Category: Honors & Awards

by Abigail Eisenstadt, contributing writer Jason Weaver, a distinguished professor at the University of Florida’s chemical engineering department, has been appointed as a Fellow of the American Vacuum Society. AVS is known for their dedication to the advancement in fields of study ranging from chemistry to engineering, with their main focus concerning surface, interface, and […]

An aerospace graduate student from the University of Florida has been selected to participate in the 66th annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Sahadeo Ramjatan, who studies thermal sciences and fluid dynamics, will travel to Germany at the end of June for the event. Once a year, 30–40 Nobel Laureates convene in Lindau and meet with […]

Pramod Khargonekar will lead research efforts at the University of California, Irvine.

UF’s American Society of Civil Engineers was recognized for their outstanding contributions and activities – including a “Triple Crown” of wins.

Materials Science & Engineering professors Josephine Allen and Tony Webb have been awarded $3.3M to innovate solutions for improved vascular health.

An 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.

Awards highlight interdisciplinary research in computer science, biomedical and coastal engineering.

Jenn Gustetic (MAE ’05) has played a key role in fostering innovation at NASA and the White House

Jose C. Principe, a distinguished professor of electrical engineering, was named a recipient of the 2016 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Achievement Award. These annual awards recognize faculty members from SEC universities who have outstanding records in teaching, research and scholarship. Principe’s area of expertise is in adaptive dynamical systems, computational intelligence and machine learning with […]

Dean Cammy Abernathy was recognized at UF’s Women’s History Month celebration for her commitment to diversity and inclusion.