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From curiosity to integrated photonics, meet ECE researcher Tongyao WuFebruary 10, 2026
Tongyao Wu grew up in Fuzhou, China, a coastal city nestled amid mountains and rivers. The natural world developed in beauty all around him, sparking his curiosity about everything under Fuzhou’s warm sun. “I was naturally curious and enjoyed understanding how things worked,” said Wu, now a graduate researcher with the University of Florida’s Department… Read more: From curiosity to integrated photonics, meet ECE researcher Tongyao Wu

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Gator engineer and Autodesk executive Steve Blum will never stop chompingMarch 30, 2026
Every time Texas-based tech executive Steve Blum returns to his beloved alma mater in swampy Florida, he can’t help but smile.

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Residential street with one houses affected by a large sinkhole, showing ground collapse and structural damage.

UF researchers creating AI models to detect sinkhole trouble

UF researchers are developing AI models that combine satellite imagery, soil data and weather patterns to detect early indicators of sinkholes and improve risk prediction across Florida.

UF's Century Tower with a foreground of trees and fuchsia azaleas in bloom.

Two engineering master’s students win UF International awards

Computer science master’s student Joshita Arora and Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) master’s student Uthra Madhavan were among four UF students who won the Outstanding Master’s and Professional International Student Award.

Entrance of Malachowsky Hall on the campus of the University of Florida

Two ECE faculty earn prestigious Young Investigator Awards

Two University of Florida engineering professors have been recognized among the nation’s top early-career researchers for their contributions to national defense and security.

Laser powder bed fusion 3D printer (Renishaw AM-400) melting metal powder layer by layer to form small parts inside an enclosed lab machine.

New lab welcomes advanced metal 3D printing technology

Hidden within a controlled lab environment, UF’s new Renishaw AM-400 brings advanced metal 3D printing capabilities to students and researchers. The laser powder bed fusion system enables the creation of complex, lightweight components while opening new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.

Steve Blum speaks last year while presenting the Steve and Wendy Blum Endowed Professorship for Industrialized Construction Engineering to UF Professor Jing “Eric” Du.

Gator engineer and Autodesk executive Steve Blum will never stop chomping

Every time Texas-based tech executive Steve Blum returns to his beloved alma mater in swampy Florida, he can’t help but smile.

A student in a lab working on a human head dummy to set up a system for recording brain waves during human walking

From athletes to everyday health: UF Engineers unveil bold vision for the future of human performance

The UF Center for Engineering Human Performance and Wellness brings together experts from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the College of Health and Human Performance to study how wearable sensors, robotics and advanced data analysis can be used to monitor, understand and optimize how people move, recover and live.

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