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Dr. Fan Ren, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded the Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology from the Electrochemical Society (ECS). Dr. Ren was selected for the prestigious award for contributions to the development of compound semiconductor electronic and photonic device processing methods. […]

Dr. Alan George and Dr. Oliver Wu, both professors with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, have been recently named as Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Fellows. Dr. George was named Fellow for contributions to reconfigurable and high-performance computing. Dr. Wu was named Fellow for contributions to video communication and processing, and […]

Dr. Franky So, Rolf E. Hummel Professor of Electronic Materials in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been elected  a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA). Dr. So was elected for his contributions to the development of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic photovoltaics. Since 1916, OSA has been the […]

Work is underway to create a spacecraft that won’t be rocketed into outer space but will be purposely destroyed on the ground. A University of Florida team led by Gator Engineering associate professor Norm Fitz-Coy is designing and fabricating DebriSat for its eventual demise. DebriSat is a 110-pound satellite that’s a double for a modern low-Earth […]

Speechless. That’s how Alex Tipton said he felt when he found out UF’s packaging-engineering team placed first in a national competition. He said he spent two months helping his peers prepare a hypothetical packaging proposal for a fictional company. Five other students competed on UF’s team at the Pack Expo International 2012 conference last week, […]

On Wednesday, Nov. 7th, 2012, Charles Axel Poëkel Sr. of Essex Fells passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and in the presence of his loyal assistant Phil Catague at his home in Essex Fells, where he had resided for the past 48 years. He recently celebrated his 97th birthday In 1943, while working at […]

The Gator Engineering community is proud to honor Mr. Don McKinney as the winner of the 2012 Gator Engineering Innovation Award. Don’s innovative spirit is exemplified in his relentless reinvention of himself – from an electrical engineer that quickly rose to the ranks of corporate leadership, to a successful entrepreneur, a venture capitalist, an investor […]

University of Florida researchers measured wind and rain in the eye of Hurricane Sandy, as part of their continuing efforts to harden homes against storm damage. UF’s hurricane research team on Monday brought a portable tower that takes those measurements to Somers Point, N.J., in advance of Sandy making landfall. The tower was hit directly […]

Gator Engineers have had great success forming spin-off companies from their research. With Gainesville’s new Innovation Hub, the Gator Engineering entrepreneurial spirit has never been more important. Some of these companies and researchers were featured in a Gainesville Sun article recently: Gainesville company RegisterPatient announced last week that it had secured a $4.1 million investment […]

When Aaron King longboards through Gainesville, many people don’t realize he’s riding an electric board. He stops his board in a split second, then cruises away with the touch of a button. King, 28, is the founder of RedRock Board Shop, a Gainesville company that produces customizable electric longboards. The shop offers various boards, wheels, […]