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Two winners of UF’s International Student Achievement Awards are from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering: Ph.D. student Karthik Boregowda from India and Industrial and Systems Engineering senior Yousef Bani Ahmad from Jordan.

At its Fall 2024 initiation ceremony and banquet, Tau Beta Pi Florida Alpha initiated more than 65 new student members but also honored engineering professors – and now Eminent Engineers – Pamela Dickrell, Robert Ferl, Jian Li, and Juan Gilbert.

The University of Florida will lead one of seven regional hubs of a new, $285 million nationwide institute dedicated to advancing America’s semiconductor industry through next-generation simulations known as digital twins. 

University of Florida researchers recently concluded the largest study on audio deepfakes to date, challenging 1,200 humans to identify real audio messages from digital fakes.

The college is pleased to announce that Jennifer “Jenny” Andrew, Ph.D. will serve as the inaugural Associate Dean for Research and Innovation (ADRI).

UF Air Force ROTC Cadet Maj. Savannah Ogletree has organized events on campus this week to celebrate military personnel, bring awareness to veterans on campus and provide resources.

The HWCOE office of Student Affairs new Center for Experiential Learning is launching this winter with inaugural director, Sarah Furtney, Ph.D.

Thanks to the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholarship, First Gen student Claudia Klejc is finishing her senior year as a biomedical major in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, focusing on biomechanics.

Last week, UF Innovate | Tech Licensing announced the top six innovations of 2024 at its annual Standing InnOvation event, three of which were faculty researchers in the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.    Jamal Lewis, Ph.D, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, and his research team, including graduate student Clinton Smith, were recognized for […]

Armed with a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, University of Florida biomedical professor Ivana Parker, Ph.D., is targeting one of the most common – and dangerous – infections in women.