They are a department well adapted to solving complex, real-life problems – often before our society realizes it has them – and they are growing in numbers and in strength. They include some of the brightest academic leaders in the country in the areas of cybersecurity, biometrics, and informatics – and their highly sought-after students. In his recent article for …
Remembering Robert “Bob” Ramey
Former associate dean of engineering helped start what is now the CISE department.
2014 AAAS Mentor Award Winner, Juan Gilbert
UF CISE professor recognized for helping underrepresented minority computer science students to earn doctoral degrees.
Remembering Dr. Robert Dean
“Dr. Dean was known around the world for his coastal engineering research and beach nourishment techniques.”
Dr. Jill Biden visits Gator Engineering @ Santa Fe
Her community college tour will include first-of-its-kind engineering pipeline program
UF Transportation Institute Director Recognized for her Leadership
ASCE calls Dr. Lily Elefteriadou “one of the world’s foremost experts in the field of traffic operations, traffic flow theory and simulation”
NSF’s Epicenter selects Gator Engineering students as fellows
Two Gator Engineering students have been selected for University Innovation Fellows, a program of the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), which is funded by the National Science Foundation and housed at Stanford University. Natalie DeVarona and Daniel Kleinman – both mentored by Erik Sander, director of UF’s Engineering Innovation Institute – were among 123 student leaders from …
Protecting Coastal Communities – for the Gator Good
“For the engineers and scientists that study hurricanes at UF, it’s personal.” – Dr. Forrest Masters
Nobel Laureate to speak at UF’s Nanoscience Institute
For their inaugural event in the Nanotechnology Seminar Series, the Nanoscience Institute for Medical & Engineering Technology (NIMET) will host Nobel Laureate Sir Harold Kroto. Kroto was one of three scientists to win the Nobel Prize in 1996 for discovering the carbon molecule C60– which they named Buckminsterfullerene, more commonly known as “buckyballs.” His speech, “Carbon in Nano and Outer …
Mechanical alum and students experience Daytona
As published on Racer.com on January 15, 2015 – When the Mazda Motorsports Prototype race team recently tested in preparation for the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona, it invited some special guests: students from the University of Florida’s mechanical engineering department. The Mazda racing program is operated by SpeedSource, a race team based in Coral Springs, Fla. The team’s engineering …