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Electrical Engineering Lab Becomes New Robotics Hub
In response to Industry 4.0 and student demand, a lab that was once considered obsolete by modern industry standards was recently upgraded with new equipment and new opportunities for USF electrical engineering students.
October 13, 2021Electrical
Team Of Three USF Department of Medical Engineering Students Wins First Prize In 2021 Debut Challenge
Just three months after attending their graduation commencement ceremony together, USF Department of Medical Engineering alums Abby Blocker, Carolyna Yamamoto Alves Pinto and Jacob Yarinsky learned their submission for a national student design competition — a device capable of ventilating two people attached to the same ventilator — had won first prize.
September 28, 2021Medical
USF Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Team Wins Florida Water Environment Association Student Design Competition
Named Aqua Engineering, a team of five USF civil and environmental engineering students won first place in the environmental design division of the 2021 Florida Water Environment Association Student Design Competition.
September 28, 2021Civil Environmental
Mauricio Arias Receives Gulf Research Program Award From National Academies Of Sciences
Mauricio Arias, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, is one of eight scientists selected for the Gulf Research Program's Environmental Production and Stewardship track of the 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF).
September 28, 2021Civil Environmental
USF-Led Team Awarded NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant To Link The Green Economy To The Blue Economy At The Coast
A USF-led team, headed by Maya Trotz, environmental engineering professor and principal investigator (PI), has been awarded an NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant for their project titled: "Linking the Green Economoy to the Blue Economy at the Coast." The phase I grant awards funding up to $750,000 to further develop the initial concept, identify new team members, participate in the innovation curriculum, and develop an initial prototype.
September 27, 2021Civil Environmental
Using Systematic Assessments For Sustainable Development
What does a USF engineering student do when they are offered two highly competitive and prestigious fellowships? In this case, environmental engineering PhD student Yoel Gebrai was allowed to accept a Fulbright U.S. student research grant and a Boren fellowship, which he was simultaneously awarded in Spring 2022.
September 21, 2021Civil Environmental
Molly Skinner Receives SWE Outstanding Collegiate Member Award
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has recognized Molly Skinner, Graduate Research Assistant for the department of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF), for her impact on the Society as well as the engineering community with the Outstanding Collegiate Member Award. Skinner will accept the award at SWE’s annual conference, WE21, which will be held from Oct. 21-23 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
September 20, 2021Biological
Bulls-Eye Mentoring Program Goes Online
Introduced in 2014, the Bulls-EYE Mentoring program successfully promotes STEM by delivering engineering problem solving to middle school students within a family-friendly environment. The program gives USF engineering undergraduates the opportunity to serve as program mentors tasked with assisting middle school students (mentees) who are at risk for low achievement, but may benefit from high expectations, life skills, and STEM learning. The resulting effort fosters the growth of both mentors and mentees.
September 9, 2021Biological
Drummond Carpenter Establishes Scholarship For Veterans
Drummond Carpenter, an environmental and water resources engineering firm based in Orlando, has established a scholarship that will be highly sought after by veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
August 2, 2021Civil Environmental
IEEE Students Lab Kit Sales Create a New Scholarship
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a professional organization for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines).
June 21, 2021Computer, Electrical
USF Engineering And The Peace Corps – An Unprecedented Year
Two Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering students share their experiences serving in the Peace Corps and being evacuated from their posts near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 7, 2021Civil Environmental
USF College Of Engineering to Offer An Undergraduate Degree In Environmental Engineering
The College of Engineering at the University of South Florida will initiate a new undergraduate program in environmental engineering for fall semester 2022. The Florida Board of Governors approved the new degree during the recent spring session. The field of environmental engineering is supported by public sentiment for protecting natural resources, human health and by laws aimed at curtailing environmental damage.
May 24, 2021Civil Environmental