Two UF Engineers Named to the 2026 National Academy of Inventors Senior Membership (UF News)

UF researchers Curtis Taylor and Hamed Dalir have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors, joining the 2026 class of 230 emerging academic inventors recognized nationwide.
From Lab to Orbit: Unlocking Next-Gen Gravitational Detection With Quantum-Squeezed Photonic Integrated Circuit (UF ECE)

UF researchers are collaborating with Relative Dynamics on a NASA-funded project that aims to significantly enhance the sensitivity of gravitational wave observatories, while also advancing technologies in quantum magnetometry, fiber-optic gyroscopes, and biological imaging.
Dalir Joins National Effort To Enable 3D Optical Packaging for Next-Gen AI Chips
UF researcher Hamed Dalir, Ph.D., is collaborating on a $5.2 million federally funded project to develop a transformative 3D optical packaging platform that enables scalable, high-bandwidth, energy-efficient chip-to-chip optical communication.
Dalir’s CHIP Lab Works To Revolutionize Low-Power Components for AI Hardware Accelerators
UF’s CHIP Lab, led by Hamed Dalir received up to $435,000 from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to develop innovative ADC and DAC solutions for next-generation AI accelerator processors.
Dalir Receives Funding To Develop Next-Generation Oilwell Monitoring Devices
UF researcher Hamed Dalir has been awarded $205,000 in funding by TotalEnergies to advance research with Mohsen Ahmadian on a “Novel Long-Range Acoustic Method for Decadal Monitoring of Plugged and Abandoned (P&A) Wells.”