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From Machine Learning Mondays to hackathons and mentorship, GatorAI helps UF students explore AI and find their place in its future.

The Engineering Education Department, or EEd, is pleased to announce the 21 participating faculty coaches and 18 project sponsors for the 2026-2027 cohort of the Integrated Product & Process Design program, known as IPPD.

UF Engineering Education earned top honors, shared research and celebrated seven years of impact at ASEE’s flagship conference.

Matheus Kunzler Maldaner, a second-year master’s student in the Artificial Intelligence Systems program, was among the 15-plus Gator engineering students and alumni who won a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in 2026.

The Engineering Leadership Institute names Curtis Taylor and Jeremy Magruder Waisome as its inaugural Faculty Fellows, recognizing their commitment to leadership education and student success.

UF honored its first MSADS and MSAIS graduates in an intimate ceremony on May 6. 

Angela Lindner, Ph.D., is retiring after almost 30 years at UF.  Her journey was defined by resilience amid personal loss and institutional hurdles, culminating in tenure, prolific student‑support programs and a reputation for student‑centric, visionary leadership.   

From Gainesville to the Dominican Republic, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering professor Edwin Marte mentored students via Zoom as they redesigned a fire-detecting robot that earned international recognition in Singapore.

EEd Chair Idalis Villanueva’s research on hidden curriculum—uncovering communication gaps and translating them into actionable solutions—earned national recognition and informed her work as a Fulbright Specialist in London.

Amanpreet Kapoor, Ph.D., earned two major UF honors for his innovative teaching, including a student-driven bug bounty program and forward-looking plans to integrate AI into engineering education.