Recent News:
November 2024 - Ozge Uyanik has passed her Ph.D. proposal defense and has become a Ph.D. candidate. Well done, Ozge.
October 2024 - We received a research grant ($300k, 1 year) from the U.S. Special Operations Command and Army Research Lab.
August 2024 - Jose Paul has earned his Ph.D. degree. Keep up the great work, Jose Paul, and good luck in Cemex.
May 2024 - Dr. Kaw (PI) and Dr. Guldiken (co-PI), in collaboration with UPitt and UCF, received an NSF grant (Total: $750k, USF portion: $383k, 3 years) titled "Using Adaptive Lessons to Enhance Motivation, Cognitive Engagement, And Achievement Through Equitable Classroom Preparation"
December 2023 - Check out John's new company focusing on technologies that leverage the advantages of recycled material to make lumber replacements.
November 2023 - A journal paper titled "Metacognition Instruction and Repeated Reflection in a Fluid Mechanics Course: Reflective themes and Student Outcomes," is published in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education; Co-Authors: Clark, Kaw and Guldiken
October 2023 - A journal paper titled "Nailable Rubber Concrete with Strength and Withdrawal Properties Similar to Lumber" is published in Journal of Composites Science; Co-Authors: Cotter and Guldiken.
December 2022: John Cotter has earned his Ph.D. degree. Very well done, John! Congrats.
August 2022: Cotter's project is selected as a Finalist in the 2022 Cade Prize Competition.
June 2022: Saleh successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations, Saleh!
June 2022: We have received a NSF I-Corps Grant ($50k) titled "I-Corps: Recycled Plastic Lumber"
May 2022: Cotter's project is selected as one of the 6 finalists for the Next Generation Inventors session of the National Academy of Inventors 11th Annual Meeting.
April 2022: Guldiken has been elected a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
September 2021: Guldiken has been appointed as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the College of Engineering at USF.
July 2021: Our Educational YouTube Channel now has a complete course on thermodynamics consisting of 70 lecture videos totaling 15 hours of focused content.
June 2021: Our ongoing research in the line of bridge safety inspection is highlighted on FOX 13 Tampa Bay and Tampa Bay Inno.
June 2021 - A U.S. patent "Arc Melted Glass Piles for Structural Foundations and Methods of Use" is granted; U.S. Patent No: 11,021,846; Co-Inventors: John Cotter. This is the eight patent of Guldiken
May 2021: Ph.D. Candidate John Cotter received 2nd place overall in JABIL's Technology Innovation Challenge 2021 for his project on buildings made of bulk glass column.
May 2021: We have received a research grant from Transtek International Group (TIG) LLC and Florida High-Tech Corridor totaling $240k for 3 years titled "Fast Track Ultrasonic Imaging of Concrete Bridge Decks"
February 2021 - Our Open Courseware on Fluid Mechanics is now available at CollegeFluidMechanics.com
December 2020 - One Ph.D. Candidate, Hani Alhazmi, and one MSME student, Akshay Gulhane, officially graduated. Dr. Alhazmi is starting as an Assistant Professor at Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia. We wish him and Akshay all the best of success.
November 2020- Our Educational YouTube Channel now has a complete course on ordinary and partial differential equations consisting of 68 lecture videos totaling 20 hours of content.
August 2020- In collaboration with University of Pittsburgh, we have received an NSF Grant ($306K) to investigate the student learning outcomes when systematic metacognitive activities are used within a flipped undergraduate fluid mechanics course curriculum versus when they are not.
August 2020 - Charles finished his project of HVAC Design (a chilled water system with hydronic heating) for Braden River Middle School Classroom Addition. We are glad to support our local communities.
May 2020 - Two Ph.D. students (Dr. Joel Cooper and Dr. Marwan Belaed) officially graduated! They are now our colleagues! We wish them the best of luck in their endeavors. Once a Bull, always a Bull...
March 2020 - Our Educational YouTube Channel is up! We are excited to be assisting our fellow faculty and students in these hard times.
Microfluidics and Acoustics Laboratory at the University of South Florida investigates piezoelectric and electrostatic transducers and their integration with microfluidics for various applications ranging from early disease detection to advanced manufacturing. The lab’s main efforts are concentrated on the fundamental investigation of design, fabrication, experimental characterization, and field testing of these microfluidic devices.
