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In lab terms, Yingying Wu, Ph.D., is developing a skyrmion quantum diode based on skyrmion qubits. In simpler terms, this University of Florida researcher is working to reduce heat and energy for everyday, battery‑driven devices. 

In a collaboration linking academia, tech firms, autism advocates and a significantly underemployed population, the University of Florida is establishing a new pipeline of semiconductor workers perfect for the job. 

UF scientists createdBlueME, a magnetoelectric antenna that lets underwater robots communicate over 700 meters.

Dillon Vann, a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was among 15 Gator engineers who won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships this year.  

UF engineers are sending photonic semiconductor chips to the International Space Station to test performance in harsh space conditions. 

A respected researcher, educator and campus leader, engineering professor Alina Zare, Ph.D., has won Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Leadership. 

Described by his department chair as one of the most impactful early career faculty members in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Baibhab Chatterjee, Ph.D., has been awarded the college’s 2026 Excellence Award for Assistant Professors.  Chatterjee joined the University of Florida in 2022 as an ECE assistant professor. His background is in […]

Celebrated for bringing out the best in his students, Professor Navid Asadi, Ph.D., won the Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award in April from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.  

Praised for her visionary leadership in connecting students to industry, the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering’s (ECE) Faith Snow was honored with two high-impact awards this month.  

Flare, a student-built solar-powered race car, will compete in a multi-day endurance race where teams aim to complete the most laps powered entirely by the sun.