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Engineering alumna elected for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

May 1, 2023

An engineering alumna who is a pioneer in the semiconductor polishing industry is among 10 new members of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

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Thomas E. Angelini, Ph.D., associate professor in MAE

UF engineers create viable artificial blood vessels by stretching the science of silicone 3D printing

May 1, 2023

Thomas Angelini, Ph.D., associate professor in MAE, and Senthilkumar Duraivel, a graduate from MSE working out of Angelini’s Soft Matter Lab, have collaborated on an approach to 3D print soft silicone structures like miniscule vascular bodies by turning the conventional process on its head.

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Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Awardees

2022-2023 Awards for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

April 28, 2023

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering presented its annual awards to faculty, staff, and students for the 2022-2023 academic year on April 28, 2023. These awards celebrate the excellence and fundamental values of our college.

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Six UF Engineering graduate programs reach higher in U.S. News & World Report rankings

Six UF Engineering graduate programs reach higher in U.S. News & World Report rankings

April 28, 2023

Aerospace Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida made significant moves in the latest U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) rankings among public graduate engineering programs, joining four others that climbed in the list of top schools for graduate engineering study.

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UF Research Foundation names 2023 Professors

April 25, 2023

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2023.

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A woman rides a horse on a wooded trail. The horse is facing the right side of the image.

How a horse whisperer can help engineers build better robots

April 25, 2023

UF researchers say the age-old partnership between people and horses can teach us something about building robots designed to improve our lives.

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Congrats to the 2023 Honorees for UF's 40 Under 40 Awards! Michael Fenn (M.S. '11, Ph.D. '13); Ivana Parker (BSME '09); and Michele Siminari (BSEN '10).

Engineering alumni honored in 2023 “40 Under 40” awards

April 17, 2023

Three Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering alumni have been recognized by the university in this year’s “40 under 40” awards. These outstanding young alumni are rising leaders in their professions, positively representing The Gator Nation through their excellence, impact, and contribution in our community and on a global scale.

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Read Hayes, Ph.D.

Outsmarting shoplifters: Gator Engineer harnesses tech to keep one step ahead

April 17, 2023

Engineering Research Scientist Read Hayes recently traveled to Tallahassee, FL, to represent UF on Gator Day to showcase how his SaferPlaces Lab works to keep retail communities safe from shoplifters.

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Playing sports against robotic opponents makes our brains work harder

April 12, 2023

Amanda Studnicki, a graduate student in BME, and her advisor, Daniel Ferris, Ph.D., have discovered that the brains of table tennis players react very differently to human or machine opponents.

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