Category: Honors & Awards

UF Alumna Linda Parker Hudson Elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 27, 2019Linda Parker Hudson (B.S. ISE ’72, Honorary D.Sc. ‘14) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for “a long and successful history of business leadership in the development and production of military systems.”
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UF Engineering Alumni Honored as 2019 Gator100 Awardees
February 22, 2019The Gator100 recognizes and celebrates the 100 fastest-growing Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses in the world each year. Congratulations to our talented alums who made the list for leading one of the world’s Fastest Growing Gator Companies!
Read more »Gator Engineering Students Win Theme Park Rides Design Competition
January 25, 2019The Gator Theme Park Engineering & Design Club won the Ryerson Invitational Thrill Design Competition (RITDC), hosted by Universal Creative at Universal Orlando.
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UF Students Engineer Big Robotics Win At ASME Competition
January 25, 2019The University of Florida student team captured the top spot in the Student Design competition.
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UF Engineering Graduates Continue to Gain Recognition as NSF CAREER Awardees
November 27, 2018Spotlights on UF doctoral graduates who are now NSF CAREER faculty.
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UF Engineering Educator Trains Today’s Teachers To Improve Tomorrow’s Workforce
November 26, 2018Nancy Ruzycki, Ph.D, awarded $5 million SEED (Supporting Effective Educator Development) grant from U.S. Department of Education.
Read more »UF IISE Chapter Strikes Gold
October 30, 2018The UF Student Chapter of the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) recently received the 2018 Gold Chapter Award, which is the highest honor in the IISE University Chapter Recognition Program.
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UF Engineering Alumnus Wins Emmy Award For Vobile Software
September 24, 2018UF engineering alumnus Yangbin Wang won the 2018 Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for Vobile, a software he developed in 2005 to catch pirate video streaming.
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Dr. Herbert Wertheim Inducted Into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
September 20, 2018The annual event celebrated the outstanding achievements of the optometric physician, entrepreneur, inventor and innovator.
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Hard Work, Honesty and Determination – A True Horatio Alger Tale
July 12, 2018UF student Erica Harp wins Horatio Alger/Dennis Washington Leadership Award.
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