The American Society for Engineering Education now has a student chapter at the University of Florida. The nonprofit organization works nationally to promote and further engineering education. Student chapters focus on developing relationships between universities and local schools and on supporting careers in engineering education. After attending the 119th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition in 2012, material science and engineering …
Machen congratulates winning Gator Engineering robotics teams
President Bernie Machen visited the College of Engineering’s Machine Intelligence Lab on Monday to congratulate the PropaGator and SubjuGator robotics teams on their recent wins. Members of the teams, along with the directors, were on hand to welcome Machen and show off their robotic projects. The PropaGator team won first place in their first year competing in the Association for …
Fatmata Barrie, MSE Ph.D. Candidate: UF’s First 2013 Fulbright Scholar
Originally published May 7, 2013 on UF’s Spotlights webpage. Fatmata Barrie, a graduate student in materials science and engineering, will use a Fulbright grant to see how bamboo might strengthen concrete structures against earthquakes. Barrie is UF’s first Fulbright Scholar of the year. Barrie was also featured on GTN News.
The Civil Gymnast
For the first time in UF’s history, the women’s gymnastics team has won the NCAA title. Included on the title-holding team is Kiersten Wang, a sophomore civil engineering student. NCAA.com interviewed Wang about her interest in engineering, and how she chose her major.
Gator Engineer Selected as Winner of FICE/ACEC $5,000 Scholarship
Industrial and Systems Engineering undergraduate student, Michelle Gauthreaux, was selected as the winner of the $5,000 scholarship awarded by The Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers/American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (FICE/ACEC of Florida). Since 2004, FICE/ACEC of Florida scholarships honor Florida college students expressing interest and commitment to the business and management of the engineering profession. To qualify, a …
UF Programming Team Heads to Russia for World Finals
Imagine you’re locked in a room somewhere in Russia, with 360 programmers from six continents. You and your two best friends have five hours and one computer to solve the world’s greatest problem: Where is the nearest bathroom? Actually, you have to solve several problems, and finding the bathroom might not be one of them. But being asked to program …
Gator Engineering Students Win UF Presidential Service Awards
Congratulations to the two outstanding engineering students who won the Presidential Service Award: Akua Oppong-Anane, a PhD candidate in the department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, volunteered over 60 hours of her time to help library patrons strengthen their computer skills and literacy. As a science fair judge at a local middle school, she also mentored students on their research processes …
UF Tops in STEM Degrees in Florida
An accountability report released at Wednesday’s Board of Governors meeting in Gainesville shows the University of Florida leads the state when it comes to producing graduates in so-called STEM majors emphasized by state leaders. At the end of the 2011-2012 academic year, UF awarded STEM bachelor’s degrees to 31 percent of its students, six percentage points ahead of the second-highest …
Engineering Students Invited to Participate in ‘Leadership and the Morrill Act’ Event
In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Morrill Act, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the College of Engineering and the Military Sciences have come together to present: Leadership and the Morrill Act: A 19th Century Initiative with 21st Century Implications. Gator Engineering students are invited to participate in a unique academic event that explores how agriculture, engineering …
UF SAE Team Races on with Elite Porsche Sponsorship
It’s pronounced “Porsh-uh.” It’s the name that represents the unattainable, the finest things in life. When you say it, you say it with reverence. Porsche. It’s the name that rolls off the tongue when you draw comparisons to what you want but you can’t have. The car you dream of owning. For SAE teams, it also represented what could only …