‘Whit’ Whitney helps entrepreneurs build prototypes that can be taken to market David “Whit” Whitney came to Gainesville to further his career in real estate investment and ended up drawing on his experience in venture capital to get involved in local technology startup companies as mentor and investor. Through his Energent Ventures company, he has invested in six technology companies that …
Four UF College of Engineering Faculty Members Inducted as Fellows of AAAS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Four UF College of Engineering faculty members have been inducted as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers because of their distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. They are: Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Associate Dean for Research, …
Biomedical Imaging: It Gets Better with Time
Some things get better with time. Take photoacoustic tomography (PAT), for example. In its 3-D edition, this imaging technology could paint a portrait of a brain. Add a fourth dimension – or, time – and you can use it to locate the focus of an epileptic seizure as it is taking place in that same brain. In 3-D, PAT could …
Gov. Scott Gets a Close-Up of Gator Engineering Capabilities at UF’s Nanoscale Research Facility
Earlier this month, Governor Rick Scott visited the College of Engineering, where he vocalized his support for making UF a Top 10 university, and strengthening the state’s workforce, by bolstering STEM education and research. While on campus, the governor toured the Nanoscale Research Facility (NRF), where he was presented with a unique gift. Nowhere else in the western hemisphere do …
Gator Engineer Appointed to UF’s Board of Trustees
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — David M. Thomas, a 1971 University of Florida graduate with three decades of management and board experience at some of the world’s largest corporations, has been named to UF’s Board of Trustees. The appointment was made today by the Florida Board of Governors. As a senior vice president at IBM, Thomas led the company’s worldwide multibillion dollar …
New Gator Engineering @ Santa Fe Program Brings More Talent Into UF by Reinventing the Freshman Year
A new collaboration between the University of Florida and Santa Fe College will expand enrollment for freshmen going into the College of Engineering. The program is called Gator Engineering @ Santa Fe, and it’s the brainchild of UF engineering dean Cammy Abernathy and numerous members of logistical departments from both institutions. The program will have its initial run this fall. …
Gator Engineer Selected to Head NSF’s Engineering Directorate
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The National Science Foundation has selected University of Florida engineering professor Pramod P. Khargonekar to serve as assistant director for the Directorate of Engineering, known as the ENG. Khargonekar, who will retain his position at UF, will lead the ENG directorate with an annual budget of more than $800 million. ENG invests in frontier engineering research and education, cultivates an innovation …
Gator Engineers Win Jacksonville Startup Weekend
Gator Engineers, Karthik Kadrivel and Sona Muthuvijayan, won the Jacksonville Startup Weekend event this past weekend with their online app Moojic. Kadrivel and Muthuvijayan, along with team members Kumaran Mahendran and Neha Behani, beat out 17 other startups from around Florida to claim the win. Moojic is a web-based jukebox app that lets users personalize the music that is played …
Gator Engineering benefits from Navy Top Recruiter
“Not a single candidate had not made it through to officer” under Navy honoree. Focused on his education at Tulane University, Lt. Lincoln Schneider tucked away his interest in joining the Navy, believing it was a missed opportunity. Now, more than 10 years later, Schneider, a 2010 UF Levin College of Law graduate, is being recognized as one of the …
Gator Engineering Startup Company Predicted to Go Big
Gator Engineering startup company, Feathr, was labeled one of 14 startup companies that are predicted to go bigger in 2013 according to an article by The Next Web. Feathr, currently housed at UF’s Innovation Hub, was started by ISE major Aidan Augustin and CISE major Neal Ormsbee. Their team also consists of CISE majors Andrew Kennedy and Tasha Hankewich. Read …