UF Engineering students observe a solar furnace earlier this summer at Plataforma Solar de Almeria in Spain. (Jonathan Scheffe)

From Spain to schnitzel, UF Engineering’s study-abroad program reaches new heights

July 10, 2024

Among UF’s 13 study-abroad programs, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering now has the third highest number of participating students.

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The 2024 University of Florida Concrete Canoe team.

UF concrete canoe team wins nationals 

June 25, 2024

On Saturday in Provo, Utah, the University of Florida’s concrete canoe team claimed its fourth national title at the ASCE Student Engineering Championships.

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Members of the UF Concrete Canoe team test the canoe at Lake Wauburg.

UF Concrete Canoe team off to Utah for nationals 

June 21, 2024

The team of 12 students will compete this month in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Engineering Championships at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

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The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge named the 2024 Student Steel Bridge winners.

Steel Bridge completes historic four-peat at Nationals

June 12, 2024

The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge team has made history. For the fourth year in a row, the team has won at the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals.  No other team has won national championships for three consecutive years, let alone four. The UF team claimed its […]

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A woman works on a tablet before several screens showing national security data.

UF partners with National Security Agency to enhance STEM education

May 20, 2024

The University of Florida has entered into an Education Partnership Agreement with the National Security Agency in efforts to enhance STEM education through technical exchanges and the sharing of educational materials and equipment.

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UF engineering students awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

May 17, 2024

Ten students from the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering were selected to receive awards from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for their exemplary work and contributions to their departments. The NSF GRFP recognizes outstanding graduate students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) […]

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A worker walks past bales of recycled plastic bottles, aluminum and paper at the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station in Gainesville. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner]

UF IGNITE program students will brainstorm recycling improvement ideas

April 11, 2024

A student-led organization at the University of Florida’s Engineering Innovation Institute will host an event Saturday to address issues and improvements with the recycling of glass and plastic in Gainesville. UF IGNITE (Innovation Gator Network for Inspiring Technological Entrepreneurship), started in September 2023, is an innovation leadership group inspired and led by students. Based out […]

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Mechanical engineering students at UF deploy a device they designed to allow soldiers to quickly camouflage military vehicles.

Engineering students solve soldiers’ problem at lightning speed

April 8, 2024

University of Florida mechanical engineering students received real-world training last year when they partnered with peers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Civil-Military Innovation Institute, or CMI2, to design and produce an easier, faster, and safer way for soldiers to camouflage their vehicles on the battlefield.

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ME Capstone students are collaborating with Dr. Antonio Faciola, an associate professor of animal sciences at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), to redesign legacy cow digestion simulators pivotal for ruminant nutrition research.

MAE students simulate cow digestion for interdisciplinary learning experience

March 15, 2024

ME Capstone students are collaborating with Dr. Antonio Faciola, an associate professor of animal sciences at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), to redesign legacy cow digestion simulators pivotal for ruminant nutrition research. This interdisciplinary partnership leverages the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department’s EML4502 course, taught by senior lecturer Dr. Matthew J. Traum.

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Divya Vellanki

Student Spotlight: Divya Vellanki

November 17, 2023

Divya Vellanki, a master’s student in computer science, came to UF from Andhra Pradesh, India and hit the ground running. Self-determined and ambitious, Divya dives into every opportunity available to her to enrich her college experience, determined to push herself out of her comfort zone and make a big impact in every endeavor she undertakes. […]

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