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UF nuclear engineering professor named 2025 ANS ‘40 Under 40’

Monday November 3, 2025

University of Florida Associate Professor Kyle C. Hartig, Ph.D., has been named to the American Nuclear Society’s (ANS) Nuclear News  40 Under 40 list. This recognition celebrates innovative young professionals advancing the field of nuclear science and engineering.  

From cells to solid state to public health, UF team building biosensors

Friday October 31, 2025

Backed by a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a University of Florida research team is combining living cells with solid-state materials to develop better tools for environmental monitoring.

AI Research Excellence Early Career Award: Meet Kiley Graim

Thursday October 30, 2025

Kiley Graim, Ph.D., on Wednesday accepted the Artificial Intelligence Research Excellence Early Career Award, an honor recognizing her outstanding contributions to artificial intelligence research and her emerging leadership in advancing biomedical and computational discovery.

UF led team of scientists and engineers reveal hidden rhythms of magnetism Using Vibrating Nano Drums

Wednesday October 29, 2025

Scientists are using vibrating nanoscale drumheads to study how magnetism moves and changes inside special materials — a discovery that could help power the next generation of fast, energy-efficient computers.

Remembering a beloved Gator engineer

Friday October 24, 2025

Engineering alumnus and donor Neil Shopke was known for his generosity and ingenuity.

From teacher to student to superhero, meet EEd’s Syed Hassan Tanvir

Thursday October 23, 2025

Hassan Tanvir came to the University of Florida to pursue a Ph.D. in engineering education with a background unlike many in the department.

Licensed to lead, UF students join elite ranks as nuclear reactor operators

Wednesday October 22, 2025

Built in 1959 and operating out of the Nuclear Engineering program in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, the UF training reactor is one of fewer than 30 reactors still operating in the United States. The college uses the reactor to train students in nuclear science and reactor operations, and in lab courses.

Multi-university AI research may revolutionize wildfire evacuation

Wednesday October 15, 2025

Armed with a nearly $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant, UF, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Utah are creating these AI-based models to simulate human behavior during evacuations – information that will help emergency managers shape more effective evacuation plans.

UF protease-inhibitor research targets better disease treatments

Monday October 13, 2025

A University of Florida professor is developing a fast, powerful tool for blocking harmful human enzymes, a process that could result in better medicines and more precise treatments for diseases.

Breakthrough in surface defect engineering of functional materials could bolster clean energy and air quality worldwide

Monday October 6, 2025

A groundbreaking international partnership with the University of Florida and the non-profit organization of Sustainable Energy Initiative Pty Ltd of Australia at the center is charting the future of sustainable energy and clean technologies that aim to protect the environment.

Honoring the past. Celebrating the present. Engineering the future.

Friday October 3, 2025

On October 3, we proudly welcome Dr. Herbert “Herbie” Wertheim back to campus as we celebrate 10 years of the Wertheim Transformation. Since our college was renamed in his honor on October 1, 2015, Dr. Wertheim’s visionary $50 million gift has created a legacy that inspires pride in how far we’ve come, and excitement for how far we’ll go.

Former mayor, diehard Gator returns to campus to spark student leadership

Friday October 3, 2025

Growing up in Gainesville with a professor father, Pegeen Hanrahan adored going to the University of Florida Engineering Fair each year. It was a beloved family tradition that shaped her love of engineering and, certainly, the Gators.

New imaging method helps immune cells zero in on cancer

Thursday October 2, 2025

In a collaboration between UF’s biomedical engineering and neurosurgery departments, UF researchers are testing the potential of nanoparticle imaging to boost cancer immunity.

Tiny filter, big breakthrough: UF team helps lithium–sulfur batteries keep their charge

Wednesday October 1, 2025

Longer-lasting phones, lighter drones, electric cars that drive farther. These are just some of the possibilities thanks to a new battery separator design from University of Florida researchers and their partners.

New 3D Printing tool sparks interdisciplinary research at UF