Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2024-2025 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards: Ruogu Fang, Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award Ana Maria Porras, Excellence Award for Assistant Professors Walter Lee Murfee, Excellence Award in Leadership 2024-2025… Read More
Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded the 2024–25 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. Porras leads an interdisciplinary research… Read More
Walter Lee Murfee, Ph.D., professor and associate chair for undergraduate studies in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named the recipient of the 2024–25 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty Award for… Read More
We are thrilled to announce that two exceptional students from the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering have been selected for the 2025 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). This highly competitive program supports outstanding… Read More
On April 7th, the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at UF hosted a dynamic event that combined the energy of Undergraduate Research Day with the invaluable connections fostered by Industry Connect. Undergraduate Research Day served as a… Read More
Three of the 25 students recently inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame are biomedical engineering majors from the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Alexis Boselli, Amit Sapir… Read More
Alexis Boselli, a senior in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named a 2025 inductee into the University of Florida Hall of Fame, the highest honor awarded to student leaders at UF. The UF Hall… Read More
Amit Sapir, a senior in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named a 2025 inductee into the University of Florida Hall of Fame, the highest honor awarded to student leaders at UF. The UF Hall… Read More
Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received the 2025 UF Center for Teaching Excellence Rising Star Award. This recognition highlights Porras’ commitment to innovative, student-centered education… Read More
By Megan Howard Twelve times a day for 14 years – starting at 3 a.m. – Cameron Crouse checked his blood sugar with finger pricks from a glucometer. Diagnosed a month shy of his third birthday with type 1 diabetes… Read More