{"id":36677,"date":"2025-04-23T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/newengineer\/?p=36677"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:25:18","slug":"2024-2025-awards-for-the-herbert-wertheim-college-of-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/featured\/2024-2025-awards-for-the-herbert-wertheim-college-of-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"2024-2025 awards for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00529b\">2024-2025 Faculty Awardees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Educator of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Senior Faculty Award \u2013 Kevin Jones, Materials Science and Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Junior Faculty Award \u2013 Sanethia Thomas, Computer &amp; Information Science &amp; Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doctoral Dissertation Advisor\/Mentoring Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ruogu Fang, Biomedical Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yong Huang, Mechanical &amp; Aerospace Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prabhat Mishra, Computer &amp; Information Science &amp; Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jason Weaver, Chemical Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yong-Kyu Yoon, Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Teacher of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catia S. Silva, Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Advising\/Mentor of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Xin Tang, Mechanical &amp; Aerospace Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teacher\/Scholar of the Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vladimir Rakov, Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award for Excellence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Farimah Farahmandi, Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Excellence Award for Assistant Professors (College and University Level)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ana Maria Porras, Biomedical Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Walter Lee Murfee, Biomedical Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Award for Excellence in Innovation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Roozbeh Tabrizian, Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UF Research Foundation Professorship Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prabhat Mishra, Computer &amp; Information Science &amp; Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yong Huang, Mechanical &amp; Aerospace Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eric Jung Du, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure &amp; Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jason Butler, Computer &amp; Information Science &amp; Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00529b\">2024-2025 Staff Awardees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff Award for Excellence in Leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Michael Todd, Undergraduate Student Affairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Superior Accomplishment Award &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.hr.ufl.edu\/awards\/2025-superior-accomplishment-awards-recognize-outstanding-and-meritorious-service\/\">Special Recognition Award (University Level)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pynie Gonzales, Human Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff Award for Excellence in Innovation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shaura Thomas, Chemical Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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