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ECE Hall of Fame Members Join Panel Discussion

ECE FLORIDA is excited to host an engaging event on Tuesday, April 23. As part of our annual External Advisory Board meeting, Sachio Semmoto Chair of ECE Mark M. Tehranipoor will moderate a panel discussion featuring many of the luminaries inducted into the ECE Hall of Fame the previous evening.

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.

Philip Feng Named Inaugural Rhines Endowed Professor for Quantum Engineering

Dr. Philip Feng, ECE professor and associate chair for research, has been named as the inaugural Walden C. Rhines Endowed Professor for Quantum Engineering. The endowment will support Dr. Feng’s research program, focused on quantum engineering, novel materials, and nanoelectricalmechanical devices (NEMS), as well as the creation of the Florida Quantum Initiative.