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Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

Eric Schwartz » Electrophysics

This division spans a wide range of research involving emerging solid-state devices, integrated micro/nanosystems, advanced materials, nanotechnology, electromagnetic fields and waves, and their applications.

The division includes the following active topics and themes:

  • Electromagnetic (EM) fields – from fundamentals to applications
  • Electrical power generation, distribution/transmission, and utilization
  • EM waves – wave guiding, propagation, and interactions
  • Optical fibers and applications
  • Photonics – materials, devices, and photonic integrated circuits
  • Optoelectronics (lasers, solar cells, detectors)
  • Transistors (SiGe, MIS, III-V) and beyond-CMOS devices
  • Micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS & NEMS) – mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, and biological transducers
  • RF/microwave devices and systems
  • Sensors and actuators, sensors for Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Nanotechnology
  • Biotechnology – BioMEMS, biomedical materials, devices, and microsystems, wearable and implantable devices
  • Advanced materials – wide-bandgap semiconductors, ferroelectric, piezoelectric materials, metamaterials
  • Quantum devices and quantum technologies

FACULTY

Area Chair: Navid Asadi

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Eric Schwartz

Instructional Professor Director, Machine Intelligence Laboratory

Affiliations Computer Engineering, Faculty
Office MALA 3110 Office Phone: 352-392-2541 Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DIyR684AAAAJ&hl=en

Biography

Primary Research Area

Computer Engineering

Research Interests

Robotics, Embedded Systems, Controls, Autonomous mobile agents

Honors and Awards

HWCOE Faculty Adviser/Mentor of the Year, 2024
Faculty of the Year, awarded by students of the ECE Department (2022-2023)
MIL (Machine Intelligence Laboratory) team faculty advisor for five world champion robot teams:
RoboSub (2005, 2006, 2007)
RoboBoat (2013)
Maritime RobotX Challenge (2019)
UF IEEE & HKN Teacher of the Year, 2012
Student Involvement Award for Advisor of the Year, 2011
IEEE Southeast Region Outstanding Branch Counselor, 2010
Anderson/CLAS Scholar Faculty Honoree, UF, 2000-2005, 2012
Teacher of the Year, UF, 2002
Teacher of the Year, College of Engineering UF, 2002

Education

PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 1995
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Florida, 1989
BSEE, University of Florida, 1984
BSME, University of Florida, 1984