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Bringing water where there was none
June 9, 2016Engineering alumnus Katrina Myers dove into the challenge of improving access to clean water, and emerged as a leader within Engineers Without Borders USA.
Read more »Florida Governor Recognizes UF Engineering Alumnus with Young Entrepreneur Award
May 24, 2016Alex Theodore, co-founder of Fracture, a company that prints photos on glass, was enrolled in the Engineering Innovation Institute.
Read more »UF ASCE Wins 2016 Distinguished Chapter Award
May 17, 2016UF’s American Society of Civil Engineers was recognized for their outstanding contributions and activities – including a “Triple Crown” of wins.
Read more »Materials Science & Engineering team developing biodegradable heart stent at UF
May 17, 2016Materials Science & Engineering professors Josephine Allen and Tony Webb have been awarded $3.3M to innovate solutions for improved vascular health.
Read more »UF Innovation Station Sarasota County hires Al Carlson as regional director
May 12, 2016The retired CEO of Sun Hydraulics will join the leadership team at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.
Read more »UF extends highest honor to Wally Rhines
May 3, 2016An icon in the microelectronics industry, Wally received an honorary doctorate in technology last weekend. Rhines Hall, the Materials Science & Engineering building, is named after his father, founding chair of the department.
Read more »Mind-controlled drones race to the future
April 28, 2016Engineering students at the University of Florida are pushing the edge of what’s possible with Brain-Computer Interface technology. Featured in The New York Times, ABC News, Yahoo News and more.
Read more »Three UF Engineering Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
April 26, 2016Awards highlight interdisciplinary research in computer science, biomedical and coastal engineering.
Read more »Building trust: engineering stronger human-robot relationships
April 21, 2016In a recent editorial, UF robotics expert Riccardo Bevilacqua explores the role of human dependence in autonomous systems.
Read more »White House Assistant Director for Open Innovation honored as UF Outstanding Young Alumna
April 8, 2016Jenn Gustetic (MAE ’05) has played a key role in fostering innovation at NASA and the White House
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