Late January, Dr. Ziynet Boz, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida, participated in a congressional Lunch-and-Learn on Capitol Hill hosted by the National Coalition for ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth
The University of Florida (UF) has been a member of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) since 1963. OTS is a consortium of roughly fifty academic and research institutions dedicated to science, conservation, and responsible resource ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
In a world marked by anomalous weather, population growth, and shrinking arable land, the demand for reliable food production has never been more urgent. At the University of Florida’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Agriculture, UF/IFAS
“When people think of food, they think it comes from Publix, or McDonald’s,“ Gerrit Hoogenboom, Ph.D. muses, “but in order for the food to get there, it needs to be grown or produced by farmers.” Most people think of agriculture ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS
Ziynet Boz, Ph.D. started as faculty in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) at an interesting time. In October 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic’s most isolating era, Boz began navigating her new role ... READ MORE
Category: Academics
Dr. Kakani brings a distinguished record of academic leadership, research excellence, and international collaboration to this role. At the University of Florida, he served as Professor and Chair of the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, currently ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Agriculture
Write up by: Ziynet Boz, Ph.D. As part of the national Food Waste Challenge funded by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the Kroger Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, the ABE Department has completed its second ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness
At the beginning of the year, ABE’s Jasmeet Judge, Ph.D. was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Kalam-Climate Scholarship to travel to India for five months in collaboration with two prominent Indian Universities to promote and implement cutting-edge ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
From the nonstick Teflon pans that make cooking a breeze to the stain-resistant carpet that keeps our homes looking new, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been heralded as miracle workers in our daily lives. However, beneath ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
Each spring, UF ABE Design II student teams present their capstone design projects to faculty and the ABE advisory board. Projects are judged based on their overall use of engineering, science, and mathematics in design solution, sustainability, ... READ MORE
Category: Academics