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Waste To Water Technology Developed By College Of Engineering Researchers In Commercial Production
A solution to the problem of providing sanitation facilities to people living without them is now more readily available as technology developed at the University of South Florida College of Engineering enters the marketplace.
December 12, 2022Civil Environmental
USF Doctoral Graduate Edikan Ogunnaike Awarded NIH Mosaic K99/R00 Grant
Edikan Ogunnaike, a 2015 PhD graduate in the Department of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, and now a postdoctoral researcher at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at UNC-Chapel Hill, has received a Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity of nearly $1 million from the National Institutes of Health.
December 9, 2022Biological
Cooperation Among Hydropower Producers Could Hold The Answer To Reviving The Mighty Mekong
Scientists in Florida, Maryland and Singapore show that restoring natural water availability to the Mekong’s floodplains is possible.
November 17, 2022Civil Environmental
USF Offers New Graduate Certificates In AI & Computing
Computer Science and Engineering, in collaboration with USF Innovative Education, added two new graduate certificates that will equip students with in-demand industry skills and provide a competitive advantage in emerging sectors. Both programs are offered online with full or part-time options to match the scheduling needs of students.
October 19, 2022Computer
USF Researchers Awarded $5 Million Grant To Study AI Models For The U.S. Military
For military planners concerned with optimizing the deployment and use of resources, artificial intelligence is seen as a useful tool. How AI can be developed and tested for use in military operations will be the focus of study for an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of South Florida Institute for Artificial Intelligence + X (AI+X) from Computer Science and Engineering, Industrial Management and Systems Engineering, and Psychology.
October 19, 2022Computer
Erica Dasi And Michelle Henderson Awarded ASEE Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowships
Erica Dasi and Michelle Henderson, two recent PhD graduates in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, have each been awarded eFellows Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowships from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
October 13, 2022Civil Environmental
Linda And Jerry Griffin Change The Face Of Engineering
“Underrepresented groups are a significant portion of our society and they need educational opportunities to flourish. When an individual can flourish, so can the whole country,” says Jerry, who had a tenure of almost 30 years at Carnegie Mellon University before retiring from there as a professor.
September 22, 2022Mechanical
Sponsors Help Bring In-Person Events Back To The College Of Engineering
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the USF College of Engineering is hosting large events again thanks to the generosity from community and industry sponsors. In 2021, the college's development team raised an impressive $130,000 for three important engineering-related events that help the college establish connections between students, faculty, and industry. These three events include the following: WAMI Student Forum, NAESC Southeast Regional Conference, and the CUTR Transportation Achievement Awards.
September 21, 2022Civil Environmental
Building A Career From The Ground Up
Ossie Douglas performs research at atomic ground level, working with nanomaterials having the thickness of one atom, and that interests NASA for use in deep-space exploration projects.
September 21, 2022Mechanical
USF Faculty Members Present Research at ASEE 2022
Nearly a dozen USF College of Engineering faculty members presented research at the 129th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota held June 26 to June 29. Each year, nearly 4000 educators, exhibitors, and presenters gather and collaborate at ASEE's annual conference to share best practices on improving the way the next generation of engineers is taught.
September 13, 2022Biological, Civil Environmental, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, Medical
Utkarsh Misra Receives International Research Award
For senior electrical engineering undergraduate Utkarsh Misra, there’s not much difference between conducting innovative research in nanotechnology, and competing as a member of the University of South Florida rowing club. It’s all a matter of scale.
September 7, 2022Electrical
Combining Engineering And Medicine To Help Others
The Biomedical Sciences bachelor’s degree that Youssef Mohamed received from the University of South Florida in 2017, at age 18, is often considered a gateway degree to advanced study or work in health-related fields, such as medicine or dentistry. Mohamed added a new dimension to his pursuit of a Doctor of Medicine degree at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine by adding the goal of a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, which he studied as a minor field in his undergraduate work.
September 7, 2022Medical