Category: BME News

Congratulations to Dr. Ivana Parker for her selection for induction into the prestigious Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society by the UF Graduate School. The review committee was deeply impressed by Dr. Parker’s outstanding achievements, recognizing her as an embodiment of scholarship, leadership, character, service, and advocacy. The honor society celebrates individuals who, like its […]

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) proudly announces its 2024 class of Senior Members, honoring 124 distinguished academic inventors from NAI’s Member Institutions. Among them is Ruogu Fang, Ph.D., recognized for being a rising leader in her field with success in patents, licensing, and commercialization, and for producing “technologies that have brought, or aspire to […]

Congratulations to Dr. May Mansy, Instructional Assistant Professor & BME Learning Assistant (LA) Program Director, who received the 2023-2024 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Undergraduate Teacher of the Year Award. Undergraduate Teacher of the Year is awarded to faculty who excel in the classroom. Mansy’s teaching philosophy centers on fostering a rigorous learning process in […]

The establishment and growth of the UF Biomedical Engineering Department owes much to the visionary leadership of Win Phillips, a distinguished figure in UF’s history. As a multifaceted leader with a profound commitment to the university’s advancement, Phillips played a pivotal role in shaping UF’s trajectory toward becoming a top-tier public institution. His legacy of […]

Congratulations to Dr. Aysegul Gunduz, professor and Fixel Brain Mapping Professor, who has been awarded the 2023-2024 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and UF Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award. Excellence in doctoral mentoring is demonstrated by a personal statement, letters from current and former students, and letters of support from the department and college. Gunduz will […]

Motivating luddites toward AI-augmented healthcare – Powering the New Engineer (ufl.edu) Renowned UF biomed expert Parisa Rashidi urges Congress to fast-track broader AI Since Spring 2023 — when several prominent tech thought-leaders issued a public plea for a pause to the progression of certain AI language models, fearing a Pandora’s Box — the U.S. has […]

The J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Engineering proudly celebrates Krista Smith, Graduate Advisor, for her recent achievement of the University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award in the Employee Performance category of Student & Academic Services. This recognition highlights Krista’s exceptional dedication and contributions to our community. The Superior Accomplishment Awards recognizes faculty and staff […]

Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Engineering at the University of Florida, has been honored with the 2024 Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This prestigious accolade recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate […]

By Shawn Jenkins A groundbreaking AI-Powered Athletics project is underway at the University of Florida, thanks to $2.5 million in support from UF President Ben Sasse’s Strategic Funding Initiative. The undertaking is one of five components of the newly funded UF & Sport Collaborative, announced in December – a multi-faceted initiative to propel UF to […]

UF News, Karen Dooley The National Academy of Engineering has elected UF Distinguished Professor Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., to the academy for 2024 in recognition of her more than 25 years of work to help advance the fields of neural tissue engineering and wound healing and for her leadership in diversifying bioengineering. Election to the academy […]