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The Department of Materials Science & Engineering stands with our LGBTQIA+ community. Together as one family, we are committed to activism in the fight against prejudice and injustice. We will work by lifting, listening, and championing LGBTQIA+ voices and being active participants in eradicating discrimination, brutality, and indifference. We celebrate all aspects of individuality and […]

Dear Department Family, I write to you all today with a heavy heart. Children are brought into this world with hope and optimism. However, at some point parents and loved ones work to provide a realistic view of the world – one that walks the nurturing line of encouragement, but also reveals the reality of pain, […]

After earning his Master’s degree in materials science and engineering from the University of Florida, Tyler Lenzi left Gainesville for a job at Micron Technology in Boise, Idaho.  Today, he is Micron’s Senior Director of Yield Analysis and Data Science, overseeing seven research teams and a total of 250 team members around the world. In […]

UF MSE researchers have developed an injectable composite that spontaneously forms into nanofibers resembling the microscopic structure of the human body and could ultimately be custom designed for an infinite number of biomedical applications including connective-tissue repair, drug delivery, wound healing or skin care. The discovery came while evaluating a synthetic polymer substrate as a […]

Kaylee Cunningham, a sophomore Nuclear Engineering major, was awarded first place honors for her poster entry at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Intern Poster Session last summer. For our spring Student Spotlight, Cunningham shares her experience with early college success and what she hopes to accomplish in the world of nuclear engineering. Why did you […]

Christopher Batich, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Florida, is among the newest inductees into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Dr. Batich was selected for creating a groundbreaking anti-bacterial surface treatment material, commercialized as Bioguard. The material is now being used as an advanced wound […]

Josephine Allen, Ph.D., associate professor and Genzyme Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, was elected to The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows on March 24, 2020. Dr. Allen was recognized for her outstanding contributions in advancing knowledge of adult stem cells for vascular tissue engineering and in cardiovascular disease. […]

A major acquisition will bring the first Aberration Corrected Transmission Electron Microscope to campus The University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering continues to distinguish itself as one of the top research facilities in the nation with the addition of three state-of-the-art, high-resolution electron microscopes. “We’re incredibly excited to be a part of this […]

Growing up in 1950’s Cuba, Nils Diaz, Ph.D. had a passion for creating better ways of doing things. He was also debating between a future in engineering, like his father before him, or following the lead of much of his family and practicing medicine. When he decided he could do both, Cuba’s worsening political unrest […]

Amalie Atassi, Jacob Ewing, Jomary Mercado-Montjito, Abigail Nason and Monica Wall were awarded the fellowship, created to support graduate study in a STEM field. The Department also had three other students, Nick Etrick, Emma Cochran and Chappel Sharock win Honorable Mention. “All of these students deserve recognition for their hard work and dedication to their […]