Research

Ground-breaking research is natural to Gator Engineers. Our partnership with UF's Office of Technology Licensing and our own industry contacts help us to effectively move innovations out of our labs and into the marketplace. Our research is a multi-disciplinary endeavor—Faculty pull from the broad base of knowledge within the college, and they also look for potential collaborators in other UF colleges and in universities around the world. As a result, Gator Engineering faculty are an important part of UF's nanotechnology and biotechnology initiatives. Industry leaders, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, NASA and the National Institutes of Health are among our research sponsors. Our research expenditures have increased every year for the past 10 years. They topped $89 million in 2004, and we expect them to surpass $100 million during 2006. Over the years, we've expanded to include electrical, computer and biomedical engineering, but our foundation of excellence in research remains unchanged. We look forward to a future of continued leadership and discovery.