Category: MAE

Michael Joseph MacDonald, Major, USAF, RET, BSEAE ’68 Whispering Pines – Mike was born April 1, 1942, in Brighton, MA, to Lorayne McWeeney. In 1947, he was adopted by Daniel and Helen MacDonald of Pittsfield, MA. The family eventually moved to Winooski, VT. Mike graduated from Rice Memorial High School in 1959. In 1963, he […]

Recently published paper confirming that basic principles of engineering apply to micro-beam mechanics provides solid foundation for new research.

The University Term Professorship was established in 2016 and is presented to 250 eligible faculty members annually. Selection of University Term Professorships is based on an assessment of academic accomplishment by either a faculty advisory committee and/or the department chair and approved by the dean. Each award runs for 3 years and provides a $5,000/year salary supplement to the awardee.

Alumni Spotlight: Daniel Kleinman (B.S., Mechanical Engineering ‘15)

Navy, Air Force and DTRA awards support young investigators’ research.

Robert Pitzer (BSME ’97) and Scott Jantz- (BS ’95, MS ’98 ECE) co-founded Harvest CROO Robotics to develop an autonomous strawberry-picking machine.

AFOSR selected the UF-led team as the single winner of this prestigious Center of Excellence from among several elite groups competing across the nation.

UF honors 40 successful alumni at Orange & Blue football game, including three engineers.

Three UF engineering alumni are among the 12 new “Faces of Technology” recognized by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council in 2019. Their selection underscores the innovative work being done by graduates from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Sean Dotson (’97 BSME, Mechanical Engineering), President and CEO, RND Automation & Engineering masterminds the advancement […]

Dr. Chelsey Simmons, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Affiliate faculty of the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, at the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has been awarded a $1.8 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study models of scar-free healing in mammals.