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
MSE Alumna Erin Jackson competes Sunday Feb. 18 in Olympics
Watch Erin Jackson skate into U.S. history Sunday at 6:56 a.m. on the NBC app or at 7 p.m. for NBC’s primetime coverage as she competes as the first African American woman on Team USA’s long-track speed skating team. Here… Read More
Dr. Michele V. Manuel announced as Department Chair of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Manuel is an internationally recognized leader and expert in light metals, design and computational methodologies for materials development, and materials characterization. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University and her B.S. in Materials Science… Read More
Dr. Chris Santana honored with MSE Distinguished Alumni Award
Dr. Chris Santana has been awarded the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award. Chris thoroughly enjoyed his college days and graduated with multiple degrees from the University of Florida. He entered into the Department of Materials Science… Read More
Michele Manuel Wins Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
President Obama Honors Extraordinary Early-Career Scientists President Obama today named 105** researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the… Read More
Materials Science Undergraduate, Claudia Sotomayor, Gives Commencement Speech
Claudia Sotomayor is graduating with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering. Her studies have focused on semiconductor physics, learning how chemical and electrical principles fuse together to create modern electronic devices. In the summer of 2011 the National Science… Read More