Category: Faculty

To make recycling e-waste safer and more efficient, UF’s Sara Behdad is leading a project to develop a self-learning digital twin to guide robots in disassembling consumer electronics for remanufacturing. 

The Robert Thieke Endowed Professorship was established in 2025 to honor Thieke upon his retirement after 35 years at UF.

By Dave Schlenker  When University of Florida Professor Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., learned she had been accepted recently as a fellow with the American Society of Civil Engineers, she immediately paused for a quiet moment of gratitude.  “I thought about the women in my family who taught me to lead with integrity, stay confident and […]