From semiconductors to table tennis. Meet Shubham Ravan

Shubham Ravan, a first-year master’s student in chemical engineering, specializes in semiconductor fabrication and scaling processes from lab to commercial applications. He recently received the department’s MS Research, Leadership and Service Excellence Award and serves as the graduate cohort representative. Outside the lab, he stays active with badminton and table tennis and enjoys reading science fiction and biographies.

Security flaws in portable genetic sequencers risk leaking private DNA data

Researchers from the University of Florida have, for the first time, exposed security risks in portable genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence DNA.

From Gainesville to the global stage: Meet UF Rising Star Allison Probert 

In a field often defined by precision and data, Allison Probert found her most meaningful discovery outside the lab. Originally from North Carolina, she came to the University of Florida in 2022 to pursue her Ph.D. in nuclear engineering. She quickly found not only world-class research opportunities but a community that supported and inspired her.

Gator Engineering faculty take home four inventions of year from UF Innovate 

Innovation was in the spotlight last week as UF Innovate | Tech Licensing celebrated the top six innovations of 2025 at its annual Standing InnOvation event. Four of the recognized technologies came from faculty researchers in the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. 

Prestigious academy names three Rising Stars from UF engineering

The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida has recognized three University of Florida assistant engineering professors as 2025 Rising Stars.

Calm under pressure: How a UF engineer found purpose ‘Below Deck’

For Hugo Ortega, a UF engineering-alumnus-turned-yacht-captain and reality star, being on Below Deck is a real-time test of the systems thinking and problem-solving skills he learned as a materials science major.