Category: Alumni
Esteemed MSE Alumna Adds Florida Inventors Hall of Fame to Long List of Achievements
November 8, 2023Deepika Singh, Ph.D. (MS MSE ’91), founder and CEO of R&D Investment Holdings, LLC, is among the 2023 class of inductees into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Singh is also the founder and former CEO of Sinmat- a company specializing in novel planarization processes for the semiconductor chip industry. Singh was selected for her […]
Read more: Esteemed MSE Alumna Adds Florida Inventors Hall of Fame to Long List of Achievements »MSE Alum Jason Griggs Honored with 2023 Wilmer Souder Award
August 14, 2023Alumnus Jason Griggs, Ph.D., FADM (Ph.D. MSE ’98), has been awarded the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Wilmer Souder Award in Dental Materials. Dr. Griggs is a professor and associate dean for research in the School of Dentistry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Griggs is also the third MSE alumni to […]
Read more: MSE Alum Jason Griggs Honored with 2023 Wilmer Souder Award »Top-tier Excellence: UF MSE and NE Graduate Programs Continue to Shine Among the Best in the Nation
April 28, 2023The UF Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) and the UF Nuclear Engineering Program (NE), housed within the department, continue their stay among the best-ranked graduate school programs at public universities in the U.S. The 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings among U.S. public universities place the MSE graduate program […]
Read more: Top-tier Excellence: UF MSE and NE Graduate Programs Continue to Shine Among the Best in the Nation »The Endowment of Experience
September 27, 2022A long road to freedom and opportunity yields an indestructible legacy for future generations of UF engineers by Shawn Jenkins On the tropical patio of his Longwood, Florida, home nestled against the Wekiva River, Ben Botic pulls out a small dusty suitcase and unpacks a tattered trove of adventure, risk and dogged persistence. “These are […]
Read more: The Endowment of Experience »Department Chair Manuel and MSE Alumna Singh Elected to National Academy of Engineering
April 12, 2022The 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. Manuel, who is chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is recognized for […]
Read more: Department Chair Manuel and MSE Alumna Singh Elected to National Academy of Engineering »In Memoriam: Robert Hanrahan, Ph.D. (MSE, 1994)
March 11, 2022Robert 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, Mary Ellen Hanrahan; his sisters, Sheila Hanrahan Gibson (husband, Tom) and Pegeen Hanrahan (husband, Tony […]
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