Category: Students

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.
Read more: Ph.D. students mentoring the next generation through PRIME »
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.
Read more: South African study-abroad program sparks tears, tech solutions and Amazon partnership »
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.
Read more: As a UF student and NVIDIA intern, I’m using agricultural AI to help transform global food production »
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.
Read more: Inside The Pit: How UF engineers turn concrete, steel and sweat into championships »
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.
Read more: Meet ‘Mr. Microgravity’: ChE doctoral student Thomas Corbin loves connecting with Gators — and space »
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?”
Read more: As a Forbes Africa ‘30 Under 30’ honoree, I want to help define Africa’s next era in space »
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 […]
Read more: We built the first liquid rocket engine in UF history »
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 […]
Read more: ITE Student Chapter Secures 8th Straight Title »
Design. Build. Compete.
June 11, 2026With rockets, Solar Cars, blades and Bots, student design teams are among UF’s champs Last year, some of engineering’s biggest champions included Reptilia, Flare and Steggy. This year, Gator Fang is poised to slice up competitors in another round of competitions among University of Florida student engineers. Many competitive student design teams call the Herbert […]
Read more: Design. Build. Compete. »
Engineering celebrates first graduates in new AI and data science master’s programs
May 28, 2026In an occasion marked by snacks, happy tears and pride, engineering faculty members in May celebrated the first graduates to earn the University of Florida’s new master’s degrees in artificial intelligence systems and applied data science. Thirty-one students graduated with their master’s in Applied Data Science (MSADS), and 24 graduated with UF’s first AI Systems (MSAIS) master’s degrees. The new degrees are the latest steps to position UF as a […]
Read more: Engineering celebrates first graduates in new AI and data science master’s programs »