Dr. Warren Dixon, a professor with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was recently awarded the status of an IEEE Fellow for contributions to the adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear systems. The Fellow Grade is the most prestigious rank the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) offers, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, less than 0.1% of voting members are …
Mining-water Purification Now Possible in Hours, Not Decades
UF researcher Mark Orazem has developed a new process to remove mineral particles from water used in mining operations in a fraction of the time.
UF researchers develop way to treat urine, save drinking water
Low-cost system removes pharmaceuticals and harvests nutrients for fertilizer.
Rebuilding Oyster Reefs Proves Key for Resilient Coastal Communities
Environmental engineering professor David Kaplan helps confirm what Cedar Key’s oyster industry has long suspected.
3-D printing soft matter: UF discovery leads to new engineering discipline
Objects printed in the lab so far are orders of magnitude softer than any man-made object.
New federal research funding makes Florida universities national hub for hurricane mitigation research
Original story published 9/24 on UF News The National Science Foundation today announced grants to Florida International University and University of Florida totaling nearly $8 million that will position the state to become a national hub for research into making homes and businesses safer in hurricanes and tornadoes. FIU’s Wall of Wind and UF’s Powell Family Structures and Materials Laboratory …
Engineering a stadium solution
Engineering and athletics team up for a better fan experience.
UF receives record research funding in fiscal year 2015
The funding includes almost $80 million for research at College of Engineering.
UF cybersecurity experts featured in Wall Street Journal
Engineering professors Traynor and Butler speak out about vulnerabilities in mobile money apps
Good news for those facing the nightly grind!
With their development of a smart mouth guard that dentists can use to diagnose and treat teeth grinding, a team of University of Florida students representing the United States took a second-place prize in the 2015 International Contest of Application in Nano-micro Technology (iCAN). The technology is patent-pending under the guidance of UF’s Office of Technology and Licensing. Its design …