A team of researchers at the University of Florida has developed a system powered by solar energy that uses artificial intelligence to ultimately decrease the cost of keeping essential home appliances or devices running through a power outage. Read More
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UF Engineers Develop New Membrane that Improves Blood Dialysis
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Researchers from the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering have developed a new hemodialysis membrane made of graphene oxide (GO), a single-atomic layered material, which has the promise of revolutionizing treatments for… Read More
UF Awarded NASA Contract to Build Space Exploration Device
NASA has awarded the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Charge Management Device (CMD) contract to the University of Florida, Gainesville. Read More
Warren Dixon Accepts Position as Chair of MAE
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Dr. Warren Dixon has accepted the position of chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Dixon received his Ph.D. in 2000 from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University. He worked as a research staff member… Read More
3rd Biannual Meeting for this year’s COE for Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments
The 3rd Biannual Meeting for this year’s COE for Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments took place virtually, due to the COVID-19 response. Hosted by the University of California, Santa Cruz, the meeting brought experts and researchers from Air Force Research… Read More
UF Engineering Undergrad Named Navy/ROTC Student of the Year
One of UF’s Gator Battalion Midshipmen has been selected as the 2019 Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) All American NAVY ROTC Student of the Year. Midshipman 1/C Jennifer Fillebrown competed against a national field of 58 other ROTC students and… Read More
Remembering Michael Joseph MacDonald (1942 – 2019)
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Whispering Pines – Mike was born April 1, 1942 in Brighton, MA to Lorayne McWeeney. In 1947, he was adopted by Daniel and Helen MacDonald of Pittsfield, MA. The family eventually moved to Winooski, VT. Mike graduated from Rice Memorial… Read More
THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS AND/OR HEAT TRANSFER
Dr. Youping Chen, ypchen2@ufl.edu, http://web.mae.ufl.edu/chenlab/
SOFT TISSUE MECHANICS AND TRANSPORT IN SOLID TUMORS
Malisa Sarntinoranont, msarnt@ufl.edu, http://web.mae.ufl.edu/~msarnt/