2024-2025 awards for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

Congratulations to the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering faculty and staff awardees for 2024-2025!

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering presents its annual awards to faculty, staff, and students for the 2024-2025 academic year on April 23, 2025. These awards celebrate the excellence and fundamental values of our college.

2024-2025 Faculty Awardees

International Educator of the Year

  • Senior Faculty Award – Kevin Jones, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Junior Faculty Award – Sanethia Thomas, Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award

  • Ruogu Fang, Biomedical Engineering
  • Yong Huang, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
  • Prabhat Mishra, Computer & Information Science & Engineering
  • Jason Weaver, Chemical Engineering
  • Yong-Kyu Yoon, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Undergraduate Teacher of the Year

  • Catia S. Silva, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Faculty Advising/Mentor of the Year

  • Xin Tang, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Teacher/Scholar of the Year

  • Vladimir Rakov, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award for Excellence

  • Farimah Farahmandi, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Excellence Award for Assistant Professors (College and University Level)

  • Ana Maria Porras, Biomedical Engineering

Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership

  • Walter Lee Murfee, Biomedical Engineering

Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation

  • Roozbeh Tabrizian, Electrical & Computer Engineering

UF Research Foundation Professorship Award

  • Prabhat Mishra, Computer & Information Science & Engineering
  • Yong Huang, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
  • Eric Jung Du, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment
  • Jason Butler, Computer & Information Science & Engineering

2024-2025 Staff Awardees

Staff Award for Excellence in Leadership

  • Michael Todd, Undergraduate Student Affairs

Superior Accomplishment Award – Special Recognition Award (University Level)

  • Pynie Gonzales, Human Resources

Staff Award for Excellence in Innovation

  • Shaura Thomas, Chemical Engineering