Category: Students

The University of Florida’s Ceramic Mug Drop (CMD) design team made history in September by setting a new university UF record for the highest drop at the Materials Science & Technology Technical Meeting and Exhibition in Columbus, Ohio.  Competing for the first time, the CMD team, part of the UF Material Advantage chapter, showcased innovation, […]

Ivanna Milian’s family nurtured her path as a first-generation college student from her first days in elementary school.

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

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.

With a background deeply rooted in engineering, Taofeek Tejuosho is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in chemical engineering working to accelerate the design and development of polymer materials for diverse technological applications.

Nuclear engineering doctoral candidate Enrique Medici was one of five selected college students this summer to attend the prestigious U.S. Air Force’s SMART Scholar Program.   The annual program awards full-tuition, merit-based scholarships to hundreds of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral candidates who are pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. The program ran on June […]

Hossein Bahreinizad’s journey from a small town in southern Iran to the forefront of traumatic brain injury research at the University of Florida is grounded in lifelong curiosity about the human body.  

The University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College Engineering recently received a six-year reaccreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

With Tom Petty providing their soundtrack, about 110 University of Florida students explored the intersection of engineering and art in Europe this summer. 

Ashley Hart, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science, has been recognized as Mentor of the Year by the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (NSTMF) for uplifting others through mentorship.