GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 33 faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2014-2017. The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields. The UFRF Professors were recommended by their college deans based on nominations …
Gator Engineering honors Distinguished Alumnus awardees
Two Gator Engineering alumni are among four from the University of Florida to receive this year’s Distinguished Alumnus award. Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi, a renewable energy pioneer, and George L. Kirkland, vice chairman of the board of directors for Chevron Corporation and executive vice president of its largest business segment Upstream, will be honored for their respective achievements in the …
Biomedical Engineering Graduates Its First Undergraduate Class
The College of Engineering is making history this May as it graduates its first class of undergraduate students from the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. Generous gifts from the Pruitt family helped to grow a thriving biomedical engineering (BME) department on the UF campus over the course of a decade. Then in 2012, after several years of …
Baby Gator class concludes engineering is cool after UF students visit
The University of Florida’s American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and Engineering Ambassadors (EA) partnered with Baby Gator Child Development Center this week to inspire the next generation of Gator Engineers. With the guidance of AIAA and EA, forty 4-to-5-year-olds enrolled at the Lake Alice campus participated in hands-on experiments –including egg drops, slime observation and model rocket launches …
Gator Engineering among nation’s leaders in graduate degrees and diversity
The University of Florida continues to lead the nation as one of the top 10 colleges awarding graduate degrees in engineering, and this week the Gator Engineering alumni base will expand significantly. According to the latest Engineering Workforce Commission figures, UF is ranked #9 in it’s awarding of engineering doctoral degrees, and #5 in master’s degrees. By the end of …
UF’s dean of engineering featured in MIT magazine
Most MIT alumni apply lessons learned during their time at the Institute, but Cammy Abernathy does it in service to a rising generation of engineers.
From the Sunshine State to the Solar State; Gator Engineers have a plan
Have you ever wondered why the Sunshine State isn’t leading the world in the production of solar energy? There are a combination of factors involved – some political and economic – but two engineers at the University of Florida have shed light on how the electrical challenges that come with using widespread solar energy could be overcome. Most people think …
Environmental Engineering Researchers Reduce Odor Emissions in Landfills
University of Florida researchers in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences (EES) have developed a framework for designing custom soil covers at landfills to reduce harmful emissions. There are more than 3,400 active landfills in the U.S. About half of them accept household wastes, while the other half accept debris from construction and demolition projects. The environmental conditions that naturally …
Paracosm founder receives Outstanding Young Alumnus award
Every year the University of Florida Alumni Association recognizes alumni who are 35 years of age or younger and have distinguished themselves in their profession and community. On the morning of April 12th, at Emerson Alumni Hall, about two-dozen alumni – who studied all around campus, and now live all around the world – gathered for the 2014 Outstanding Young …
Governor announces Gator Engineering startup Optym to expand in Gainesville
April 4, 2014 – News Release Tallahassee – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Optym, formerly Innovative Scheduling (IS), a leading developer of planning and scheduling software for the transportation and logistics industry, will expand its operations in Gainesville. The expansion will add 100 jobs and a capital investment of nearly $4.8 million in Alachua County. Governor Scott said, “It …