineering graduate Liza Kholodkova has created a robot to help artists get the job of outlining a mural done faster.

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Governor recognizes Gator Engineer with Young Entrepreneur Award

June 19, 2017

Mechanical engineering alumna Erin Winick was honored at the state’s capitol for her STEM-inspired fashion accessories company, Sci Chic.

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Erich Farber

Remembering Erich Farber (1921–2017)

April 21, 2017

UF professor emeritus Erich Farber, internationally acclaimed for his work in the field of solar energy, passed away on April 9, 2017.

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