The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected 12 faculty from the University of Florida to its newest class.
The honor, which includes alumni such as Thomas Edison and W.E.B. DuBois, is among the most distinguished in the scientific community and recognizes extraordinary impact and achievement across disciplines, from research, teaching, and technology, to administration in academia, industry and government, to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public.
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AAAS has awarded the following faculty from Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering:
Daniel Ferris, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, is a Robert W. Adenbaum Professor in Engineering Innovation and the director of the Human Neuromechanics Laboratory. His research focuses on the biomechanics and neural control of human locomotion. His pioneering work revolves around human-machine interactions, encompassing both mechanical and electrical aspects. His projects involve mobile brain imaging, robotic lower limb exoskeletons, and bionic lower limb prostheses. His overarching goal is to unravel the principles governing human movement control and learning, aiming to optimize the design of robotic devices that can seamlessly assist human walking and running. Ferris has published extensively and has been invited to present his work at many conferences and institutes worldwide.
Mark E. Orazem, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering who joined UF in 1988. His primary research areas are electrochemical engineering and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and he has collaborated with scientists and engineers internationally on this work. To date, he has directed 34 doctoral students, written more than 190 papers, co-authored several books, co-patented seven systems and devices, and delivered multiple invited international plenary lectures. His appointment recognizes his distinguished contributions to the field of electrochemical engineering, particularly establishing a rigorous foundation for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and advancing its application to complex engineering problems.