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“Right now, in Florida and in the United States, waste-to-energy ash is not recycled in any fashion. What is needed is demonstrations like this to provide the data, the information, and the assurance to all communities who are interested in this that this is indeed a viable and safe practice.” — Timothy Townshend, professor, UF’s […]

Dr. Seymour S. Block passed away on August 11th, 2014 at the age of 96. A dynamic innovator, he was the university’s longest-serving faculty member. He will be dearly missed at the college and by his many former students and colleagues. Dr. Block came to the University of Florida in 1944 when – due to […]

Freshman engineering students recently demonstrated their soccer-playing robots to patients at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.

Two teams from UF’s Machine Intelligence Lab have each won $5,000 and taken second place in their respective international competitions this month. SubjuGator, UF’s autonomous submarine, and PropaGator, UF’s autonomous surface boat, traveled cross-country with faculty and students in tow for annual competitions hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). The 17th […]

Roughly 100 students from the art and engineering departments at UF met Wednesday to participate in a ritualistic performance dedicating the newly installed art piece “Moving Water.” Gathering on the Plaza of the Americas, nearly every participant grasped a vessel filled with water. Each individual had collected the water from a location of personal significance. […]

Special Announcement from the Dean: Dear Colleagues, As many of you have heard, Dr. Mark Law, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, has accepted a position as Director of the UF Honors Program, effective Aug. 16, 2014. This is a wonderful opportunity for Mark and for the UF Honors program. Mark has been involved in Honors […]

It’s been a busy hurricane season for Forrest Masters. In addition to his ongoing storm research, he’s had a cameo on the Weather Channel, received the highest honor from the International Association for Wind Engineering (IAWE), and was appointed by the governor of Florida to serve on a commission that assesses the risks involved with […]

As Brazil hosts the World Cup, Florida and its flagship university maintain long established and strong ties to South America’s largest country. Brazil is now the largest export trading partner the state has ever had, and UF is the primary destination for Brazilian students who want to keep it that way. To globalize its workforce, […]

Every three years, the University of Florida Research Foundation recognizes faculty with a distinguished record of research that will likely lead to distinction in their field. These faculty are named UFRF Professors and receive a $5,000 annual salary supplement and a one-time $3,000 grant. Included among the UFRF Professors for 2014-2017 are three Gator Engineering […]

As part of their #PrepRally coverage, The Weather Channel kicked off hurricane season last Friday by sending meteorologist Jim Cantore to the University of Florida campus. In the Powell Family Structures and Materials Laboratory, Cantore and UF hurricane researcher Forrest Masters simulated the impact of hurricane-strength winds. The lab, which has a four-foot-thick concrete floor […]