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UF Quantum Day Symposium showcases innovative research, students and possibilities

Thursday December 18, 2025

Last week’s Quantum Day Symposium at the University of Florida showcased dozens of student and postdoc quantum projects that covered a wide spectrum of innovative quantum projects from UF labs and collaborations.

UF dives deep into predicting storm damage with computer models

Tuesday December 16, 2025

Though the 2025 hurricane season was relatively quiet for the United States, researchers are combining massive amounts of observational data with wildly complex computer models to predict the impact of future storms on coastal communities. The University of Florida’s Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, or ESSIE, is part of a project that recently […]

University of Florida announces three 2025 National Academy of Inventors winners

Tuesday December 16, 2025

The National Academy of Inventors welcomed three new Gators as NAI Fellows this month: Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal, Ph.D., Chris Malachowsky, M.S. and Mark Sheplak, Ph.D. These University of Florida engineering inventors are part of a larger cohort of 185 exceptional inventors — 169 from the United States and 16 international Fellows. Read full story on […]

UF IoT Conference makes big impact in a micro field

Monday December 15, 2025

The Warren B. Nelms Third Annual IoT Conference gathered hundreds of scientists, faculty, students and industry leaders with the theme Intelligent Edge Computing: Emerging Frontiers in Technology and Applications.

UF researchers mine lightning data to protect cell towers

Wednesday December 10, 2025

University of Florida postdoctoral researcher Ziqin Ding, Ph.D., and his team are working on a project to protect cell towers and other tall objects from lightning strikes. Using a novel combination of antennas, sensors, and algorithms, Ding’s system is able to detect if a particular lightning strike has impacted a given structure or not.

Making connections: Original steel teaching sculpture gets a facelift

Tuesday December 9, 2025

Standing 14 feet tall and serving no obvious purpose, the steel sculpture located outside Weil Hall is a jumble of beams, bolts, welds and supports fastened into a concrete pad. Part of the revitalized Engineering Plaza — also home to the revamped Engineering Clock Tower — at the corner of Gale Lemerand and Stadium Road, the nondescript-looking structure was recently sandblasted and repainted (orange and blue, naturally).

UF crime-prevention lab wins prestigious Win Phillips award

Tuesday December 9, 2025

The University of Florida SaferPlaces Lab, which is developing crime-prevention tools for Gainesville communities, won the Win Phillips Town Gown Relations Award on Friday.

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

Friday December 5, 2025

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.

Faculty spotlight: Laura Kim

Friday December 5, 2025

Assistant professor Laura Kim, ECE