Five recipients of the 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships awards were UF Department of Materials Science & Engineering students. Amalie Atassi, Jacob Ewing, Jomary Mercado-Montjito, Abigail Nason and Monica Wall were awarded the fellowship, created to support… Read More
SpaceX CS-17 Proves To Be The Lucky Number for Josephine Allen, Ph.D.
After nearly two years of preparation and a few scrubbed launches, Josephine Allen, Ph.D. has sent vascular cells into space as part of her research with NASA and CASIS, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. “There are… Read More
Kevin Jones, Ph.D. recognized with SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Kevin Jones, Distinguished Professor and the Frederick N. Rhines Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, received the 2019 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. Now in its eighth year, the honor recognizes one tenured, full professor faculty member from each of the… Read More
UF MSE Student Team Receives Grand Prize at the TMS Bladesmithing Competition
UF’s Department of Materials Science & Engineering student team brought the TMS 2019 Grand Prize home from San Antonio, Texas, receiving the TMS-Wadsworth-Sherby Bladesmithing Grand Prize Medal and a $2,000 cash prize in recognition of their entry “Decapigator.” The biennial… Read More
UF MSE Graduate Program rises to No. 8, NE at No. 14 Among Public Institutions
U.S. News & World Report determines the top graduate schools through a combination of objective measures including placement success, student selectivity and an industry-wide reputational assessment.
Assistant Professor Kyle C. Hartig Receives Young Investigator Award from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
The DTRA selects engineering and science-based researchers whose work shows promise in its mission to counter the development and use of weapons of mass destruction.
Tiny Sensors – Big Potential
UF Engineers develop sensors that create their own energy, saving weight and extending the battery life of electric vehicles.
Michael Tonks, Ph.D., Awarded $1.5 Million to Build the Engine of the Future
With the Department of Energy’s award, MSE Professor Michael Tonks aims to reduce both the time and cost of designing better, more fuel-efficient gasoline engines.
Materials Science Faculty Duo Receive $500,000 NASA Grant for Early Innovation
We might all be familiar with scenes in movies and television programs where a spacecraft is entering Earth’s atmosphere and red glow forms as the space craft heats up. In reality, special heat resistant tiles are used to absorb this… Read More
Frank Bova, Ph.D. earns Lifetime Achievement Award
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine recently awarded Dr. Frank J. Bova the Edith Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in radiosurgery. The award is given to members of the association who have made significant contributions to medical… Read More