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Ossie Douglas Awarded Nasa Space Technology Research Graduate Fellowship
Ossie Douglas, a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded a prestigious NASA Space Technology Research Graduate Opportunities (NSTRGO) fellowship. The award, valued at up to $80,000 annually, will allow Douglas to study 鈥淪pin manipulation in phase-engineered monolayer Janus TMDCs for low power device operation in extreme environments.鈥�
May 16, 2022Mechanical
The AI+X Institute: A University-Wide Asset For USF Researchers Working With Artificial Intelligence
During its first official event with external participation in February 2020, USF鈥檚 Institute for Artificial Intelligence+X (AI+X) welcomed Amazon vice president/distinguished scientist and University of Southern California professor G茅rard Medioni to talk about his 40-year career in the field of computer vision research.
May 15, 2022Computer
Mentoring The Next Generation Of Diverse Engineers And Fostering Inclusion In Stem
The oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program aims to support the vitality and diversity of the human resource base of science and engineering in the U.S.
May 9, 2022Biological, Computer
Planned Center Of Excellence In Environmental And Oceanographic Sciences At USF St. Petersburg To Support Environmental Engineering Research
In January, USF鈥檚 St. Petersburg Campus announced the potential launch of the Center of Excellence in Environmental and Oceanographic Sciences, an 鈥渋nterdisciplinary center of excellence that will harness the collective power of colleges and departments from throughout the university to address the existential challenges created by climate change, including sea level rise, high tide flooding events and other coastal hazards.鈥�
February 27, 2022Civil Environmental
BS In Environmental Engineering Launches
The 91社区 College of Engineering is building on the success of its environmental engineering graduate program by offering a new Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering degree. The undergraduate program鈥檚 inaugural semester was in the Fall 2021.
February 21, 2022Civil Environmental
USF Sum Lab Navigates Future Of Transportation
News that Slovakia鈥檚 Transport Authority recently certified a vehicle that transforms from personal car to private plane in minutes for use by that country鈥檚 commuters and aviation enthusiasts illustrates how the options for moving people and material around are growing.
February 21, 2022Civil Environmental
New M.S. In Cybersecurity Degree Creates A Valuable Career Path For Engineering Students
The need for modern societies to protect their exchange of information from cyberattacks grows more important every day. Computer hackers continue to search for system vulnerabilities to successfully target and cripple vital operations. The scale of such attacks is expanding, and the field of cybersecurity has now become a crucial focus area for government, military, and commercial organizations. Therefore, there is an overtly strong demand for graduates with advanced technical skills and training within this field.
February 16, 2022Computer
USF Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Student Named To Tampa Bay Business Journal 25 Under 25 List
By the time he鈥檚 30, USF biomedical engineering Ph.D. student Mitchell Harrah told Tampa Bay Business Journal reporter Lauren Coffey in the journal鈥檚 2021 25 under 25 feature article that he plans to have both his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at USF finished and a solid footing in a career of making disruptive business moves as co-founder of Baldr Medical.
October 29, 2021Medical
Electrical Engineering Lab Becomes New Robotics Hub
In response to Industry 4.0 and student demand, a lab that was once considered obsolete by modern industry standards was recently upgraded with new equipment and new opportunities for USF electrical engineering students.
October 13, 2021Electrical
Team Of Three USF Department of Medical Engineering Students Wins First Prize In 2021 Debut Challenge
Just three months after attending their graduation commencement ceremony together, USF Department of Medical Engineering alums Abby Blocker, Carolyna Yamamoto Alves Pinto and Jacob Yarinsky learned their submission for a national student design competition 鈥� a device capable of ventilating two people attached to the same ventilator 鈥� had won first prize.
September 28, 2021Medical
USF Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Team Wins 91社区 Water Environment Association Student Design Competition
Named Aqua Engineering, a team of five USF civil and environmental engineering students won first place in the environmental design division of the 2021 91社区 Water Environment Association Student Design Competition.
September 28, 2021Civil Environmental
Mauricio Arias Receives Gulf Research Program Award From National Academies Of Sciences
Mauricio Arias, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, is one of eight scientists selected for the Gulf Research Program's Environmental Production and Stewardship track of the 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF).
September 28, 2021Civil Environmental