University of Florida Department of Materials Science & Engineering alumnus Dr. Alvaro Della Bona, D.D.S, Ph.D., FADM (Ph.D. MSE ’01), has been awarded the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Wilmer Souder Award in Dental Materials. Dr. Della Bona is… Read More
Jacob DeWitte, Ph.D., Recognized with 2021 Distinguished Early Career Alumni Award
Our 2021 Distinguished Early Career Alumni Award winner is Jacob DeWitte, Ph.D., a nuclear reactor developer commercializing next-generation fission power systems. Dr. DeWitte is a co-Founder and the CEO of Oklo, Inc., a Sunnyvale, California-based company developing and building… Read More
StatLab Mobile CEO Proves There is Rarely a Straight Line to Success
Bryan Wilson’s first brush with engineering came at a young age. “Some of my earliest memories involve science fairs,” said Wilson. “In fifth grade, I built a robot out of a 5-gallon bucket, some PVC piping for the arms and… Read More
2021 MSE-NE Virtual Spring Banquet
This EVENT celebrates the successes of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering and the Nuclear Engineering Program’s 2020-2021 academic year Watch the video replay of the Banquet below or scroll down to read through the content presented during… Read More
UF Engineer Using $11M Research Award to Make Steel Manufacturing More Energy Efficient
Heat-treating steel during its manufacturing stage is an energy-intensive process where much of the energy is wasted through heat-loss due to outdated furnace designs and other system inefficiencies. Backed by a nearly $11 million award from the Department of Energy,… Read More
Harkness Recognized with Tony and Kathy Brennan Staff Excellence Award for 2020
Every day, our committed and skilled staff initiate and execute dozens of different tasks without which our educational and research programs would very quickly grind to a halt. These duties range from helping students and faculty navigate the intricacies of… Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Tyler Lenzi
After earning his Master’s degree in materials science and engineering from the University of Florida, Tyler Lenzi left Gainesville for a job at Micron Technology in Boise, Idaho. Today, he is Micron’s Senior Director of Yield Analysis and Data Science,… Read More
A Persistent Pursuit of Progress
Growing up in 1950’s Cuba, Nils Diaz, Ph.D. had a passion for creating better ways of doing things. He was also debating between a future in engineering, like his father before him, or following the lead of much of his… Read More
Frank Bova, Ph.D., Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine recently awarded Dr. Frank J. Bova the Edith Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in radiosurgery. The award is given to members of the association who have made significant contributions to medical… Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Materials Science and Engineering graduate competes at Olympics
Erin Jackson has a new material in her life: Ice. The 2015 University of Florida Materials Science and Engineering alumna traded her inline skates for ice skates and, even to her surprise, made the United State Olympic speed skating team… Read More