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Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D.
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Gilbert joins a long list of influential members such as Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and more. His pioneering work on a secure, reliable and accessible voting system earned him this prestigious recognition.
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UF Engineering's Daniel Ferris, Ph.D. and Mark E. Orazem Ph.D. join ranks with notables such as Thomas Edison and W.E.B. DuBois, in being honored as the most distinguished in the scientific community. AAAS recognizes extraordinary impact and achievement across disciplines, from research, teaching, and technology, to administration in academia, industry and government, to excellence in communicating and interpreting science to the public.
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UFTI celebrates the opening of their inaugural learning lab where interdisciplinary engineering students can research and develop advanced transportation technologies for autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles, cybersecurity, and transit applications. The living lab boasts a traffic signal laboratory, a three-car garage, and an open floor plan to promote collaboration across engineering fields.
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The University of Florida has entered into an Education Partnership Agreement, or EPA, with the National Security Agency in efforts to enhance science, technology, engineering and math education through technical exchanges and the sharing of educational materials and equipment. As a result, UF students and faculty will have access to a wide pool of resources and expertise – all while gaining valuable work experience.
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NASA has selected a team of UF aerospace engineers to pursue a groundbreaking $12 million mission aimed at improving the way we track changes in Earth's structures, such as tectonic plates and oceans.
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UF President Ben Sasse allocated $1.75 million in strategic funding last year to build Florida’s Digital Twin. The project – led by Christine Angelini, Ph.D., an associate professor and director of the UF Center for Coastal Solutions – aims to harness digital twin and AI technologies that will help the state plan for uncertain scenarios, sustain Florida’s natural resources, protect the community’s health, and ensure economic prosperity.
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Patrick Traynor, Ph.D.
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“Deepfake voices are challenging a fundamental way we have come to understand the world and interact with the people in our lives,” said Patrick Traynor, Ph.D., a professor in UF’s Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, and the John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Preeminent Chair in Engineering. “We rely on our senses, and now, deepfakes challenge the ways in which we interact with the world around us.”
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Wireless charging has become popular in recent years for portable electronics such as smartphones and smart watches due to its convenience; however, in a recent paper, Dr. Shuo Wang and his team have disclosed hidden security and privacy vulnerabilities of smartphone wireless charging systems when they are under intentional electromagnetic interference (IEMI) attacks.
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Yangbin Wang (MSEE ’93) who founded the Silicon Valley startup Vobile in 2005, was presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Spring 2024 bachelor’s recognition ceremony. Distinguished alumnus awards are presented to an alumna or an alumnus of the university who has excelled in their chosen field and has performed outstanding service for the university.
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In a new study, University of Florida researchers found OpenAI’s GPT-4 -the latest version of the model that powers ChatGPT- performed better than the student average on seven of nine graduate-level exams in the biomedical sciences. But they found its performance on the free-text assessments was limited for some types of complex questions, raising concerns about irrelevant data and plagiarism.
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The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge team made history this year achieving its fourth consecutive win at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Southeast Student Symposium. The team placed first in key categories like Structural Efficiency and Construction Economy.
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Ten students were selected to receive awards from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for their exemplary work and contributions to their departments. The NSF GRFP recognizes outstanding graduate students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Recipients are identified as high-potential, early-career scientists and engineers.
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Dean's Excellence Fund
Gifts made to the Dean’s Excellence Fund help students through experiential learning opportunities that emphasize team-based learning, hands-on projects, student-organized competitions, internships, and externships to develop their leadership and innovation skills.
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