Category: Research & Innovation

UF Nuclear Engineering Takes on U.S. Department of Energy Challenges
July 22, 2016Research includes building robots that can traverse high radiation environments and pinpointing ideal materials for constructing nuclear reactors.
Read more »UF’s New Electronics Security Lab to be Outfitted by Tektronix
July 19, 2016This announcement originally appeared on PRNewsWire. BEAVERTON, Ore. – Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of measurement solutions, today announced that the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research (FICS Research) at the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering will outfit its electronics research lab with an extensive range of state-of-the-art Tektronix test equipment. The instrumentation, […]
Read more »UF Engineering part of $7.5 M defense department study of spray behavior and control
July 14, 2016Under the direction of “Bala” Balachandar, UF’s Institute for Computational Engineering will contribute to the multidisciplinary university research initiative.
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Bridges could soon be inspected by aerial drones
July 13, 2016UF Engineering faculty and NSF CAREER awardee Jennifer Rice is exploring best practices with emerging technologies.
Read more »Breast cancer detection made more precise
July 13, 20163D imaging research by biomedical engineering professor David Gilland makes tumors easier to detect and halves treatment radiation.
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Hook, line and sinker: Researchers find new way to stop ransomware
July 8, 2016UF’s cybersecurity experts created CryptoDrop to stop phising and ransomware attacks.
Read more »UF Civil Engineering professor emeritus writes about Panama Canal
June 30, 2016Frank Townsend’s article in The Conversation discusses ways the expansion will transform shipping around the world.
Read more »Former UF Engineering Dean Named Vice Chancellor for Research at UC Irvine
June 15, 2016Pramod Khargonekar will lead research efforts at the University of California, Irvine.
Read more »Materials Science & Engineering team developing biodegradable heart stent at UF
May 17, 2016Materials Science & Engineering professors Josephine Allen and Tony Webb have been awarded $3.3M to innovate solutions for improved vascular health.
Read more »Faculty experts attract world-class hardware security lab
May 17, 2016Industry partner invests in UF facility that will expand capabilities of Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research
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