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USF president, Priceline co-founder kick off Synapse Summit outlining how businesses can foster innovation
University of South Florida President Steven Currall believes innovation means more than venture capital firms funding ideas or startups ramping up their technology. He says innovation serves as a domino effect when it comes to job growth, patent production and ultimately growing the Tampa Bay ecosystem as a whole (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
February 11, 2020Innovation
Student rocketeers at USF compete in college space race for $1 million prize
USF’s Society of Aeronautics and Rocketry (SOAR) is competing against much bigger and better-funded college programs in an epic space race for $1 million (WFTS).
February 10, 2020Innovation, Student Research
USF professor patent could help slow Coronavirus spread in China
A professor at the University of South Florida may hold the key to helping slow the spread of Coronavirus. Dr. Yogi Goswami is an inventor and distinguished professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at USF. He created a unique technology that doesn’t just filter air, it actually kills viruses and other pathogens in the air too small for filtration (WFLA).
February 10, 2020Global Research, Health, Innovation
Synapse Summit revamps ice level to showcase innovation from top Tampa Bay companies
Synapse Summit expects to bring 6,000 people together under one roof February 11-12. Faculty, students and staff from the University of South Florida will rotate to showcase their technologies used to help the region, whether that is preserving history, helping heart patients better manage their health, or use virtual or augmented reality (Tampa Bay Business Journal).
February 7, 2020Innovation
USF at Synapse: A Guide to the People and Presentations at Tampa's Biggest Innovation Celebration
Synapse Summit brings together the best thinkers, ideas, and technologies for two days of learning, exploring, and celebrating the possibilities of technology and innovation. USF President Steven Currall will be the keynote speaker at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Come to the event and meet USF faculty, students and staff whose innovative projects harness the latest technologies to impact learning, culture and health care across the Tampa Bay Region. (USF Research & Innovation).
February 5, 2020Innovation
USF professor creates self-driving vehicle
A University of South Florida professor is rethinking conventional transportation methods. His solution? Self-driving cars. Assistant Professor Shaw Li with the university’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is also head of the Connected and Autonomous Transportation Systems Lab. He has built two autonomous vehicles – a 2016 and 2017 Lincoln MKZ (WFLA).
February 4, 2020Innovation
Who Cleans The Air Best: Molekule Air Or Dyson Cryptomic?
Dr. Yogi Goswami is a distinguished professor at the University of South Florida. His idea was to use his photo-voltaic technology concepts to remove pollutants from the air and then make that system small enough to use in his son’s room at night to help with his allergies. Fast forward a few decades and Dr. Goswami founded Molekule to bring this air purifying tech to everyone (Forbes).
January 28, 2020Innovation
Five USF Faculty Members Recognized with Excellence in Innovation Awards
From chemistry to computer science and clean water, these faculty members are some of USF’s top innovators (USFRI Newsroom).
January 15, 2020Honors and Awards, Innovation
Innovations Magazine - Volume 1, 2020 - A publication of USF St. Petersburg Campus
Groundbreaking research and innovative education at USF St. Petersburg.
January 15, 2020Innovation
Landfill Partners for First in Florida Innovative Research
T2C-Energy began back in 2012 as a University of South Florida spin-off company by the technology developers. Through the support of private (USCleantech), Federal (Department of Energy), and State (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) agencies, the company has scaled the technology out of the lab and to the pilot/demonstration level (Citrus County Chronicle).
January 14, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation
OneBusAway app helping riders with disabilities navigate public transit in the Tampa Bay area
USF Researchers just helped upgrade app (WFTS).
December 24, 2019Innovation
Amazon Alexa Transit Skill Upgraded by USF Engineer
USF engineer Sean Barbeau, PhD, upgraded the voice personalization feature on Amazon Alexa for public transit (USF Newsroom).
December 11, 2019Innovation
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