Erika M. Moore, Ph.D., has joined the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at UF as the holder of the Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench professorship. This is the first of two Rhines Rising Star assistant professorships in the Department of… Read More
A Family Legacy of Teaching Excellence
Dr. Kevin Jones recognized as the 2017-2018 UF Teacher-Scholar of the Year — 28 years after his father won.
Alumni Spotlight: Materials Science and Engineering graduate competes at Olympics
Erin Jackson has a new material in her life: ice. The 2015 University of Florida Materials Science and Engineering alumna traded her inline skates for ice skates and, even to her surprise, made the United States Olympic speed skating team… Read More
New Faculty Join the MSE Department
Materials Science and Engineering welcomed three new professors for the 2017-2018 academic year with research in computation, nuclear fuels and optical sensing
MSE Alumna Erin Jackson to Compete in Winter Olympics
Erin Jackson has a new material in her life: ice. The 2015 University of Florida Materials Science & Engineering alumna traded her inline skates for ice skates just four months ago. Now, she is competing in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on… Read More
MSE Professor Tony Brennan Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Professor Brennan is being honored for his inventions that led to the Sharklet microtopography which was inspired by biomimicry.
UF Artificial Intelligence Startup is a Cade Museum Prize Finalist
Watch the video to learn more about Rain Neuromorphics, a company using AI technology developed at UF and started by MSE Professor Juan Nino and UF Alum Jack Kendall.
Jenny Andrew Receives $1.4 Million NSF Grant
Andrew, an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and her team received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study scalable and high-performance magnetic materials that can be implemented into modern-day devices that would take up less space.
UF Engineers Develop Lightweight Metal for NASA
NASA is collaborating with the University of Florida’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering for its RadSat project. The lab lead by Department Chair Michele Manuel developed a lightweight magnesium alloy.
Leigh Winfrey Named as New Editor of Fusion Science & Technology Magazine
The American Nuclear Society has appointed Leigh Winfrey, Ph.D., Fusion Science and Technology editor. Winfrey is an associate professor in the Nuclear Engineering Program within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering. Her research focuses on fusion, particularly designing plasma-facing… Read More