Add Nickel to Ceria for Solar Syngas at just 700°C
Dr. Jonathan R. Scheffe, associate professor here at the MAE department, led the team behind a groundbreaking study that explored producing syngas at lower temperatures using a nickel catalyst deposited on ceria. The team’s paper, titled “Kinetic investigation of solar chemical looping reforming of methane over Ni–CeO2 at low temperature,” was published in the journal Applied…
3D-printing the brain’s blood vessels with silicone could improve and personalize neurosurgery
A new 3D-printing technique using silicone can make accurate models of the blood vessels in your brain, enabling neurosurgeons to train with more realistic simulations before they operate, according to our recently published research. Read More
Team led by UF MAE professor Amor Menezes set to begin momentous space biomanufacturing mission
Dr. Amor Menezes is leading a team that will blaze a new and exciting trail in biomanufacturing. His team’s ambitious plans will take flight on the evening of March 14, when a payload containing their bioengineered microbes will be launched at 8:30 p.m. on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket bound for the International Space Station (ISS)….
Professor Matthew Hale Earns Two Government-Funded Awards for Research
While most of us were spending our quarantine time picking up new hobbies or exploring the hidden depths of Netflix, Professor Matthew Hale was writing proposals that would eventually earn him both a Young Investigator Program (YIP) award and a Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) grant this year. The YIP will be for $510,000 over…
S. A. E. Miller Receives the DARPA Young Faculty Award
Assistant Professor Steven A. E. Miller, Ph.D. received the 2021 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award for “Analytical Prediction of Near-Field Hypersonic Aerodynamics.” The research will be conducted within the Theoretical Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence group, which Dr. Miller leads. Prof. Miller’s group will create a fast and accurate analytical method to predict…
Take Off in a Flying Car With UF Engineers and Alumni
As successful serial entrepreneurs, Adam Goldstein (UF BSBA ’01) and Brett Adcock (UF BSBA ’08) are always looking for the next big thing to bring to market. EVTOLs, short for electric vertical take-off-and-landing vehicles, had a compelling appeal, but there were challenges. A sector seated by large aerospace companies, staggering start-up costs and, most importantly, a…
A River Runs Under It
Understanding how fresh-water rivers flow beneath oceans “Rivers are sacred to humans because they deliver sediments and fresh soil to grow our food,” says Dr. S. “Bala” Balachandar, William F. Powers Professor and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. “Under-ocean turbidity currents serve as…
Intelligent Energy Resiliency Control System
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
UF Engineers Develop New Membrane that Improves Blood Dialysis
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 kidney dialysis patients. This advancement enables a microchip dialyzer to be attached on a patient’s skin….
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