Leading the quantum leap: Meet the UF experts behind the momentum

To get a good window into what the University of Florida is doing in the quantum space, spend some time with Laura Kim, Ph.D., and Yingying Wu, Ph.D. Both are award-winning assistant professors in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, and both are gaining attention for their work in quantum research and education.

America’s next AI accelerator constraint: Heat, power and the end of ‘just add GPUs’

AI has entered a phase where the limits are no longer set by algorithms or transistor counts but by energy and speed.   For years, the industry relied on a simple strategy: Deploy more Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). That approach is now colliding with physics. Datacenters push megawatts of power, airborne and orbital systems cannot dissipate […]

iVelas: A launchpad for transfer students

iVelas, short for Interdisciplinary Virtual Exchanges with Liberal Arts and Sciences, brings together the University of Florida’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Santa Fe College, the College of Central Florida and Sao Paulo State University in Brazil. The idea is to give ambitious students early access to research, global collaboration and the kind of real-world problem solving that builds both competence and confidence.

Time for a change atop the Weil Hall clock tower

For years, the courtyard in front of Weil Hall, with its clock tower and time capsule, has been a work in progress. In October, the clock tower was, for the first time, filled with four clock faces.

UF engineers make strong showing at UF International Center awards

Faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering took home some impressive hardware Monday during the University of Florida International Center’s 2025 Global Awards ceremony. 

UF researcher catalyzing change in methane conversion

University of Florida chemical engineering researcher Helena Hagelin Weaver, Ph.D., is uncovering how the structure of catalyst materials can dramatically improve the efficiency of methane conversion. Her team’s findings, recently published in ACS Catalysis, reveal how manipulating nanoscale support structures can boost methane oxidation at lower temperatures — a key step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enabling more sustainable chemical production.