ANKARA, TURKEY: UF ISE graduate, Barbaros Tansel (M.S. 1976, Ph.D. 1979), passed away suddenly on January 3, 2013. Most recently, he was on the faculty at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, where he served as the department head from 1999-2006. … Read More
Month: March 2013
Fourteen Undergraduates Awarded College of Engineering Scholarships
GAINESVILLE, FL: Fifteen ISE undergraduate students will receive 2013-14 College of Engineering scholarships. Adam Silver was awarded the Wheat scholarship, Alexis Weill won the Wayne Chen scholarship, and Paris Flood, Dania Durnas, and Daniel Schra were each awarded the John W.… Read More
Florida Polytechnic Planning to Offer Industrial Engineering Degrees
LAKELAND, FL: The State of Florida’s newest school, Florida Polytechnic University, is planning to offer programs in “advanced technology, science, computer science and information technology, electrical and computer engineering and industrial engineering,” according to a recent article in The Ledger.… Read More
McClure (BS ’93) Driven by Technical Sales
GAINESVILLE, FL: Most students enter college without knowing the major or career that they want to pursue. That was not the case for Rob McClure (BS ISE 1993), who returned with colleague Lane Jackins of AME, Inc. in Jacksonville to… Read More
OEM Program Application Deadline Fast Approaching
Gainesville, FL: The next offering of the Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) master’s degree program will be held in Orlando, with classes beginning this August. The deadline to apply is April 1 at midnight. OEM is a 20 month program combining… Read More
Big Data to Become a Bigger Deal over Time
NEW YORK, NY: A new book entitled “Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think,” written by Oxford scholar Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier of The Economist, and recently reviewed in The Wall Street Journal,… Read More
Hudson (BS ’72) Leading Women in the Defense Industry
WASHINGTON, DC: While the defense industry has long been dominated by male executives, times are changing as the heads of General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems are currently led by women. Linda Hudson (BS SE 1972) led this change… Read More
Sears to Locate in Gainesville and Partner with Engineering for Talent
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Leading integrated retailer Sears Holdings Corp. has selected Gainesville to establish its first “Center of Excellence,” which will provide University of Florida engineering undergraduates a first-of-its-kind opportunity to land internships centered on software development while keeping talent… Read More
Young ISE Alumni Launch Scholarship Fundraising Campaign
Gainesville, FL: Following last year’s successful launch of the young alumni’s Work/Life Balance scholarship, this year’s goal has been established in an effort to increase the amount of support given to students. The following letter was recently sent to young… Read More
IPPD Final Design Review Scheduled for Saturday, April 20
GAINESVILLE, FL: Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) will host it’s 18th annual final design presentation on Saturday, April 20, from 9:00AM to 3:00PM in the Grand Ballroom of the J. Wayne Reitz Union on the University of Florida campus.… Read More