Gator Engineering’s Integrated Product and Process Design program continues to spotlight innovation with its 19th annual Final Design Review and Prototype Demonstration Showcase on April 15. This exposition will be the first year undergraduate biomedical engineering students are participating. Team “Clean Cut” includes seniors from BME’s inaugural graduating class collaborating on a prototype system of recycling single-use medical equipment. They …
Biomedical engineer wows crowd with three minute thesis
Biomedical Engineering doctoral student Badal Juneja won the People’s Choice Award after presenting his research on “backscatter imaging for medical applications” in the final round of the Three Minute Thesis Competition. The competition – which challenges its contestants to condense years of work into an “elevator pitch” – was started in Australia in 2008 and has traveled to 170 universities …
Dean Abernathy appointed to NSF’s Epicenter National Advisory Board
Cammy Abernathy, dean of UF’s College of Engineering, has been selected to be one of fourteen advisors for Epicenter, or the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation, which is funded by the National Science Foundation. Abernathy and other members of Epicenter’s National Advisory Board were identified as leaders in engineering, entrepreneurship and innovation education. During her time as dean …
Gators win first place in hands-on engineering competition
Our student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers won first place at the 2014 ASCE Southeast Regional Conference. Gator teams took home the trophy for first place overall, in addition to earning first place in both the Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe competitions. The competitions at the ASCE Conference are designed to give civil engineering students an opportunity …
Dean Abernathy appointed Honorary Ambassador for Mindtree
Mindtree’s president Scott Staples and their local general manager Joelle Smith donned their RowdyReptiles shirts as they presented our dean, Cammy Abernathy, and Innovation Square’s Ed Poppell with the honor of being Mindtree Ambassadors.
Gator Engineering startup improves nursing education
Behind every successful technology startup is a proud college of engineering. Shadow Health – the first company to receive $200,000 in equity financing through a new state program designed to bring research from public universities to market – has it’s origins in UF’s Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. Since 2004, professor Ben Lok, along with his research …
Pioneer of renewable fuels remembered
Dr. Alex Green passed away on March 12, 2014 at the age of 94. He was a decorated Air Force veteran who served in World War II, and a warmly regarded faculty member in the College of Engineering. Dr. Green came to the University of Florida as a graduate research professor in 1963. He worked in the departments of Mechanical …
University Of Florida Researchers Say Lobster’s Sense of Smell Could Help Detect Explosives
As reported by First Bell on March 19, 2014: On its website, NBC News reports University of Florida researchers say that by studying a lobster’s sense of smell they may be able to develop technology that can protect soldiers from landmines and other explosives. The UF researchers have found that an olfactory neuron in lobsters “emits bursts of electrical pulses, …
Gator Engineering’s startups shine in innovation showcase
On March 13th, the Office of Technology Licensing will hold its 8th annual Celebration of Innovation. Half of the startup companies featured in this year’s event have their origins in the College of Engineering. These Gator Engineering startups represent the spectrum of different departments and disciplines that make up the college, including materials, mechanical, aerospace, computer, electrical, systems and biomedical …
Engineering student group wins first place in competition
The University of Florida’s student chapter of Materials Advantage – a program for materials science and engineering majors – placed first in the TMS Materials Bowl on Feb. 16. The team – Glenn Bean, Hunter Henderson, Peter Feldtmann and Steven Chiu – defeated 11 other university teams in the Jeopardy-style trivia competition with single elimination rounds. “I feel great about …