Dr. Chris Santana has been awarded the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award. Santana graduated with multiple degrees from the University of Florida, entering the Department of Materials Science & Engineering in 1987 and continued with the… 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
Mecholsky receives the 2014 William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award from the Florida Education Fund
Jack Mecholsky, Ph.D., was selected for the 2014 William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award from the Florida Education Fund (FEF). He received the award at a special ceremony during the Annual McKnight Doctoral Fellows Conference in Tampa, Florida, on November… Read More
Materials Science Undergraduate, Claudia Sotomayor, Gives Spring 2014 Commencement Speech
Claudia Sotomayor graduated with a BS degree in Materials Science and Engineering, focusing on semiconductor physics and learning how chemical and electrical principles fuse together to create modern electronic devices. In the summer of 2011, the National Science Foundation Research… Read More
NE Grad named to Forbes 30 under 30 in Energy
Jacob DeWitte is a founder and the CEO of UPower. He graduated with a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Florida in 2008 and has been named to the 2014 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the energy… Read More
Dr. Michele Manuel Wins TMS Early Career Award
Michele Manuel, Ph.D., has won the TMS Early Career Award for 2014. This award recognizes an assistant professor for his or her accomplishments that have advanced the academic institution where employed and for abilities to broaden the technological profile of… Read More
Dr. Michele Manuel Awarded the AVS Recognition in Leadership
The AVS States the purpose of this recognition is “… to recognize individuals who not only excel in science and/or engineering, but who also, through mentoring, have enhanced the careers of future generations who might not otherwise have considered or… Read More
Michele Manuel Receives 2013 Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers
Michele Manuel, Ph.D., was awarded the 2013 Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers This award, given by ASM, was established in 1952 to recognize early career educators in the fields of materials science, materials engineering, design and processing for their… Read More
MSE graduate Cephas Small spoke during Governor’s visit
Governor Rick Scott visited UF Nanoscale Research Facility on February 11, 2013 to layout his plan for UF to become a top-ten public university. MSE recent graduate Cephas Small was chosen to speak to share his experience as a STEM… Read More
UF MSE Students and Alumni Attend the Superalloys 2012 Conference
The 12th International Symposium on Superalloys was held September 9-13, 2012, in Seven Springs, PA. The conferences were started in 1968 and have been held every 4 years to bring together researchers, producers, and users of high-strength, high-temperature alloys. There… Read More