Category: In Memoriam

A celebration at the Florida Museum of Natural History will honor the life of the UF Professor Emeritus and inventor of Bioglass – the world’s first man-made material to bond with living tissues.

“He served the college, the university, and the Florida university system in so many capacities, always with selfless distinction.” – Dean Abernathy

Former associate dean of engineering helped start what is now the CISE department.

“Dr. Dean was known around the world for his coastal engineering research and beach nourishment techniques.”

Professor Kevin W. Powers passed away on January 15, 2015. He was 63. Dr. Powers was the site director of the National Science Foundation’s Center for Particulate and Surfactant Systems (CPaSS) at UF, and the associate director for the R&D facilities at UF’s Particle Engineering Research Center (PERC). He also taught particle technology, thermodynamics, and […]

You may have seen one of Dr. Schneider’s last inventions on store shelves – a playful alligator-shaped floating pool thermometer and chlorinator – but his life, his full body of work, revealed great depths under the surface. Born in Munich and drafted into the German army during WWII, Schneider survived eight months in American prisoner-of-war […]

Dr. Eugene Richard Chenette passed away on December 7, 2014 at the age of 86. He had been living in Plano, Texas, where he retired to with Helen, his wife of 63 years. Chenette served as a former chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a former associate dean for external programs […]

Dr. Seymour S. Block passed away on August 11th, 2014 at the age of 96. A dynamic innovator, he was the university’s longest-serving faculty member. He will be dearly missed at the college and by his many former students and colleagues. Dr. Block came to the University of Florida in 1944 when – due to […]

Dr. Alex Green passed away on March 12, 2014 at the age of 94. He was a decorated Air Force veteran who served in World War II, and a warmly regarded faculty member in the College of Engineering. Dr. Green came to the University of Florida as a graduate research professor in 1963. He worked […]

Dr. C. Vernon Shaffer passed away on January 17, 2014. He was 91. Senior faculty and alumni will remember him warmly, and the college and university are grateful for his contributions. Before retiring and becoming a professor emeritus in 1985, Dr. Shaffer spent 39 years as a professor of electrical engineering. He served as assistant […]