Light Water Reactors (LWRs) are the most widely used type of nuclear reactor in the world. However, as alternative designs continue to emerge and gain traction, they may represent the future of clean power generation. One of those designs, the… Read More
Reshaping the Future: Honggyu Kim is Pushing the Boundaries of Shape Memory Alloy Research
What if airplanes could morph and dynamically change shape during flight, similar to birds? It may sound too good to be true. Still, engineers at the University of Florida Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) are working toward a… Read More
In Memoriam: Paul Holloway, Ph.D.
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mentor, friend, and colleague, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Holloway. On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, we bid farewell to a remarkable individual who dedicated 35 years of his… Read More
Top-tier Excellence: UF MSE and NE Graduate Programs Continue to Shine Among the Best in the Nation
The UF Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) and the UF Nuclear Engineering Program (NE), housed within the department, continue their stay among the best-ranked graduate school programs at public universities in the U.S. The 2024 U.S. News &… Read More
Nuclear Sleuths: University of Florida to Lead $25 million National Consortium on Nuclear Forensics
For decades, the United States has been at the forefront of reducing the number of nuclear arms worldwide and curtailing the spread of illicit atomic-based technology. It has also led the way in developing the advanced nuclear forensics capabilities needed… Read More
Get to Know Rhines Rising Star Angelika Neitzel
Angelika Neitzel, Ph.D., will join the University of Florida Department of Materials Science & Engineering as a holder of the Rhines Rising Star Robert DeHoff Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering in January 2023. Dr. Neitzel’s areas of research… Read More
With B-SURE Program, Josephine Allen Looks to Broaden Diversity in Space Health Research
With its Mars Exploration Program, NASA has set its sights on landing a human on the red planet by the end of the 2030s. While that might seem far away, researchers like Josephine Allen, Ph.D., Genzyme Professor of Materials Science &… Read More
Miller’s NOM4D Project Could Bring Manufacturing into Space
Tori Miller, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, received an award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced laser sheet metal forming technology to enable metal fabrication in space. With a… Read More
Erika Moore Receives $1.85 million from NIH to Investigate How Ancestry Affects Wound Healing
Erika Moore, Ph.D., holder of the Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has received the prestigious National Institutes of Health Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institute of General… Read More
Erika Moore First in UF Engineering to Receive Prestigious 3M Award
Erika Moore, Ph.D., the Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), is the first Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering faculty member to be selected for the 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award (NTFA). The 3M NTFA… Read More