Shekhar Bhansali elected to 2021 Class of Fellows of the Electrochemical Society
Congratulations to Shekhar Bhansali, FIU’s Alcatel-Lucent and Distinguished Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, for being elected to the 2021 Class of Fellows of the Electrochemical Society. Bhansali joined FIU in 2011 and served both...
Netflix and PBS feature Ranu Jung and her Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory Team
It is with great Panther Pride that we invite you to watch two recent television broadcasts featuring Ranu Jung, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Wallace H. Coulter Eminent Scholars Chair in Biomedical Engineering and her...
Arvind Agarwal elevated to Fellow of The American Ceramic Society
It is with great Panther Pride that we wish to congratulate Arvind Agarwal, distinguished university professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, for being elevated to Fellow of The American Ceramic Society (ACerS). Upon the...
Civil and biomedical engineering students receive prestigious Cuban American scholarships to pursue graduate degrees
Three recent College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) graduates—two in civil engineering and the third in biomedical engineering—have received scholarships to pursue their graduate degrees from the Association of Cuban-American Engineers (ACAE) and the...
FIU’s computing and information honor society wins national Continuing Excellence Award
The Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) Chapter at the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences received the UPE National Board’s Continuing Excellence Award alongside the University of California, Berkeley Chapter. The announcement came during the UPE...
New Engineering course explores ethical, social responsibilities in solving real-world challenges
Through humanistic engineering, FIU’s new Foundations of Interdisciplinary Engineering course is encouraging collaborations and self-discovery in response to society's needs. The Foundations of Interdisciplinary Engineering course is currently open to all engineering...
Professor receives prestigious IBM Global Academic Award
Naphtali Rishe, professor at the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences, is the recipient of the 2021 IBM Global University Program Academic Award. The award is a recognition of Rishe's ongoing research in Geospatial Data Analytics for...
NSF funded project helps dozens of engineering students pursue careers in STEM
In its fifth year, the NSF-awarded Florida IT Pathways to Success project (Flit-Path) has provided 127 scholarships to FIU students in computer science, information technology and computer engineering. Ninety of these students have graduated and are working in the...
16 year old named outstanding electrical engineering student
At age 16, Nathan Thomas has completed a stellar undergraduate career. This spring, Thomas graduated with a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and was named Outstanding Undergraduate in Electrical Engineering at FIU for Spring 2021. He will continue his studies at...
Monica E. Cardella named new director of School of Universal Computing, Construction and Engineering Education
FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing has named Monica E. Cardella director of its School of Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED). Cardella, who currently serves as a professor of engineering education at Purdue University, will officially...
FIU Engineering Team Finishes 5th in National Cybersecurity Competition
Competing among 16 top-ranked engineering programs in the country, FIU finished in 5th place in the Mitre eCTF (Embedded Capture the Flag) competition. Mitre is a not-for-profit organization that works in the public interest across federal, state and local...
Panelists provide young female engineers strategies for success
Many women who work in engineering continue to find they are the only female in the room. According to studies conducted by the Society of Women Engineers, only 13 percent of engineers in the workforce are women. With a mission to empower current female...