Category: News

Gloria Kim, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Florida’s Department of Engineering Education, found her research area organically. Her life experiences were directly related to convergence in education, not that she knew it at the time.  She grew up in Australia, Canada, Germany and Korea, learning three languages, moving to the United States, […]

UF named Andrea Ramirez-Salgado, Ph.D., its 2025 AI Educator of the Year, recognizing her creative approach to teaching artificial intelligence and inspiring the next generation of learners.

Andrea Goncher Sevilla, Ph.D., instructional associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education, combines her passion for human-centered design with a dedication to mentoring. As faculty lead for the department’s peer-mentoring program, she helps students connect technical skills with teamwork, creativity, and confidence.

While studying for his master’s in Artificial Intelligence Systems, University of Florida engineering student Matheus Kunzler Maldaner recently took a weeklong detour to Heidelberg, Germany to rub elbows with international AI star researchers. 

Make no mistake, the Department of Engineering Education and its chair, Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Ph.D., have had a banner year. And it’s only October. 

Hassan Tanvir came to the University of Florida to pursue a Ph.D. in engineering education with a background unlike many in the department.   Tanvir was born and raised in Pakistan to a supportive family that valued education and service.   This translated into serving in the Pakistani military, completing his bachelor’s degree in computer science and […]

Dear faculty, students, and friends,  I want to thank you for a truly amazing year at the Department of Engineering Education (EEd). In this inaugural newsletter for EEd, we celebrate a few of fall’s accomplishments, students and faculty. First, I want to congratulate the graduates of our Ph.D in EEd program that started in 2023: […]

The Engineering Education Graduate Student Council (EEdGSC) recently seated its newest executive board, consisting of students and research assistants from the department of Engineering Education (EEd.) The board consists of Caroline Lubbe, President; Mariam Ayub, Vice President; Sam Englehart, Secretary; Teja Kolla, Treasurer; Hima Yalavarthi, Social Media Manager; and Faculty Advisor, John Mendoza Garcia. The […]

A team of innovators from the University of Florida has created an award-winning tool that’s transforming the way students learn to code and saving them money in the process. 

Thanks to a grant and a national best-paper award, Engineering Education professor Sindia M. Rivera-Jimenez, Ph.D., will dig deeper into the challenges faced by engineering transfer students during a three-year research project.