Dr. Kevin Jones and His Father

A Family Legacy of Teaching Excellence

May 1, 2018

Dr. Kevin Jones recognized as the 2017-2018 UF Teacher-Scholar of the Year — 28 years after his father won.

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Alumni Spotlight: Materials Science and Engineering graduate competes at Olympics

March 27, 2018

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 in January 2018. Jackson is a Cinderella story. An inline skater for 15 years and […]

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Dr. Assel Aitkaliyeva, Dr. Kyle C. Hartig, and Dr. Mike Tonks

New Faculty Join the MSE Department

March 27, 2018

Materials Science and Engineering welcomed three new professors for the 2017-2018 academic year with research in computation, nuclear fuels and optical sensing

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Erin Jackson

MSE Alumna Erin Jackson to Compete in Winter Olympics

January 19, 2018

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 Sunday as a member of Team U.S.A. in Olympic long-track speedskating. She finished third in […]

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Anthony Brennan, Ph.D.

MSE Professor Tony Brennan Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

January 10, 2018

Professor Brennan is being honored for his inventions that led to the Sharklet microtopography which was inspired by biomimicry.

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Juan Nino, Ph.D.

UF Artificial Intelligence Startup is a Cade Museum Prize Finalist

October 25, 2017

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. 

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Image of Professor Jennifer Andrew with the title "Powering Up and Sizing Down: UF Engineering Professor receives $1.4 million NSF grant to miniaturize power adapters used for popular device."

Jenny Andrew Receives $1.4 Million NSF Grant

October 24, 2017

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.  

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Image features a small satellite flying in front of the earth. On the left are added stars and lines that have a blue tint to them.

UF Engineers Develop Lightweight Metal for NASA

October 16, 2017

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.

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Dr. Winfrey Named Editor of Fusion Science and Technology

Leigh Winfrey Named as New Editor of Fusion Science & Technology Magazine

October 4, 2017

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 materials for the insides of tokamak fusion reactors (magnetic bottles) that can handle disruptions similar […]

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Juan Nino, Ph.D.

Juan Claudio Nino Named Jefferson Science Fellow

March 6, 2017

University of Florida endowed professor Juan Claudio Nino, Ph.D., has been awarded a 2017-2018 Jefferson Science Fellowship by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Nino is one of 14 academic scientists, engineers and physicians who were selected from institutions of higher learning from around the country this year. Within the U.S. Department of […]

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