The University of Florida raised a record $402 million this year – including a $50 million transformational gift for engineering excellence.
UF Nuclear Engineering Takes on U.S. Department of Energy Challenges
Research includes building robots that can traverse high radiation environments and pinpointing ideal materials for constructing nuclear reactors.
UF’s New Electronics Security Lab to be Outfitted by Tektronix
This announcement originally appeared on PRNewsWire. BEAVERTON, Ore. – Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of measurement solutions, today announced that the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research (FICS Research) at the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering will outfit its electronics research lab with an extensive range of state-of-the-art Tektronix test equipment. The instrumentation, ranging from mixed domain oscilloscopes …
UF Engineering part of $7.5 M defense department study of spray behavior and control
Under the direction of “Bala” Balachandar, UF’s Institute for Computational Engineering will contribute to the multidisciplinary university research initiative.
Bridges could soon be inspected by aerial drones
UF Engineering faculty and NSF CAREER awardee Jennifer Rice is exploring best practices with emerging technologies.
Breast cancer detection made more precise
3D imaging research by biomedical engineering professor David Gilland makes tumors easier to detect and halves treatment radiation.
Hook, line and sinker: Researchers find new way to stop ransomware
UF’s cybersecurity experts created CryptoDrop to stop phising and ransomware attacks.
UF Engineering dean recognized nationally for commitment to safety
Dean Abernathy received the “Campus Leaders Who Care” award for improving safety standards in higher education.
Remembering Rudolf E. Kalman (1930 – 2016)
Professor Emeritus Kalman, a long-time mentor at UF, was awarded the National Medal of Science for his development of the Kalman filter.
UF Civil Engineering professor emeritus writes about Panama Canal
Frank Townsend’s article in The Conversation discusses ways the expansion will transform shipping around the world.