IEEE UF Student Branch

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2023-24 Awards

SoutheastCon 2024

Ethics Competition, 1st place
- Luna Khan, Chloe Sawatzki, Olivia West: AI for Health Surveillance
- Mason Downes, Doug Plummer, David Bickram: AI and Wokers rights
Community Service, 1st place
- Mathew Hershfield, Adam Bracci, Max Petlick, Julian Maldonado: Play-doh circuits!
Software Competition, 1st place
- Connor Murphy, Adam Bracci, Jon Palmisciano
Hardware, 8th place (out of 56 universities)

SoutheastCon 2024

SoutheastCon is the annual IEEE Region 3 technical, professional, and student conference. Our student branch is competing in the Hardware, Software, Ethics, Outreach, Circuit Design, and Promotional competitions March 20th–24th, 2024 in Atlanta, GA. Our student branch has had tremendous success at SoutheastCon in recent years and was admitted to the exclusive IEEE University Partnership Program due in part to this success.

Info Sessions

One of the main goals of the IEEE UF Student Branch is to connect ECE students with industry leaders. IEEE hosts many information sessions with corporate sponsors to enable students to interact with recruiters in order to obtain internships and jobs. Our corporate sponsors benefit from this direct access to the top talent in the ECE department.

Hardware Team

Every year, the IEEE UF Student Branch participates in IEEE SoutheastCon and competes in the autonomous robot Hardware Competition. This year's competition challenges IEEE student teams to design a robot to acquire and deliver packages, transport fuel tanks, and stop the "doomsday clock" as part of a space-civilization theme. This is an excellent opportunity for students to develop their technical and interpersonal skills as they work in a team environment to design and build a capable robot. Students of all experience levels are encouraged to join.

Community Service

Giving back is crucial. The IEEE UF Student Branch partners with the UF College of Engineering and local Gainesville non-profits to teach electrical and computer engineering concepts to K-12 students. Our student branch also completes outdoor cleanup and gardening events. Check out our community service blog here!

Technical Workshops

With a renewed focus on technical development, the IEEE UF Student Branch hosts unique events each semester to teach critical technical skills to ECE students. Following invitation to the IEEE University Partners Program, our student branch has begun hosting the Open Project Space program for underclassmen students.

Peer Advising

The IEEE UF Student Branch provides peer advising services to aid ECE students in building their course schedules. Students are invited to stop by the IEEE office (MALA 2100B) to receive guidance from one of our officers or chairs.

Social Events

Tailgates, BBQs, volleyball games with the engineering faculty, and trivia nights with other student organizations are just a few examples of the social events the UF IEEE Student Branch hosts year-round. We understand the importance of relationship-building and fun to round out students' college experience.

Our Team

Executive Board

Max Petlick

President

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2025

Adam Bracci

External Vice President

B.S. Computer Engineering
Spring 2025

Connor Murphy

Internal Vice President

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2026

Raven Kim Ramos

Treasurer

M.S. ECE
Fall 2025

Chairs

Mason Downes

Corporate Relations Coordinator

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Fall 2024

Douglas Plummer

Corporate Relations Coordinator

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2026

Trung Le

Tech Workshop Coordinator

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2026

Matthew Hershfield

tech workshop Coordinator

B.S. Computer Engineering
Spring 2025

Ethan PeÑa

OPS Team Lead

B.S. Computer Engineering
Spring 2026

Olivia West

OPS Coordinator

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2027

Landon Amaba

OPS Coordinator

B.S. Electrical Engineering
May 2027

Luke Slaughter

OPS Coordinator

B.S. Computer Engineering
Spring 2027

David Bickram

OPS Coordinator

B.S. Computer Engineering
Spring 2027

Nicholas Lucindo

OPS Coordinator

B.S. Computer Engineering
Spring 2027

Chandler Massey

Seminar Coordinator

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2026

Yiwei Bian

seminar coordinator

B.S. Computer Engineering
Fall 2025

Emily Wang

Com. Serv. Lead

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2025

Rodrigo Bazan

Outreach Chair

B.S. Computer Engineering
Spring 2026

Ayush BC

Outreach Chair

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2026

Chris Celano

Curriculum Coordinator

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2025

Carter Amaba

Assistant Treasurer

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2027

Ameer Hakim

Social Coordinator

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2026

Luna Khan

Media Coordinator

B.S. Computer Engineering
Fall 2025

Ryan Botwinick

Hardware Team Lead

B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2025

Jingxuan Xiao

Webmaster

B.S. Computer Engineering
Fall 2025

Dr. Eric Schwartz

Faculty Advisor

Master Lecturer
MAEC 106

Previous Chairs ('23 - '24)

Conrad Hellwege

President

Julian Maldonado

Vice President

Max Petlick

Treasurer

Luna Khan

Secretary

Brett Feldman

Hardware Team Lead

Peek Lesh

Hardware Team Lead

Garret Godfrey

Corporate Relations

Mason Downes

Corporate Relations

Adam Bracci

Community Service

Emily Wang

Community Service

Ryan Bevis

Outreach Coordinator

Jared Mindlin

Outreach Coordinator

Ethan Pena

OPS Coordinator

Lillian Sullivan

OPS Coordinator

Matthew Hershfield

Workshop Coordinator

Jeffrey James

Assistant Treasurer

Raven Kim Ramos

Social Coordinator

Connor Murphy

Seminar Coordinator

Brennan Borchert

Social Coordinator

Chris Celano

Seminar Coordinator

Trung Le

Historian

Conrad Hellwege

President

Julian Maldonado

Vice President

Max Petlick

Treasurer

Luna Khan

Secretary

Brett Feldman

Hardware Team Lead

Peek Lesh

Hardware Team Lead

Garret Godfrey

Corporate Relations

Mason Downes

Corporate Relations

Adam Bracci

Community Service

Emily Wang

Community Service

Ryan Bevis

Outreach Coordinator

Jared Mindlin

Outreach Coordinator

Ethan Pena

OPS Coordinator

Lillian Sullivan

OPS Coordinator

Matthew Hershfield

Workshop Coordinator

Jeffrey James

Assistant Treasurer

Raven Kim Ramos

Social Coordinator

Connor Murphy

Seminar Coordinator

Brennan Borchert

Social Coordinator

Chris Celano

Seminar Coordinator

Trung Le

Historian

About Us

Our Team

Executive Board

Max Petlick

Adam Bracci

Connor Murphy

Raven Kim Ramos

Chairs

Mason Downes

Douglas Plummer

Trung Le

Matthew Hershfield

Ethan PeÑa

Olivia West

Landon Amaba

Luke Slaughter

David Bickram

Nicholas Lucindo

Chandler Massey

Yiwei Bian

Emily Wang

Rodrigo Bazan

Ayush BC

Chris Celano

Carter Amaba

Ameer Hakim

Luna Khan

Ryan Botwinick

Jingxuan Xiao

Dr. Eric Schwartz

Previous Chairs ('23 - '24)

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