The University of Florida’s College of Engineering showed the public what robots can do on Wednesday. Eric Schwartz, associate director of the Machine Intelligence Laboratory, said UF students’ past robots have won world championships in the past, and this semester’s creations are equally captivating. Schwartz said he is always impressed with the great work produced by students like Andrew Gray …
Students to show off robotic innovations at demo day
Despite his clipped wings, Pepper the parrot is now mobile and a little quieter thanks to robotics. Pepper now cruises around in the Bird Buggy, a robot created by Andrew Gray, a 29-year-old electrical and computer engineering graduate student, for the intelligent machines design laboratory course. Hosted by the course instructors, The Bird Buggy, and 12 other robots created by …
UF dedicates solar panel installation at Weil Hall
UF and Progress Energy officials dedicated its recent solar project during a ceremony outside Weil Hall – home to the College of Engineering. The solar project, funded by Progress Energy’s SunSense program, includes a 100-kilowatt solar system with three separate installations at the Microbiology Building, Rinker Hall and Energy Park in SW Gainesville. A kiosk displaying information from the panels …
Rocket Man: Gator Engineer Trase Travers featured in Profile Magazine
Gator Engineer Trase Travers (BS ’91, Civil Engineering), president and CEO of Millennium Engineering and Integration Company, was recently featured in Profile magazine where he spoke about his work with NASA and what it takes to stay competitive in the space field. Read article here…
Three College of Engineering professors named AAAS 2012 fellows
Three of the 5 newly honored Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from the University of Florida are Gator Engineers. Dr. Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, associate dean of research and distinguished professor in the department of chemical engineering, was named fellow for seminal contributions to the understanding of particle flow and the dynamics of gas-solid flows. …
Arnoldo Valle Levinson selected as member of Mexican Academy of Sciences
Dr. Arnoldo Valle Levinson, professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, has been selected to become a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. The admission of new members to the Academy is governed by a careful process of evaluation by the Mexican Academy of Sciences membership committee. Founded in 1959, The Mexican Academy of Sciences is a private …
Fan Ren awarded Gordon E. Moore Medal
Dr. Fan Ren, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded the Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology from the Electrochemical Society (ECS). Dr. Ren was selected for the prestigious award for contributions to the development of compound semiconductor electronic and photonic device processing methods. ECS is an international nonprofit, …
Alan George and Oliver Wu named IEEE Fellows
Dr. Alan George and Dr. Oliver Wu, both professors with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, have been recently named as Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Fellows. Dr. George was named Fellow for contributions to reconfigurable and high-performance computing. Dr. Wu was named Fellow for contributions to video communication and processing, and wireless networking. IEEE is the …
Franky So elected OSA Fellow
Dr. Franky So, Rolf E. Hummel Professor of Electronic Materials in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA). Dr. So was elected for his contributions to the development of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic photovoltaics. Since 1916, OSA has been the world’s leading champion for optics …
Boom! NASA to demolish spacecraft in the name of science
Work is underway to create a spacecraft that won’t be rocketed into outer space but will be purposely destroyed on the ground. A University of Florida team led by Gator Engineering associate professor Norm Fitz-Coy is designing and fabricating DebriSat for its eventual demise. DebriSat is a 110-pound satellite that’s a double for a modern low-Earth orbit spacecraft in terms of …