MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Michele Manuel, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, shares a look back at department news and events. NEW NSF CAREER AWARDS Amanda Krause, Ph.D., and Ryan Need, Ph.D., each received National Science Foundation CAREER… Read More
As a veteran educator, inspiring, empowering and charting a pathway to success for students is something Nancy Ruzycki, Ph.D., instructional associate professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has been doing for decades. Now, on the heels of… Read More
Dear colleagues, alumni, supporters and friends, As another academic year closes, our annual spring newsletter is a perfect opportunity to review some of our department highlights over the past semester. The most recent department news is that the MSE and the… Read More
The UF Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) and Nuclear Engineering Program (NE), housed within the department, are once again ranked among the best graduate school programs at public universities in the U.S. According to the 2023 U.S. News… Read More
Amanda Krause, Ph.D., and Ryan Need, Ph.D., assistant professors in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Florida, have each received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards. As one of NSF’s… Read More
The National Academy of Engineering has elected Michele Manuel, Ph.D., and Deepika Singh, Ph.D., to join the organization’s ranks, among the highest professional honors in engineering for those who have distinguished themselves in academia, private industry or government agencies. Dr.… Read More
The Department of Materials Science & Engineering’s Nuclear Engineering (NE) Program received three separate awards totaling approximately $1.8 million from the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), part of the U.S. Department of Energy. NEUP awards fund research and development, scholarships,… Read More
Robert Joseph Hanrahan, Jr. passed away on March 1st at UF Health Shands Hospital after a difficult four-month battle with an MRSA blood infection. He was 56 years old. Robert is survived by his beloved wife, Margie Foster; his mother,… Read More