How Damon Woodard, Ph.D., rose from being a high school dropout to become the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Notre Dame is a testament to the people who believed in him — and to the inner fire that refused to go out.
UF and IBM Team Up to Solve Society’s Biggest Challenges
The University of Florida announced a new collaboration with tech giant IBM to launch a comprehensive skills program designed to extend UF’s vision to be an international leader in artificial intelligence, data science, fintech, and other related technologies that can help solve society’s biggest challenges.
UF Engineer Discusses the Need for Wind-Resistant Communities in WaPo, NPR and The Weather Channel
David O. Prevatt, Ph.D., wrote a guest essay for The Washington Post and was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered program, the Black Network News Channel, and The Weather Channel.
Tidal Energy Proposal Wins UF, IBM Technology Contest
An all-female team of “hackers” was declared the winner of a national technology contest – Florida Hacks with IBM – that called on participants to discover potential solutions to combat the effects of climate change. The team was comprised of three current Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering students and a recent graduate.
Building Blocks: From Ancient Times to the Space Age, Concrete has Staying Power
Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, was featured in Explore magazine for his research on making the world’s favorite building material stronger, more durable and more sustainable.
OPINION: UF is Helping to Produce America’s Future Engineers
By Cammy R. Abernathy, dean, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering This article originally appeared in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. There is a reason that so many engineers fill top leadership positions across nearly every sector of our economy. Engineers are highly skilled problem solvers, leaders and innovators, creators and communicators. We know how to work in teams, balance budgets, rebound from …
University of Florida Unveils New Engineering Building Designed for Next Wave of Innovation
The University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering celebrated the opening of its Laboratory for Engineering Excellence on Thursday, October 7, 2021.
Why This UF Professor Says Everyone Needs to Understand AI
“Everybody is calling it the new electricity,” said Diego Alvarado, M.E., an instructional assistant professor at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. “It’s under the hood of almost everything. We need to be able to understand it.”
A UF Professor Is Creating Robotic Dogs Trained To Assist First Responders
A group of Ph.D. students led by Eric Jing Du, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Florida, have trained and developed robotic dogs.
Prevatt Issues Call to Action for Engineering Society’s Commitment to an Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Profession
David O. Prevatt, Ph.D., an associate professor in ESSIE, writes that the ASCE must advance the structural engineering profession by promoting the adoption of the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion into the business, the practice, and the education of structural engineers.