Posts from S.A. Sherif

UF-ITAC Named 2026 U.S. Department of Energy Center of the Year

Wednesday August 19, 2026

The University of Florida Industrial Training and Assessment Center (UF-ITAC), housed in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and directed by S.A. Sherif, Ph.D., has been named the 2026 U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Training and Assessment Center of the Year, the highest recognition awarded among ITACs nationwide. The Center of the Year Award […]

MAE Professor SA Sherif Receives the 2026 ASME Dedicated Service Award

Sunday August 2, 2026

Professor SA Sherif received the 2026 ASME Dedicated Service Award at the ASME Fluids Engineering Division Awards Luncheon held on July 28, 2026, in Bellevue, Washington, where three collocated conferences were held; the Summer Heat Transfer Conference, the Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, and the 20th International Conference on Energy Sustainability. The collocated conferences took […]

MAE Professor SA Sherif Receives the 2026 IAHE Rudolph A. Erren Award

Wednesday July 29, 2026

Dr. S.A. Sherif, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and MAE Excellence Term Professor, received the 2026 IAHE Rudolph A. Erren Award for leadership in the thermochemical area of hydrogen production, as well as hydrogen transmission, distribution, and storage. The award was bestowed on Sherif by the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) at the […]

Monday July 13, 2026

Dr. SA Sherif gave a special lecture at the 2026 AIAA Aviation Forum held in San Diego June 8-12, 2026. The lecture covered on-going research on aircraft icing at the University of Florida. This included investigating the role of atmospheric turbulence on cloud droplet distribution and droplet impaction on aircraft wings, developing new models for […]

Breakthrough in surface defect engineering of functional materials could bolster clean energy and air quality worldwide

Monday May 18, 2026

SA Sherif Earns UF Mentoring Honors and ASME Dedicated Service Award

Tuesday May 5, 2026

Many of us remember a mentor whose influence stayed with us long after the lessons ended. Someone whose guidance continues to shape how we think, work and lead. For many doctoral students in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, SA Sherif, Ph.D., has been that steady voice throughout their […]

Defects Drive Next-Gen Energy Conversion, March 2026 Article in the ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine

Thursday April 2, 2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. SA Sherif for publishing in the March 2026 issue of the ASME Mechanical Engineering magazine! In a collaboration with the Australia Sustainable Energy Initiative Ltd., Sherif and his team at the Center for Defect Engineering of Energy Materials (CDEEM) have transformed surface defects into assets. By engineering specific surface flaws into […]

Professor SA Sherif is among five professors to win the University of Florida 2025-2026 Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award

Thursday April 2, 2026

Professor SA Sherif has been selected among five professors university-wide to receive the 2025-2026 Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award. The University of Florida Graduate School’s yearly Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award (FDMA) spotlights outstanding, innovative, and effective mentoring of doctoral and Master of Fine Arts student through their final dissertation or fine arts thesis project. This award gives $3,000 to […]

Professor SA Sherif honored with the 2025 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award

Wednesday April 1, 2026

On July 9, 2025, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) bestowed the 2025 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award on Professor Sherif. This took place at the 2025 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference held in Denver, Colorado, July 8-10, 2025.

US-Australia Sustainable Energy Initiative

Friday January 10, 2025

Mission: The US-Australia Sustainable Energy Initiative Pty Ltd (UASEI) incorporates the Sustainable Energy Initiative, Pty Ltd (SEI), Australia, and the Center for Defect Engineering of Energy Materials (CDEEM) at the University of Florida. It forms the critical mass of expertise and infrastructure in energy materials for energy conversion systems required for sustainable transportation, such as […]

A 32-year MAE veteran, Professor SA Sherif stays at the cutting edge of thermal, fluid, and energy sciences

Tuesday June 18, 2024

A 32-year MAE veteran, Professor SA Sherif stays at the cutting edge of thermal, fluid, and energy sciences January 3, 2024 in Faculty Highlights, Highlights, News & Media The proudest moment of Dr. SA Sherif’s career came in 2001. After receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Alexandria University in Egypt, coming to the United […]

New system provides power, water, refrigeration from one source

Tuesday June 18, 2024

August 2, 2006 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When hurricanes, wars or other emergencies force authorities to respond, three essentials top their list of must-haves: water, electricity and refrigeration. Now, in a project funded by the U.S. Army, two University of Florida engineers have designed, built and successfully tested a combined power-refrigeration system that can provide all […]

EnergyNews.biz Lecture: Liquid Hydrogen Production and Storage Challenges in the Hydrogen Economy

Monday June 17, 2024

On June 6, 2024, H2 Energy News presented an exclusive webinar titled “Liquid Hydrogen Production and Storage Challenges in the Hydrogen Economy.” We are honored to have Dr. SA Sherif, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, as our distinguished speaker for this session. Dr. SA Sherif is a renowned expert […]

EnergyNews.biz Interview: Hydrogen Liquefaction Past & Future with Professor SA Sherif

Monday June 17, 2024

In an exclusive interview with EnergyNews.biz on May 15, 2024, Dr. SA Sherif, a pioneer in hydrogen energy research since the 1980s, shared profound insights into the evolving landscape of hydrogen energy and its pivotal role in shaping the future of clean energy. Dr. Sherif emphasized that the scalability of hydrogen energy systems hinges not […]

Professor SA Sherif Honored with 2024 ASME Frank Kreith Energy Award

Monday June 17, 2024

    June 14, 2024 in Highlights, News & Media Professor SA Sherif Honored with 2024 ASME Frank Kreith Energy Award Distinguished Contribution to Advancing Energy Sustainability Recognized In a momentous acknowledgment of his outstanding contributions to the field of energy sustainability, Professor SA Sherif, esteemed faculty member of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the […]