Category: Honors & Awards

UF Engineer selected by Department of Energy for Early Career Award
June 29, 2018Assel Aitkaliyeva, an assistant professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Florida, is among 54 university scientists selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive significant funding for research as part of the DOE Office of Science’s Early Career Research Program.
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A Family Legacy of Teaching Excellence
June 2, 2018Dr. Kevin Jones recognized as the 2017-2018 UF Teacher-Scholar of the Year — 28 years after his father won.
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Dr. Herbert Wertheim Honored with Doctorate of Technology
May 14, 2018UF celebrates Dr. Wertheim and his contributions as an entrepreneur, inventor and innovator dedicated to transforming the future.
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From Near Earth To Infinity and Beyond: UF Engineers Innovate Space Research
May 8, 2018UF engineers John Conklin and Norman Fitz-Coy innovate space research with $5.8M in NASA grants.
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Alex Moreno Honored As UF Distinguished Alumnus
May 4, 2018UF chemical engineer and serial entrepreneur Alex Moreno named a UF Distinguished Alumnus.
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Powered to Lead: UF Alumna and NASA Superstar Makes History
May 1, 2018UF electrical engineer Lesa Benton Roe continues her momentum as the first woman chancellor of the University of North Texas System.
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Three UF researchers receive CAREER awards from National Science Foundation
April 30, 2018Parisa Rashidi (BME), Jaime Ruiz (CISE) and Roozbeh Tabrizian (ECE) continue the college’s legacy of excellence.
Read more »UF Alum Honored for Engineering Computer Access for the Blind
April 25, 2018Ted Henter (BSME ’74) remembers swerving as the lights came toward him. Those lights would be one of the last things he’d ever see. After two unsuccessful eye surgeries, Henter, then 27, awoke with a face full of stitches and a permanent disability. But Henter said he spent only about 10 minutes lamenting the loss […]
Read more »Ten UF Engineering Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFP)
April 24, 2018Ten 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).
Read more »UF Honored with ASEE Engineering Excellence for Veterans Award
April 23, 2018The American Society of Engineering Education recognizes the University of Florida as a leader in veteran education.
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