Professor Warren Dixon was asked to serve in the 2013-2017 class of the Air Force Science Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee that provides independent advice on matters of science and technology relating to the Air Force mission, reporting directly to the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Since …
Gator Engineer and First Female CEO in Defense, Reflects on What it Takes
Linda Parker Hudson is a pioneer. As President and Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems, Inc. she is the first woman to ever head a major Pentagon contractor. Before coming to BAE, she was the first female corporate officer and company president in the history of General Dynamics; the first female vice president of an operating company at Martin Marietta; and the …
Retired ChemE Professor and Beloved Owner of Gainesville Hotspot Passes Away
Gar Hoflund, retired professor in Chemical Engineering and owner of local Stubbies & Steins, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, after sudden health problems. Dr. Hoflund opened Stubbies & Steins with his daughter Berkeley in 2003 and he retired from UF in September 2012. The College of Engineering is joined in offering condolences to Dr. Hoflund’s family. Read story here
UF Tops in STEM Degrees in Florida
An accountability report released at Wednesday’s Board of Governors meeting in Gainesville shows the University of Florida leads the state when it comes to producing graduates in so-called STEM majors emphasized by state leaders. At the end of the 2011-2012 academic year, UF awarded STEM bachelor’s degrees to 31 percent of its students, six percentage points ahead of the second-highest …
Engineering Students Invited to Participate in ‘Leadership and the Morrill Act’ Event
In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Morrill Act, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the College of Engineering and the Military Sciences have come together to present: Leadership and the Morrill Act: A 19th Century Initiative with 21st Century Implications. Gator Engineering students are invited to participate in a unique academic event that explores how agriculture, engineering …
UF SAE Team Races on with Elite Porsche Sponsorship
It’s pronounced “Porsh-uh.” It’s the name that represents the unattainable, the finest things in life. When you say it, you say it with reverence. Porsche. It’s the name that rolls off the tongue when you draw comparisons to what you want but you can’t have. The car you dream of owning. For SAE teams, it also represented what could only …
Two COE faculty chosen for National Academy of Inventors
Two College of Engineering faculty, UF Vice President of Research and MSE professor David Norton and Rolf E. Hummel professor of electronic materials and MSE associate chair of research Franky So, were chosen as Charter Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Four researchers at the University of Florida have been chosen as Charter Fellows of the …
Gator Engineering spinoffs share $248M contract from U.S. Army
Altavian, IA Tech, of UF Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering join other unmanned aircraft systems companies in accelerating jobs and tech transfer in city. Gainesville has become a hotbed for small companies that provide drones for military reconnaissance, aerial surveys of civil engineering projects or environmental surveys. Out of five such companies, two recently stepped up to compete with major …
Gator Engineering hits record high National Chapter Award wins in 2012
Congratulations to UF NSBE, SASE, SHPE, SWE and Tau Beta Pi – Florida Alpha! At Gator Engineering, diversity, inclusion and multiplicity is not just a way of thinking and working, it is also part of our DNA. We fully support and commend all efforts on the parts of our students in leading the way to create educational experiences and future …
Easy access, low costs seen as keys to luring tech jobs
India-based Mindtree Limited decided to open software development centers in the United States because its Fortune 2000 clients here needed more immediate access and support for their digital offerings. The company chose Gainesville for its first center in large part because of the access to computer science talent coming out of the University of Florida and the low cost of …