Vobile founder, chairman and CEO Yangbin Wang honored as UF Distinguished Alumnus at spring commencement

May 15, 2024

Yangbin Wang (MSEE ’93) has been presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Spring 2024 bachelor’s recognition ceremony.

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UF Research Foundation names 2024 professors

May 14, 2024

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members, including four Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering faculty members, as UFRF Professors for 2024.

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UF Transportation Institute partners with Urban SDK to expand I-STREET program

May 14, 2024

The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) has formed a strategic partnership with leading traffic solutions software company, Urban SDK to expand its I-STREETTM Program to enhance collaboration with local governments and technology startups.

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The GRATTIS spacecraft in Earth orbit with two Gravitational Reference Sensors on board. (credit Simon Barke/UF)

NASA selects UF aerospace engineering-led mission to better track the Earth’s water and ice

May 14, 2024

NASA has selected a team of University of Florida aerospace engineers to pursue a groundbreaking $12 million mission aimed at improving the way we track changes in Earth’s structures, such as tectonic plates and oceans.

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Gator engineers honored in 2024 Gator100

May 8, 2024

For the 10th year, the UF Alumni Association salutes the trailblazing Gator business leaders who have not only founded but also steered some of the most groundbreaking enterprises to success nationally and globally. Join us in applauding the remarkable success of our esteemed alumni from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering for their well-deserved spot […]

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University of Florida computer science professor and National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) laureate Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.

UF engineering professor elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 29, 2024

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected University of Florida computer science professor and National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) laureate Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D. as a 2024 Academy member.

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The I-STREET Living Learning lab on UF's campus in Gainesville

University of Florida Transportation Institute revolutionizes transportation technology through grand opening of its $2M I-STREET™ Living Lab

April 26, 2024

The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), housed in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, announced the grand opening of its I-STREET™ Living Lab, which will connect surrounding roadway networks on the UF campus, the COG, and across the state using cutting-edge technologies.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science honors 2 engineering faculty as Lifetime Fellows

April 19, 2024

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected twelve faculty from the University of Florida, including two faculty from Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, to its newest class.

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A novel 3d printing method.

New 3D-printing method makes printing objects more affordable and eco-friendly

April 15, 2024

University of Florida engineers have developed a novel method for 3D printing that allows manufacturers to create custom-made objects economically and sustainably.

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A worker walks past bales of recycled plastic bottles, aluminum and paper at the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station in Gainesville. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner]

UF IGNITE program students will brainstorm recycling improvement ideas

April 11, 2024

A student-led organization at the University of Florida’s Engineering Innovation Institute will host an event Saturday to address issues and improvements with the recycling of glass and plastic in Gainesville. UF IGNITE (Innovation Gator Network for Inspiring Technological Entrepreneurship), started in September 2023, is an innovation leadership group inspired and led by students. Based out […]

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