Corey Reynolds sitting in the basketball gym holding a championship trophy, with two additional trophies displayed beside him.

Balancing the court and classroom 

November 19, 2025

ISE senior Corey Reynolds balances his passion for basketball with the precision of engineering as a student manager for the national champion Gators. From logistics to leadership, he’s learning what it takes to support a winning program on and off the court.

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Shubham Ravan smiling outdoors in front of greenery.

From semiconductors to table tennis. Meet Shubham Ravan

November 14, 2025

Shubham Ravan, a first-year master’s student in chemical engineering, specializes in semiconductor fabrication and scaling processes from lab to commercial applications. He recently received the department’s MS Research, Leadership and Service Excellence Award and serves as the graduate cohort representative. Outside the lab, he stays active with badminton and table tennis and enjoys reading science fiction and biographies.

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UF’s Ceramic Mug Drop design team is shown with their shattered mug at the competition in Columbus, Ohio. Clockwise from top left: Prisha Sherdiwala, Brooke Lastinger, Alexander Johnstone, Robbie Wardlow and Linda Nguyen

UF Students Excel in Materials Competition, Earn National Awards and Scholarships 

November 5, 2025

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, […]

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Ivanna Milian

For first-generation UF student Ivanna Milian, ‘the only option is to succeed’

October 31, 2025

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

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A ‘feeling of familia’

December 9, 2024

UF’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) chapter was selected as one of six Gold Chapters of the Year by the national organization.

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From sustainability to showjumping

November 26, 2024

Two 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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Yousef Bani Ahmad

Student Spotlight: Yousef Bani Ahmad

November 26, 2024

Advisors:  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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Karthik Boregowda

Student Spotlight: Karthik Boregowda

November 26, 2024

Nominator/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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UF Ph.D. students bring precision and perspective to AI initiative

July 19, 2024

Athletes Mollie Brewer and Kevin Childs are UF Ph.D. engineering students and key players in the $2.5-million UF & Sport Collaborative initiative.

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Student Spotlight: Kevin Childs

July 19, 2024

Childs grew up in Southern California. As a kid, one thing was certain: He wanted to swim.  “I thought I was going to stay in California,” he recalled. “Then I had a really good swim meet and that opened up an entire country worth of pools. I talked to a coach at North Carolina State […]

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