Students will get the unique chance of asking a world-renowned innovator and entrepreneur—Dr. Sachio Semmoto—about his life, his career path, and anything else on Monday, Feb. 19. The Q&A session with Dr. Semmoto will be held at 11:00am in the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malachowsky Hall and will be an in-person only event.
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David Vozzola Establishes $125k Innovation Fund In Honor of His Father
In a tribute to ECE alumnus David B. Vozzola (BSEE ’63), David E. Vozzola and Doreen M. Vozzola have established the David B. Vozzola Innovation Fund to foster innovation, research, and teaching within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. With the $125,000 philanthropic pledge, David E. Vozzola seeks to honor his father, a proud lifelong Gator Engineer.
ECE Alumni Gather to Honor Bill Wagner
A dedicated group of ECE Florida alumni joined current staff and faculty members recently to honor the memory of Bill Wagner, teaching faculty and manager of ECE undergraduate teaching labs from 1985 to 2002.
Triple Gator Engineer Honored for Lifetime of Engineering Excellence
Triple Gator Engineer Robert Kemerait (BSEE ’60, MSEE ’66, PhD ’71) was recently honored in Cape Canaveral as he prepared to retire from a lifetime of engineering excellence. ECE Chair John Harris and Senior Director of Advancement Sarah Johnson were on hand for the festivities.
In Memoriam: Fred Sias Jr.
ECE Florida is saddened to learn of the passing of esteemed alumnus Dr. Fred Sias, Jr. (BSEE ’54 MSEE ’59). Fred Sias’ connection with ECE Florida is a deep one—his father, Ralph Sias, graduated from the University of Florida in 1928 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
ECE External Advisory Board Member Works to Improve Early Career Discovery
ECE EAB member Dr. Rahul Razdan is the founder and CEO of NextGenEdu, an education research and technology company focused on career discovery for students and building products to help facilitate this process.
2022 Walter G. Fredrickson Distinguished Interdisciplinary Lecture Series: Susann Keohane
As part of the Walter G. Fredrickson Distinguished Interdisciplinary Lecture Series, ECE alumna and IBM Master Inventor (200+ global patents issued) Susann Keohane presents “Living to Be 100: Emerging Technologies for Healthy Aging.”
Seminar: Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison specializes in Design Verification (DV) of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor chips at Texas Instruments in Dallas. He presents “The Future of Verifying Complex Analog and Mixed-Signal Semiconductor Chips” Thursday, Sept. 16 at 1:00pm via Zoom.
ECE Alumnus Offers Résumé Workshop Prior to Career Fair
Alex Chebaro is an ECE Florida alumnus (BSEE ’10, MS ECE ’11) and he’s generously offered to review CVs with ECE students prior to the Spring 2021 ECE Virtual Career Fair.
A Challenging Semester Concludes with Senior Design Virtual Expo
ECE students showcased their capstone projects during Senior Design Expo, held on Thursday, Dec. 10.