UWF engineering student veteran receives prestigious Google scholarship

Elizabeth Jones, an engineering student at the University of West Florida and a military veteran, is one of only eight students in the United States to receive the Google Student Veterans of America Scholarship of $10,000 for the 2016-17 academic year. As part of its commitment to military veterans, the global technology leader partnered with […]

UWF engineering team wins NASA Hybrid Motor Rocket Competition

A team of engineering students from the University of West Florida participated in the NASA Hybrid Motor Rocket Competition, sponsored by the NASA Florida Grant Consortium and North East Florida Association of Rocketry, in Bunnell, Florida, on March 12, 2016. Working under the supervision of Dr. Bhuvana Ramachandran, Abdul Huuda and Thena Elayaperumal placed first […]

UWF engineering students accepted to prestigious Air Force program

Five University of West Florida graduating engineering students have been accepted to the highly selective United States Air Force S&E Palace Acquire Program, established to heighten the Air Force’s ability to maintain the leading edge in today’s technology-intensive environment by hiring dynamic, creative and innovative scientists and engineers. UWF students Josue DeJesus, Lee Fulton, William […]

UWF Rite of Passage lecture series presents Drs. Mohamed Khabou and Carla Thompson

The University of West Florida will honor Drs. Mohamed Khabou and Carla Thompson as part of the UWF Rite of Passage lecture series on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 at 2 p.m. at the Argonaut Athletic Club at UWF. The Rite of Passage lecture series celebrates University faculty recently promoted to full professor. The series gives […]

UWF alumni and friends create Holmes County Argonaut Scholarship

Alumni and friends of the University of West Florida and organizations in Holmes County, Florida have partnered to create a scholarship endowment for high school graduates to attend the University of West Florida. The goal of the Holmes County Argonaut Scholarship Program is to increase the number of students from the rural county attending the […]

UWF hosts 2015 Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition

The University of West Florida College of Science and Engineering hosted the eighth annual Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition at the UWF Field House on Saturday. Student teams from 18 area high schools and middle schools participated in “Pay Dirt,” a competition in which each team designed and built a robotic system to repair a […]

Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition to be held at UWF on Nov. 7

WHAT: The 2015 Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition will be held at the University of West Florida Field House on Saturday, Nov. 7. BEST encourages high school and middle school students to engage in science, technology, engineering and mathematics career fields through their participation in the science and engineering-based competition. The 2015 competition is named […]

University of West Florida launches mechanical engineering program

The University of West Florida is pleased to announce a new program offering with the creation of the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Now in its startup year, the program is a direct response to the increased workforce demand for mechanical engineers in Northwest Florida and consistent requests from the local community – notably […]

UWF Innovation Institute continues CoderDoJo movement and hosts programming classes for kids

University of West Florida Innovation Institute is hosting a CoderDojo programming class for kids, ages 7-17, to engage in a fun learning experience, where they will learn how to code and develop apps, websites, games and more. CoderDojo is an open source, volunteer-led movement that establishes free, non-profit coding clubs and sessions for elementary, middle […]

UWF engineering students place second in international design competition

A team of UWF engineering students brought home the second-place award in the IEEE IAS Myron Zucker Student Design Contest, an international competition judged by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Industry Applications Society. UWF Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty nominates students for the prestigious competition. In 2014, one such project was the “Design […]

UWF engineering students make most of summer with competitive internships

Students in the electrical and computer engineering department at the University of West Florida are choosing to continue learning beyond the end of the school year by applying for competitive summer internships at companies in Pensacola, Fla. and beyond. “ECE students enjoy great internship opportunities with local and national companies and research institutions,” said department […]

UWF hosts fourth annual Northwest Florida Regional Science Olympiad

On Saturday, Feb. 21, the University of West Florida hosted students from Northwest Florida’s public and private schools in the Florida Panhandle at the fourth annual Northwest Regional Florida Science Olympiad. The event was held at the UWF College of Science, Engineering and Health. Florida Science Olympiad is an official state chapter of Science Olympiad, […]