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You may have seen one of Dr. Schneider’s last inventions on store shelves – a playful alligator-shaped floating pool thermometer and chlorinator – but his life, his full body of work, revealed great depths under the surface. Born in Munich and drafted into the German army during WWII, Schneider survived eight months in American prisoner-of-war […]

Two Gator Engineering professors are among 170 new Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, which recognizes the contributions of researchers from universities and non-profit organizations who are named inventors on U.S. patents. Brij M. Moudgil, a distinguished professor of materials science and engineering and W. Gregory Sawyer, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, […]

“The projects get more impressive every year. They’re using more integrated systems, and there’s all these new developments in technology, in what’s called the maker movement, using 3-D printers in making parts.” – William Patterson current doctoral student and 2010 winner of the robot competition, speaking at the 2014 Robot Day Read about and see […]

Dr. Eugene Richard Chenette passed away on December 7, 2014 at the age of 86. He had been living in Plano, Texas, where he retired to with Helen, his wife of 63 years. Chenette served as a former chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a former associate dean for external programs […]

UF Computer & Information Science & Engineering professor Christina Gardner-McCune, who was recently hired under the UF Preeminence Plan to work on Human Centered Computing, collaborated with the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce and CommunityCode to challenge approximately 1,000 students at Eastside High School to embark on their first computer programming experience – an “Hour of Code.” A […]

Ophthalmic innovator and philanthropic leader Dr. Herbert A. Wertheim was honored as a University of Florida Distinguished Alumnus in 2009. He studied electrical engineering at UF prior to becoming a doctor of optometry. He is credited with being the first to publicize the prevention of cataracts and retinal damage to eye care professionals, and for […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The dean of the UF College of Engineering and an engineering faculty member have been inducted as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers based on their distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Congratulations to: Cammy […]

A team of University of Florida researchers led by Joseph Wilson in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department has received a $1 million grant to study handheld systems for detecting explosive hazards. Read the full Gainesville Sun story…

The UF chapters of the national organizations Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) both received awards for their outstanding performance this year. SWE’s mission is to be the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE-UF won three chapter awards this year: the 2014 Outstanding […]

In 2003, fifty-five million people in the northeastern United States were affected by a widespread power outage and subsequent cellular service overload, attributed to some untrimmed foliage and a faulty alarm. A few weeks later, a storm took out a single powerline in Italy and another fifty-five million people lost electricity and train service. This […]