Category: Alumni

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 Experiences for Undergraduates program allowed her to study the synthesis and characterization of geranium nano-crystals […]

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 sector.  He is currently a nuclear engineering Ph.D. candidate at MIT and an Admiral Hyman […]

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 TMS.

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 had access to opportunities in science, engineering, and technology. Their leadership in the effort to […]

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 ability to impart knowledge and enthusiasm to students.

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 student at UF.

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 were approximately 400 attendees representing 20 different countries. Of these 400 attendees, 11 were current […]

Dr. Michele Manuel has been awarded the NASA Early Career Grant that funds research in strategic and priority areas as identified by NASA’s Space Technology Roadmap and the National Research Council. Concepts funded include those that are considered “unique, disruptive or transformational space technologies.” Dr. Manuel was one of 10 faculty selected for this competitive […]