Category: Faculty

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 problem-solving, critical thinking, and active learning, as well as the development of a new textbook […]

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 professors in Florida stood out from the crowd in 2012? We know! Our own Susan […]

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 understanding of the material. The publisher, Pearson Higher Education, supports the text with several resources, […]

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 Fellows were selected from 54 institutions worldwide. Among these Fellows are eight Nobel Laureates and […]

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, 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 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 […]

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 and technology of composite materials through a sustained research effort. Sodano has focused on developing […]

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 Potsdam, his alma mater. Dr. Brennan received this prestigious honor in recognition of his successful […]

A team of UF Materials Science & Engineering faculty, including Kevin Jones, Ph.D., Jack Mecholsky, Ph.D., and Jerry Bourne, Ph.D., co-authored a recent publication verifying the earliest example of Ice Age art discovered in the Americas. The fossilized bone fragment, discovered in South Florida, has an engraving of a mammoth or mastodon and is believed […]