Faculty members at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering continue to garner prestigious recognition for their contributions to science and engineering. With honors ranging from the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida to the National Science Foundation, these accomplished individuals represent excellence across various fields.
2025 Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida
Inductees
Lily Elefteriadou
Sartaj Sahni
Cherie Stabler
NEW MEMBERS
José Principe
Fan Ren
Subrata Roy
Mark Tehranipoor
Department of Defense Young Investigator Program
Farimah Farahmandi
Md Jahidul Islam
National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
Baibhab Chatterjee
Zoleikha Biron
Alberto Canestrelli
Joshua Moon
Brittany Taylor
Patrick Musgrave
Janani Sampath
Yu Wang
Fellows
Idalis Villanueva Alarcón
American Society for Engineering Education
Kyle Allen
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Adele L. Boskey, Ph.D., Award Orthopaedic Research Society
Richard Hennig
American Physical Society
Walter Lee Murfee
Biomedical Engineering Society
Parisa Rashidi
Biomedical Engineering Society
Michael Tonks
American Nuclear Society
Other Honors and Awards
American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Sylvia Hurtado University Faculty Award
Idalis Villanueva Alarcon (EEd)
American Society of Engineering Education Best Paper Award in Faculty Development Division
Idalis Villanueva Alarcon (EEd)
American Society of Engineering Education Best PIC IV Paper Award
Sindia Rivera-Jimenez (EEd)
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Rising Star
Anna Porras (BME)
Higher Education Resource Service (HERS) Leadership Institute Awardee
Idalis Villanueva Alarcon (EEd)
Jenny Andrew (MSE)
Emerging Leader by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Ana Porras (BME)
Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (IEEE) Technical Award- Leon K. Kirchmeyer Graduate Teaching Award
Idalis Villanueva Alarcon (EEd)
National Academy of Inventors Senior Member
Curtis Taylor (EEd/MAE)
Hamed Dalir (ECE)
National Society of Black Engineers Advisor of the Year Award
Jeremy Waisome (EEd)
Nuclear News 40 Under 40 in Nuclear Energy
Kyle Hartig (MSE)
SMD Early Career Leaders Professional Development Award from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Ravit Silverstein (MSE)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) STAR Educator Achievement Award-Higher Education
Idalis Villanueva Alarcon (EEd)
Fulbright Specialist Award
Idalis Villanueva Alarcon (EEd)
Florida Governor Productivity Award
Amanpreet Kapoor (EEd)
IEEE New Faculty Fellows Award
Andrea Ramirez Salgado (EEd)
INTERNAL AWARDS
Career Influencer Award (Experiential Learning in the Classroom Category)
Edward Latorre (EEd)
UF Innovate Innovation Fund Award
Amanpreet Kappor (EEd)
UF Innovate Standing Ovation Award
Edwin Marte Zorrilla (EEd)
Kimberly Stubbs (EEd)
Ashish Aggarwal (EEd)
Idalis Villanueva Alarcon (EEd)
Amanpreet Kapoor (EEd)
Curtis Taylor (EEd)
UF Global Fellows Award
Edwin Marte Zorrilla (EEd)
UF Quality Online Exemplary course award
Liliany Virguez (EEd)
Division Three Superior Accomplishment Award, University of Florida
Amanpreet Kapoor (EEd)
David Sante (ChE)
Debbie Jones (College)
Michael Todd (College)
Eunice Carter (MAE)
UF AI Educator of the Year Award
Andrea Ramirez Salgado (EEd)
AI Research in Teaching & Learning Faculty Learning Community Fellow Award
Amie Baisley (EEd)
AI Renwick Faculty Fellows, Engineering Leadership Institute
Jeremy Waisome (EEd)
2025-2026 Pramod P Khargonekar Award
Yeongseon Jang (ChE)