Category: Engineering Education

From sustainability to showjumping
November 26, 2024Two winners of UF’s International Student Achievement Awards are from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering: Ph.D. student Karthik Boregowda from India and Industrial and Systems Engineering senior Yousef Bani Ahmad from Jordan.
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Student Spotlight: Yousef Bani Ahmad
November 26, 2024Advisors: Melony Goldsmith, Regan Garner and Iris Rivero, Ph.D. An Industrial and Systems Engineering major, Ahmad grew up in Amman, Jordan, and later studied at the United World College (UWC) in Japan. How did you find your way to UF? After my time at UWC, I wanted to continue my education in an environment that values […]
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Student Spotlight: Karthik Boregowda
November 26, 2024Nominator/Adviser: Michael Annable, Ph.D., and Edward Latorre. Ph.D. Boregowda grew up in Karnataka, India, and moved to Arkansas to pursue his education. He mentors undergrad students at UF Integrated Product & Process Design, an experiential education program that develops engineering products for industrial and research sponsors. He volunteers with the Gainesville Community Weatherization Coalition as […]
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With deep military roots, UF student goes the extra mile for Veterans Week
November 12, 2024UF Air Force ROTC Cadet Maj. Savannah Ogletree has organized events on campus this week to celebrate military personnel, bring awareness to veterans on campus and provide resources.
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Center for Experiential Learning launches with Sarah Furtney as director
November 12, 2024The HWCOE office of Student Affairs new Center for Experiential Learning is launching this winter with inaugural director, Sarah Furtney, Ph.D.
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First Gen Gator reflects on ‘bittersweet’ journey to success
November 8, 2024Thanks to the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarship, First Gen student Claudia Klejc is finishing her senior year as a biomedical major in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, focusing on biomechanics.
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From saltmarshes to ‘Shrinking,’ meet UF’s Britney Hay
November 6, 2024Britney Hay comes to the University of Florida from Antigua and Barbuda, a twin-island nation in the Caribbean. You can often find Hay riding her bike on campus or enjoying lunch on the picnic tables next to Weil Hall, in the shadow of The Swamp.
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From Harry Potter to Spectroscopy
October 25, 2024Born in St. Louis and raised in East St. Louis, IL, Kelsey Horace-Herron started her UF journey in the summer of 2018 when a mentor recommended her for UF’s Junior Preview. From there she had the opportunity to participate in UF’s SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research at Florida) program the following summer. Soon thereafter, Horrace-Herron won the Graduate School Preeminence Award and knew “UF was the perfect place for me.”
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Full circle: early Machen Florida Opportunity Scholar celebrates daughter’s UF journey in engineering
October 23, 2024Khrysten Sears Spencer (B.A. ’09), one of the first Bernie Machen Opportunity Scholars, is watching her daughter Allannah Dean become a member of the class of 2028. Allanah plans to pursue an engineering degree.
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From Biosensors to Badminton: The Multifaceted Journey of a Ph.D. Student
October 1, 2024Hsiao-Hsuan (Renee) Wan Title: Ph.D StudentAdvisor: Dr. Fan RenDepartment: Chemical Engineering Hsiao-Hsuan, a Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering under Dr. Fan Ren, is advancing semiconductor and biosensor research. With her foundation from National Taiwan University, Renee’s work spans ultrawide bandgap semiconductors and biosensors for cancer detection. Our graduate students bring a unique blend of passion, […]
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