Cocovana founderSheldon Barrett (B.S. ISE ‘20)

Industrial & Systems Engineering Student Wins Big in 2020 Big Idea Competition

May 7, 2020

Students from the Herbert Wertheim College of engineering swept all four top honors in the 2020 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition, sponsored by Warrington College of Business.

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Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Innovation Station UFIS at the REEF

UF Innovation Station comes to Northwest Florida

April 23, 2020

The University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has announced the establishment of its second Innovation Station, UFIS at the REEF.

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Photo of HWCOE college awards at last year's awards ceremony.

2019-2020 Awards for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

April 21, 2020

Celebrating outstanding faculty and staff from the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

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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.

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From left: Gouthami Gadamsetty (BS ISE, spring 2021), team faculty coach Bill McElroy, and Gantt Meredith (BS BME, spring 2021) do a Gator chomp.

Gator engineering students reach semi-finals in the third annual Lockheed Martin Engineering Ethics Competition

April 14, 2020

The Gator engineering team was selected as one of the top six teams to proceed to the semi-final round of competition involving tense, timed rounds of presentations about an engineering ethics case study scenario prepared by Lockheed Martin engineers.

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Gator100 celebrates the world’s “Fastest Growing Gator Companies” and honors UF Engineering alumnus Scott Pressly with the Pinnacle Award.

March 3, 2020

Each year the UF Alumni Association, in partnership with the UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, recognizes UF alumni who have created and guided some of the most innovative and profitable businesses in the nation and the world. Congratulations to the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering alumni who made the 2020 list!

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Celebrating Black History Month with UF Engineers

February 25, 2020

As we celebrate Black History Month, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering celebrates our black faculty who perform outstanding research, mentor our students and serve as role models for the rising engineers of tomorrow.

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Aidan Augustin, Co-Founder and President, Feathr

Feathr, UF Engineering Alumnus-Founded Startup, Soars Into 2020 With $11M Investment Boost

February 4, 2020

Digital marketing platform founded by UF engineering alumnus has closed a Series B financing totaling more than $11 million

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The autonomous shuttle in downtown Gainesville.

Autonomous Shuttle Ready for Passengers

February 4, 2020

Starting Feb. 3, Gainesville residents will be able to board an autonomous shuttle for test rides between downtown Gainesville and the University of Florida campus. The pilot project is part of the I-STREET real-world testbed, a partnership between the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), the Florida Department of Transportation, and the City of Gainesville.

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