ME Capstone students are collaborating with Dr. Antonio Faciola, an associate professor of animal sciences at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), to redesign legacy cow digestion simulators pivotal for ruminant nutrition research. This interdisciplinary partnership leverages the… Read More
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Dr. Jing Pan earns National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award and grant
Dr. Jing Pan, a UF MAE professor, won a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation last month. This honor is the most prestigious award granted by the NSF, and comes with a federal research grant. Pan’s winning proposal was… Read More
UF to play key role in groundbreaking Laser Interferometer Space Antenna mission
The University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, in partnership with NASA, is making a significant contribution to the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission — a groundbreaking endeavor that the European Space Agency (ESA) has now formally adopted.
The competition has begun! Help MAE continue excellence in Engineering!
It’s UF’s Gator Nation Giving Day! A time for friendly competition between UF departments to raise funds to support our respective divisions. At the forefront of our hearts in this competition is MAE, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, vying… Read More
Dr. Jessica Allen wins prestigious CAREER award and grant from National Science Foundation
UF MAE professor Dr. Jessica Allen recently submitted a proposal that won her a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The NSF presents this award to early-career faculty who “serve as academic role models in research and education and… Read More
An Innovative Medical Breakthrough from the SYBORGS Lab
Dr. Amor Menezes, Dr. Damon Ghetmiri, and Alessia Venturi of the SYBORGS Lab at UF MAE, along with Dr. Mitchell Cohen of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, authored a paper on their breakthrough research that was published in… Read More
Honoring Dr. Bernard Leadon
The impact that Dr. Bernard Leadon had on his students and the Gainesville community is unparalleled. Dr. Bernard Leadon was a well-known professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, but before his time in the Swamp, Bernie wore… Read More
A 32-year MAE veteran, Professor S.A. Sherif stays at the cutting edge of thermal, fluid, and energy sciences
The proudest moment of Dr. S.A. Sherif’s career came in 2001. After receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Alexandria University in Egypt, coming to the United States in 1978, earning his Ph.D. from Iowa State University, and being a… Read More
Undergraduate Senior Design Capstone Presents to Retired NASA Engineers
On Wednedsay, December 6th, Dr. Persad’s undergraduate senior design capstone group presented at the Nuclear Sciences Building. This is a culminating design course for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students, and they worked to develop a conceptual design for external clients.… Read More
Dr. Balachandar receives the “2024 ASME Fluids Engineering Award”
The ASME Fluids Engineering Award was established by the Fluid Engineering Division in 1968. The awards stands for many honors, specifically it represents an individual for outstanding contributions over a period of years for the engineering profession and to the… Read More