In 2003, fifty-five million people in the northeastern United States were affected by a widespread power outage and subsequent cellular service overload, attributed to some untrimmed foliage and a faulty alarm. A few weeks later, a storm took out a single powerline in Italy and another fifty-five million people lost electricity and train service. This year, a lone train in …
Engineering lab featured on CNN’s Vital Signs
Aysegul Gunduz, director of UF’s Brain Mapping Laboratory, was highlighted on CNN’s monthly health program Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The show featured the collaborative work that is going on in the UF Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration. Gunduz is an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. She works on closed-loop deep …
Biomedical Engineer brings $4.9M to UF for diabetes research
Gator Engineering professor Cheri Stabler, an expert in diabetes research, will play an integral role in the new UF Diabetes Institute. Stabler, a professor at the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, together with her team, recently won a $4.9 million NIH grant to engineer a microchip that will serve to house islets that produce beta cells. Beta …
UF’s MIST Center to lead research of smart electronics for emerging “Internet of Things”
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Multi-functional Integrated System Technology (MIST) Center will play a leading role in researching the next generation of “smart” electronics funded by a National Science Foundation program that combines federal money with industry investments in strategic research. As a designated Industry/University Cooperative Research Center, the MIST Center will receive over $880,000 from the NSF and upwards …
Engineering researcher develops biodegradable implants
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ask anyone who has a surgical pin in their body, and they likely will tell you they wish it would just go away. In the future, it just might, with help from research by Michele Manuel, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Florida. Manuel has developed a surgical pin made from …
UF hurricane expert wins international award, state appointment
It’s been a busy hurricane season for Forrest Masters. In addition to his ongoing storm research, he’s had a cameo on the Weather Channel, received the highest honor from the International Association for Wind Engineering (IAWE), and was appointed by the governor of Florida to serve on a commission that assesses the risks involved with hurricanes. “There are several other …
Distinguished engineering faculty honored by UF Research Foundation
Every three years, the University of Florida Research Foundation recognizes faculty with a distinguished record of research that will likely lead to distinction in their field. These faculty are named UFRF Professors and receive a $5,000 annual salary supplement and a one-time $3,000 grant. Included among the UFRF Professors for 2014-2017 are three Gator Engineering professors: Z. Hugh Fan, professor …
Dr. Gregory Hudalla’s Article Published in Nature Materials
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Gregory Hudalla on publishing an article in the journal, Nature Materials. Nature Materials covers a range of topics within materials science, from materials engineering and structural materials, to organic and soft materials, and is the highest ranked materials science journal, with a Thomson Reuters 2012 impact factor of 35.749. Dr. Hudalla’s paper, “Gradated assembly of multiple …
Dr. Panos Pardalos Gives Plenary Speech at Energy Conference
Dr. Panos Pardalos (ISE), Paul and Heidi Brown Preeminent Professor, recently gave an invited speech entitled “Optimization and Economic Modeling of Energy Systems Centering CO2 Issues” at the 53rd meeting of the EURO Working Group for Commodities and Financial Modelling (EWGCFM) and 2nd International Conference of the Research Centre for Energy Management (RCEM). The conference, which was held in Chania, …
Research Awards for May 2014
Before and After Implementation Studies of Advanced Signal Control Technologies in Florida L. Elefteriadou (ESSIE) FL Department of Transportation – $664,123 High Efficiency OLED Materials and Device Engineering So F (MSE) BOE Technology Group Co. – $435,482 Effect of Proximity of Sheet Pile Walls on the Apparent Capacity Driven Displacement Piles J. Chung (ESSIE) FL Department of Transportation – $348,338 …