David Arnold, Ph.D. and Diane Rowland, Ph.D.

UF partners on $26M grant to produce more crops with less water and energy

August 21, 2020

University of Florida is partnering on a $26 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop new technologies and systems that will help farmers produce more food with less water and energy.

Read more »
Juan Gilbert, Ph.D., inLine

Gilbert Creates inLine Ticketing System to Lower Health Risk When Voting

August 5, 2020

Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D., CISE, has created a ticketing system to help voters maintain social distancing while exercising their right to vote.

Read more »
Mark Tehranipoor, Ph.D., Director of FICS Research and Intel Charles E. Young Preeminence Endowed Chair Professor, ECE

FICS Research Receives $7.8M to Help Make On-Chip Security Pervasive

July 13, 2020

Florida Institute for Cybersecurity (FICS) Research has announced a collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on a program called Automated Implementation of Secure Silicon (AISS). The grant has the broad goal of making scalable on-chip security pervasive throughout industry and military applications.

Read more »
The novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19

COVID-19 Research Roundup

June 15, 2020

Gator engineers are shaping the future of things that are vital to society as we traverse the COVID-19 pandemic landscape.

Read more »
Image of a blue circuit board

$15M Technology Transition Center Celebrates Virtual Kickoff

May 8, 2020

The joint center aims to harness the expertise of both FICS Research and Edaptive Computing to build a comprehensive set of technologies that can be used by designers and security engineers to ensure the security and trust of microelectronics.

Read more »
Piyush Jain, Ph.D., CHE

Developing a Next-Generation Coronavirus Test for Home Use

April 28, 2020

Piyush Jain, Ph.D., CHE, has been working on a test for the novel coronavirus that can be administered at home in less than 30 minutes.

Read more »
3D-printed filter caps printed in UF’s fab lab for respirator masks (photo courtesy UF DCP Fabrication Lab)

UF Labs Team Up to Outfit Hospitals

April 20, 2020

UF engineering professor Forrest Masters, Ph.D., began a collaborative effort between campus labs to produce protective gear for underequipped hospitals.

Read more »
Saeed Moghaddam, Ph.D., Knox T. Millsaps Professor, MAE

UF Engineers Develop HVAC Powered by Multiple Energy Sources

April 9, 2020

Saeed Moghaddam, Ph.D., Knox T. Millsaps Professor, MAE, along with industry and organizational partners, has received a $1.89M grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a breakthrough cooling and heating system.

Read more »
Christopher Batich, Ph.D., MSE and Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., BME

Two UF Engineers Chosen for Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

April 2, 2020

Two current University of Florida faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering are among a group of eight distinguished inventors who will be inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame this year.

Read more »