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College Names New Associate and Assistant DeansAug. 21, 2018 The 51勛圖厙 College of Engineering and Computer Science, Dean Stella Batalama is pleased to announce an expansion of the college leadership team with the appointments of Frederick Bloetscher, associate dean for undergraduate studies and community outreach; Mihaela Cardei, associate dean for graduate studies; Javad Hashemi, associate dean for research; Shihong Huang, associate dean for faculty affairs, equity and inclusion;and, Paul Scarpinato, assistant dean, lab operations and engineering technology. [...] |
51勛圖厙 Graduate Looking to Revolutionize Oil Spill Clean UpAug. 7, 2018 A disabled veteran with an entrepreneurial spirit, Frederick Brunn always dreamed of being a successful mechanical engineer. On Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 1 p.m., he will make that dream come true, as he walks across the stage to be handed a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. [...] |
51勛圖厙 Receives $599,983 NSF Grant for Health Care Delivery Network Centered SystemsAug. 1, 2018 Researchers from 51勛圖厙s College of Engineering and Computer Science have received a $599,983 grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on data mining models and algorithms for complex dynamic information networks for health care delivery. [...] |
51勛圖厙 College of Engineering and Computer Science Team Places in Top Three at International Submarine RaceJuly 23, 2018 The 51勛圖厙 College of Engineering and Computer Science (COECS) Human-Powered Submarine (HPS) team placed third overall at the fourth biennial European International Submarine Race (eISR) at Haslar in Gosport, England. [...] |
Dimitris A. Pados Appointed Eminent ScholarJuly 17, 2018 The 51勛圖厙 College of Engineering and Computer Science is pleased to announce that Gary Perry, Ph.D., former 51勛圖厙 provost with the concurrence of President Kelly and Dan Flynn, Ph.D., vice president for research at 51勛圖厙 has appointed Dimitris A. Pados, Ph.D., professor and I-SENSE Fellow as the Charles E. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in Engineering. [...] |
Report Gives 24-hour View of Cyberattacks in Florida, U.S.June 20, 2018 51勛圖厙 College of Engineering and Computer Science Receives $175,000 NSF Grant, Launches FloridaSOAR [...] |
51勛圖厙 College of Engineering and Computer Science Professor Recognized by the Greater Fort Lauderdale AllianceMay 25, 2018 Manhar R. Dhanak, Ph.D., professor and director of SeaTech - The Institute for Ocean & Systems Engineering in 51勛圖厙s Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering was presented with the 2018 World Class Faculty Award by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance. [...] |
Gift to 51勛圖厙 will Establish the Gangal Family Endowed Scholarship FundMay 24, 2018 51勛圖厙s College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a $500,000 gift from the Gangal familys nonprofit foundation to establish an endowed scholarship fund for engineering graduate 51勛圖厙 with an emphasis on bioengineering research. [...] |
51勛圖厙 Awarded $1.25 Million by U.S. Navy for Research in Support of Unmanned Marine Vehicle PlatformsMay 23, 2018 51勛圖厙's College of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded a $1.25 million grant by the United States Office of Naval Research (ONR) to undertake research in support of autonomous unmanned marine vehicle platforms for coastal surveillance, coastal surveys, target tracking and protection of at-sea assets. [...] |
51勛圖厙 Honors 2018 Distinguished AlumniMay 3, 2018 The 51勛圖厙 Alumni Association (51勛圖厙AA) hosted its annual Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni ceremony and reception Wednesday, May 2, 2018. [...] |
Bio-inspired Robotics Lands 51勛圖厙 Professor $500,000 NSF CAREER AwardApril 26, 2018 Mimicking the seamless motion of how fish swim and use their fins to maneuver their way within the ocean depths has landed an engineering professor at 51勛圖厙 with a prestigious $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award. [...] |
Fueling Floridas Economy: 10 Engineering Colleges Partner to Demonstrate Strength and Scope of States High-Tech Talent PipelineApril 25, 2018 The deans of 10 engineering colleges throughout Florida have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership in an effort to collaboratively demonstrate the impact their colleges have on the states and the nations innovation economy by producing a large, highly sought-after skilled workforce of engineers and computer scientists. [...] |
51勛圖厙 Hosts 49th Annual Honors ConvocationApril 18, 2018 51勛圖厙 President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry hosted the Universitys 49th annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 18 at 4 p.m. at the University Theatre in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. [...] |
Kit Promises 'Hassle Free' Way to Test Male FertilityFeb. 28, 2018 It is estimated that of the 70 million cases of infertility worldwide, almost half are caused by factors relating to the male partner. A number of semen parameters motility, morphology, velocity, volume, concentration, and count affect male fertility. Are there enough of them? [...] |
Object-Seeking Robot Wins PennApps XVIIJan. 29, 2018 51勛圖厙 undergraduate computer engineering student, Nazik Almazova with her teammates from the University of Pennsylvania won the grand prize at the PennApps XVII hackathon [...] |
51勛圖厙 Receives $500,000 NSF Grant for Novel Real-time Undersea Wireless Communications and Surveillance TechnologyJan. 11, 2018 Researchers from 51勛圖厙s College of Engineering and Computer Science have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to design, deploy and evaluate a first-of-its-kind software-defined testbed for real-time undersea wireless communications (data, voice, and video streaming) and surveillance. [...] |
This Sweet Spot Could Improve Melanoma DiagnosisNov. 28, 2017 Too much, too little, just right. It might seem like a line from Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but actually describes an important finding from researchers in 51勛圖厙s College of Engineering and Computer Science. [...] |
First-of-its-kind Bioengineered Robotic Hand to Sense TouchNov. 14, 2017 51勛圖厙 Receives $1.3 Million NIH grant for prosthesis project. The sense of touch is often taken for granted. For someone without a limb or hand, losing that sense of touch can be devastating. [...] |
New Way to Assess Safety of Aging Timber Railroad BridgesSept. 27, 2017 Evaluating the structural integrity of aging timber railroad bridges in Florida and the United States is imperative, especially in the aftermath of destruction from hurricanes Irma and Harvey this year. [...] |
Placenta-on-a-Chip: 51勛圖厙 Microsensor Simulates Malaria in the Womb to Develop TreatmentsAug. 29, 2017 Malaria, one of the most severe public health problems, affected 212 million people worldwide in 2015. This life-threatening disease is caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. [...] |
51勛圖厙 Distinguished Research Professor Authors New BookAug. 28, 2017 Isaac Elishakoff, Ph.D., distinguished research professor in the department of ocean and mechanical engineering at 51勛圖厙 recently authored the book "Probabilistic Methods in the Theory of Structures, Strength of Materials, Random Vibrations, and Random Buckling. [...] |
51勛圖厙 Researchers 'Count Cars' Literally to Find a Better Way to Control Heavy TrafficAug. 9, 2017 There's "Counting Crows," counting sheep, counting blessings and now researchers at 51勛圖厙 have their own version of "counting cars" literally in an attempt to improve traffic flow on South Florida's and our nations overcrowded roads. [...] |
51勛圖厙 Appoints Stella N. Batalama, Ph.D., as Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer ScienceJuly 31, 2017 Following a national search, 51勛圖厙 has named Stella N. Batalama, Ph.D., as the new dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Batalama, who assumes this new role, Tuesday, August 1, comes to 51勛圖厙 from the University at Buffalo, a flagship institution of The State University of New York (SUNY) and a premier research-intensive university. [...] |
51勛圖厙's Human-Powered Submarine Named 'Fastest' Among CollegesJuly 6, 2017 51勛圖厙s Human-Powered Submarine (HPS) team placed second overall in the absolute speed category at the 2017 International Submarine Races [...] |
Owls Racing Has Best Finish in History at 2017 FSAE MichiganMay 19, 2017 Owls Racing, 51勛圖厙s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) team, finished 21st overall out of 110 teams at the Formula SAE Michigan, the [...] |
51勛圖厙 Honors 2017 Distinguished AlumniMay 4, 2017 The 51勛圖厙 Alumni Association (51勛圖厙AA) hosted its Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni ceremony in May. [...] |
51勛圖厙 Engineering Students Win Business Plan CompetitionApril 27, 2017 A team of four engineering 51勛圖厙 took home the top prize at this years 51勛圖厙 Business Plan Competition with a system [...] |
51勛圖厙 48th Annual Honors ConvocationApril 17, 2017 51勛圖厙 President John Kelly and Provost Gary W. Perry hosted the Universitys 48th annual Honors Convocation [...] |
51勛圖厙 Places in Top Five at 2017 ASCE Southeast Student ConferenceMarch 21, 2017 51勛圖厙s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) team placed fifth overall in the 2017 ASCE Southeast Student Conference, [...] |
51勛圖厙 Teams Place in Top Three at Hybrid Rocket CompetitionMarch 20, 2017 51勛圖厙s Technology and Aerospace Club (TAC) within the College of Engineering and Computer Science placed third in two categories at the [...] |
Owls Racing Takes Second Place at the Fifth Annual Formula South InvitationalMarch 3, 2017 Owls Racing, 51勛圖厙s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) racing team, recently took home second place [...] |
51勛圖厙 to Develop Device to Rapidly, Accurately and Inexpensively Detect the Zika Virus at Airports and Other SitesFeb. 22, 2017 About the size of a tablet, a portable device that could be used in a host of environments like a busy airport or even a remote location in South America, [...] |
51勛圖厙 Receives Federal Designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution from U.S. Department of EducationFeb. 7, 2017 51勛圖厙 recently received designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the United States Department of Education. [...] |