Category: Honors & Awards
UF students place second in international robotic submarine competition
July 31, 2012GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida engineering students have garnered a second-place finish at the International RoboSub Competition in San Diego, where they tested their skills with a small robotic submarine autonomously maneuvering through a series of obstacles on a military base. The competition, sponsored by Associated for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International and the U.S. […]
Read more »Gator Engineer inducted into Distinguished Graduates Society at the University of Oklahoma College of Engineering
May 31, 2012Barney L. Capehart, professor emeritus of UF Industrial and Systems Engineering was recently inducted into the Distinguished Graduates Society at the University of Oklahoma. Recognition of this honor took place at the university’s college of engineering convocation ceremony on May 12th. Professor Capehart was one of two of the university’s exceptional alumni to be inducted […]
Read more »Civil Engineering Student wins $12,500 Scholarship
May 15, 2012TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Institute of Consulting Engineer/American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida is pleased to announce that Karl Kremser attending the University of Florida was recently awarded both a state $5,000 and national $7,500 scholarship. Since 2004, FICE/ACEC of Florida scholarship honors one Florida college student expressing interest and commitment to the business […]
Read more »Six Students Received Awards at Commencement
May 6, 2012Gator Engineering is proud to call more than 1,100 new graduates Gator Engineering Alumni. The commencement ceremony for Master’s and Bachelor’s degree students was held on Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. in the O’Connell Center. Highlights of the ceremony included keynote speaker Marty Abbott, former SVP of Technology/CTO of eBay; Distinguished Alumni Felix A. […]
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