Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Ana Maria Porras accepts her International Educator of the Year Award, Junior Faculty, on Monday at the University of Florida.

UF engineers make strong showing at UF International Center awards

November 20, 2025

Faculty members from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering took home some impressive hardware Monday during the University of Florida International Center’s 2025 Global Awards ceremony. 

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UF's Century Tower with a foreground of trees and fuchsia azaleas in bloom.

Prestigious academy names three Rising Stars from UF engineering

November 7, 2025

The Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida has recognized three University of Florida assistant engineering professors as 2025 Rising Stars.

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Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D.

Celebrating Women’s History Month: UF researcher paving the way for Latinas in STEM

March 15, 2023

Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., a professor and researcher, heads the Tissue-Microbe Interactions lab in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

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