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Teresa Myrthil, a doctoral student in engineering education, stands on the University of Florida campus.

Meet line dancer, mentor and EEd doctoral superstar Teresa Myrthil

September 18, 2026

Teresa Myrthil, a doctoral student in engineering education, draws on her experiences in engineering to support and mentor the next generation of engineers.

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Sindia Jimenez-Rivera, bottom right, and Malisa Sarntinoranont, bottom left, pose with the PRIME Summer 2026 cohort. Photo courtesy of Sindia Jiménez-Rivera.

Ph.D. students mentoring the next generation through PRIME

August 31, 2026

Over the summer, the inaugural cohort of the Ph.D. Research and Interdisciplinary Mentoring Experience, known as PRIME, celebrated its graduation.

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From left: Piyush Patel, Amanpreet Kapoor, and Dominic M. Calabro.

Dial-up internet and a clunky PC set a path from India to UF

June 11, 2026

Amanpreet Kapoor, Ph.D., was a fifth grader in Agra, India, when his mother presented him with his first computer, a clunky Compaq PC. At the time, the only option to hop on the internet was a screechy dial-up connection. It was a primitive — and noisy — connection that sparked a curiosity in him that […]

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Angela and Tim Lindner are sitting in their living room with their two dogs.

One bulletin board launches a UF legend: Angela Lindner to retire after 28 years

May 20, 2026

Angela Lindner, Ph.D., is retiring after almost 30 years at UF.  Her journey was defined by resilience amid personal loss and institutional hurdles, culminating in tenure, prolific student‑support programs and a reputation for student‑centric, visionary leadership.   

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Edwin Marte does the Gator Chomp with students in the Dominican Republic

UF professor helps Dominican teens refine fire-snuffing robot from 1,000 miles away

May 19, 2026

From Gainesville to the Dominican Republic, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering professor Edwin Marte mentored students via Zoom as they redesigned a fire-detecting robot that earned international recognition in Singapore.

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Syed Hassan Tanvir

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

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.

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EEd Chair message for fall 2025

October 18, 2025

Dear faculty, students, and friends,  I want to thank you for a truly amazing year at the Department of Engineering Education. I write these words just days after the graduation of our fifth Ph.D. student. I want to congratulate Drs. Edwin Marte, Jabari Wilson, Jasmine Smith, Dennis Parnell Jr. and  Gadhaun Aslam.   This year also marked the […]

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Amanpreet Kapoor, Ph.D. accepts the 2025 Florida Government Productivity Award

AI-enabled Edugator tool wins 2025 Florida Government Productivity Award  

September 18, 2025

A team of innovators from the University of Florida has created an award-winning tool that’s transforming the way students learn to code and saving them money in the process. 

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A man holds a moving box with the blurred image of a woman in the background.

Award-winning UF engineers take on ‘transfer shock’

September 9, 2025

Thanks to a grant and a national best-paper award, Engineering Education professor Sindia M. Rivera-Jimenez, Ph.D., will dig deeper into the challenges faced by engineering transfer students during a three-year research project.

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A UF Rising Star, ECE’s Silva wins more teaching awards

June 23, 2025

Catia Silva, Ph.D., won the 2025 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Undergraduate Teacher of the Year Award, as well as the 2025 UF Rising Star Award

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