Since 2010, the Cade Museum Foundation has held an annual competition encouraging Florida’s burgeoning inventors and entrepreneurs. This year, two products originating in Gator Engineering research laboratories made their way to the Final Four. Ultimately, the $50,000 cash award went… Read More
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Elliot Douglas Receives ASEE Outstanding Teacher Award
Elliot P. Douglas, Ph.D., associate professor and Dean’s Fellow for Engineering Education, has received the 2013 ASEE Southeast Section Outstanding Teaching Award, the highest award given. Douglas was cited for his research activities in engineering education on topics such as… Read More
Susan Sinnott Chosen as One of the Top 25 Women Professors in Florida
The state of Florida has hundreds of professors who publish excellent research, educate and mentor students and help with campus and community projects. Women comprise many of these outstanding post-secondary educators, from Pensacola to Jacksonville to Miami. But which women… Read More
Elliot Douglas Publishes New MSE Textbook
Elliot P. Douglas, Ph.D., has published a new textbook for the Introduction to Materials course. His book, Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering: A Guided Inquiry, uses a series of guided questions that allow students to develop a deep conceptual… Read More
David Norton and Franky So named Charter Fellows of National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
David Norton, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, and Franky So, Ph.D., Rolf E. Hummel Professor of Electronic Materials, have been named Charter Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors in honor of their contributions to scientific discoveries. This year, 98… Read More
Franky So elected OSA Fellow
Franky So, Ph.D., has been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) for his contributions to the development of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic photovoltaics.
Susan Sinnott elected APS Fellow
Susan Sinnott, Ph.D., has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society for her significant contributions to developing and applying atomistic methods to investigate the physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials, material surfaces and interfaces.
Dr. Michele Manuel Receives NASA Early Career Award
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… Read More
Sodano Wins 2012 Young Composites Researcher Award
Henry Sodano, Ph.D., has been awarded the American Society for Composites 2012 Young Composites Researcher Award. The Young Composites Researcher Award is given to a member of the composites community who, early in their career, has significantly impacted the science… Read More
Brennan Receives Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from SUNY
On Sunday, May 20, 2012, Dr. Tony Brennan was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York (SUNY). He accepted the degree and was the featured speaker at the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony at SUNY… Read More