Category: Students

Meet line dancer, mentor and EEd doctoral superstar Teresa Myrthil
September 18, 2026Teresa 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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First-year engineering students learn about the power of communication
September 14, 2026With blindfolds, colorful cones and bursts of nervous laughter, undergraduate engineering students learned what leadership at the University of Florida looks like.
As part of the required Introduction to Engineering course, first-year engineering students rotate through the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s 11 constituent departments to explore majors and potential career opportunities.
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Ph.D. students mentoring the next generation through PRIME
August 31, 2026Over the summer, the inaugural cohort of the Ph.D. Research and Interdisciplinary Mentoring Experience, known as PRIME, celebrated its graduation.
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South African study-abroad program sparks tears, tech solutions and Amazon partnership
August 28, 2026Each summer, Sanethia Thomas, Ph.D., brings UF students to South Africa to create tech solutions for community problems.
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As a UF student and NVIDIA intern, I’m using agricultural AI to help transform global food production
August 18, 2026Applying advanced AI to agriculture requires solving some of the most complex computing challenges in existence — challenges that directly impact how technology interacts with the real world.
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Inside The Pit: How UF engineers turn concrete, steel and sweat into championships
July 30, 2026UF’s Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering is home to two national champion design teams: Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge.
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Meet ‘Mr. Microgravity’: ChE doctoral student Thomas Corbin loves connecting with Gators — and space
July 27, 2026Thomas Corbin first fell for the Gator Nation when he was a visiting chemical engineering undergraduate from North Carolina State. He declared UF was where he wanted to be, and he returned to pursue his doctoral studies.
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As a Forbes Africa ‘30 Under 30’ honoree, I want to help define Africa’s next era in space
July 10, 2026One of my earliest memories is looking at the moon as a child in Nairobi, Kenya, and wondering, “Why is the moon following me?”
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We built the first liquid rocket engine in UF history
June 11, 2026“Do you want to build a rocket engine?” Those are the words that started this journey 2.5 years ago in the middle of Turlington Plaza at UF. At the time, there was no engine or test stand; they were both concept sketches, clean-sheet designs, CAD models and Excel spreadsheets. Even as freshmen, we knew the […]
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ITE Student Chapter Secures 8th Straight Title
June 11, 2026The UF Institute of Transportation Engineers, or ITE, student chapter won the Florida Puerto Rico District ITE Traffic Bowl competition once again, marking an exciting eight-year winning streak that speaks to the quality of its students and transportation program. “It feels so surreal to stand on the shoulders of our other traffic bowl members who […]
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