UF faculty conducted a record $1.26 billion in research in fiscal year 2024, thanks in part to a nearly 10% increase in federally funded research, compared to FY2023. Engineers in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering conducted $150.4 million in research on such things as cybersecurity, accessibility to computer technology, storm readiness, retail theft deterrence, and robotics.
How AI will transform the Olympics
Daniel Ferris, Ph.D., a professor of biomedical engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, has shown that our brains react differently when training with robots than when playing against human opponents.
From Spain to schnitzel, UF Engineering’s study-abroad program reaches new heights
Among UF’s 13 study-abroad programs, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering now has the third highest number of participating students.
As sporting events like the Olympics evolve, UF takes the lead in athletic innovation
UF is already known internationally for its sports prowess. But, in the past year, it has grown into even more of an athletic think tank, with a slew of sports-related strategic initiatives coming to life across campus. These projects – covering everything from enhancing performance in para-athletes to using AI to collect sports-related health data – are helping shape the evolution of events like the Olympics and the Paralympic Games.
UF smart sensor sends alert if mending patient is too daring on their feet
University of Florida Health foot and ankle surgeon R. James Toussaint, M.D. and UF engineering professor Swarup Bhunia, Ph.D., have invented a new wearable Bluetooth device they hope will revolutionize patient safety in orthopaedics, allowing doctors and patients to receive real-time alerts from an unobtrusive electronic sensor pasted on a limb or worn in a shoe.
University of Florida concrete canoe team wins fourth national title
The 12-member team and its Springseeker concrete canoe placed first overall Saturday at the ASCE Student Engineering Championships in Utah.
Eight UF engineering faculty honored with prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering proudly announces that eight of our faculty members have been honored with the 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Early CAREER Awards.
Dynamic Doppelganger: Developing Florida’s Digital Twin
Imagine a virtual Jacksonville, viewable through an augmented reality headset, that shows the intricate aspects of the city in 3D. This is the future of sustainable urban planning, and the University of Florida is leading a project that will leverage artificial intelligence and digital twin technologies to make it happen.
UF engineering professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected University of Florida computer science professor and National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) laureate Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D. as a 2024 Academy member.
New 3D-printing method makes printing objects more affordable and eco-friendly
University of Florida engineers have developed a novel method for 3D printing that allows manufacturers to create custom-made objects economically and sustainably.