Category: Endowment

New Power Electronics Lab Honors ECE Alumnus, Powers Teaching & Research
October 3, 2025Monolithic Power Systems, manufacturer of small, highly energy efficient, easy-to-use industrial power management solutions, formally dedicated a named lab space in Benton Hall on Thursday, Oct. 2. The newly renovated lab space is designed to strengthen the department’s research and teaching capabilities in the area of power electronics, while enhancing opportunities for collaboration.
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June 2, 2025Endowments support ECE’s most productive and innovative faculty members. In recent years, the department has seen a marked rise in the number of faculty holding endowed positions. ECE Florida faculty members holding endowments hail from all research areas within the department (electrophyiscs, electronics, signals & systems, and computer engineering) and are all marked by dedication, innovation, and productivity.
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ECE Alumnus & Entrepreneur Sachio Semmoto Delivers Doctoral Address at UF Spring Commencement
May 2, 2025Sachio Semmoto, Ph.D. (ME ‘68; Ph.D. ‘71), ECE alumnus and world-renowned entrepreneur, delivered the commencement address at the UF Spring Doctoral Commencement Ceremony Thursday, May 1.
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ECE Honors 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees & Distinguished Alumni Awardees
April 28, 2025After much deliberation and planning, department leadership proudly inducted the 2025 class of the ECE Hall of Fame at a gala celebration held in Malachowsky Hall on Monday, April 21. Sachio Semmoto Chair of ECE Mark Tehranipoor led the celebration—joined by members of the inaugural class of the Hall of Fame and luminaries from the ECE Florida family—to celebrate the induction of four Electrical & Computer Engineering alumni to this august group.
Read more: ECE Honors 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees & Distinguished Alumni Awardees »Two New Faculty Endowments Supercharge Research at ECE Florida
January 30, 2025Two new faculty endowments promise to supercharge research at ECE Florida, providing critical support for two of the department’s highest-performing researchers.
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Islam Named Yangbin Wang Endowed Rising Star Professor
December 4, 2024ECE Assistant Professor Md Jahidul Islam has been named the Yangbin Wang Rising Star Professor, a recognition of his cutting-edge research and impactful student mentoring. Dr. Islam becomes the twentieth ECE faculty member to be supported by an endowed professorship.
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Sachio Semmoto Joins ECE for a Fireside Chat
October 21, 2024Join ECE for a unique fireside chat with world-renowned innovator and entrepreneur Dr. Sachio Semmoto. Students will have the chance to ask Dr. Semmoto about his life, his career path, and anything else on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 11:00am at the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malachowsky Hall.
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Farahmandi Named Inaugural Holder of Endowed Hardware Security Professorship
May 31, 2024Dr. Farimah Farahmandi has been named as the inaugural holder of the Walden C. Rhines Endowed Professorship for Hardware Security. Farahmandi is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and also serves as the associate director of the Florida Institute for Hardware Security (FICS) Research.
Read more: Farahmandi Named Inaugural Holder of Endowed Hardware Security Professorship »ECE Inducts Inaugural Class of Hall of Fame
April 29, 2024Department leadership proudly inducted the inaugural class of the ECE Hall of Fame at a gala celebration held in Malachowsky Hall on Monday, April 22.
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ECE Hall of Fame Members Join Panel Discussion
April 19, 2024ECE FLORIDA is excited to host an engaging event on Tuesday, April 23. As part of our annual External Advisory Board meeting, Sachio Semmoto Chair of ECE Mark M. Tehranipoor will moderate a panel discussion featuring many of the luminaries inducted into the ECE Hall of Fame the previous evening.
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