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• Omar Ahmad, Gator Engineer and mayor of San Carlos, CA, dies at 46
  San Francisco Chronicle — May 12
  We are saddened to report that Materials Engineering grad and College advisory board member Omar...
• Engineering students' 'Chem-E-Car' places nationally
  The Independent Florida Alligator — November 16
  The University of Florida AIChE Chem-e-Car Team placed 2nd out of 32 universities in the Distance ...
• Students race robots in “Ben-Hur chariot race” re-enactment
  July 30
  About 120 incoming freshmen built shoebox-sized robots out of LEGO Mindstorm NXT kits in a summer...
• St. Johns River woes start downstream, pile up on First Coast
  The Florida Times-Union — July 29
  St. Johns already loaded with harmful nutrients by the time it gets here.
• Engineering researchers simplify process to make world’s tiniest wires
  University of Florida News — July 21
  Surface tension isn’t a very powerful force, but it matters for small things -- water bugs, paint,...