In recognition of her exceptional achievements and contributions to the field of materials science, ASM International has selected Tori Miller, Ph.D., assistant professor, as a 2023 Silver Medal Award winner. Established in 2010, the Silver Medal Award recognizes the leadership… Read More
Dr. Kyle Hartig Receives INMM Early Career Award, Joint Appointment with Savannah River National Lab
Kyle C. Hartig, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Nuclear Engineering Program within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, continues to set the standard in the field of nuclear materials security. The Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) has recognized… Read More
MSE Alum Jason Griggs Honored with 2023 Wilmer Souder Award
Alumnus Jason Griggs, Ph.D., FADM (Ph.D. MSE ’98), has been awarded the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Wilmer Souder Award in Dental Materials. Dr. Griggs is a professor and associate dean for research in the School of Dentistry at… Read More
Erin Jackson Announced as Speaker for UF’s All-university Spring Commencement
Assel Aitkaliyeva Selected as UF Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentor Award Winner
Congratulations to Assel Aitkaliyeva, Ph.D., recipient of the 2022-2023 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Dr. Aitkaliyeva is an associate professor in the Nuclear Engineering Program housed within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering. … 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
2022 Society for Applied Spectroscopy Award Winner: Emily Kwapis

Nuclear Engineering student Emily Kwapis Wins the 2022 Atomic Section Student Award
2022 Attributes of a Gator Engineer Award Winner: Kaylee Cunningham

Nuclear Engineering student Kaylee Cunningham wins the 2021-2022 Dean Joseph Weil Engineering Leadership Award Check out the Attributes of a Gator Engineer page for more info!
UF MSE and NE Graduate Programs Again Rank Among the Best

The UF Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) and Nuclear Engineering Program (NE), housed within the department, are once again ranked among the best graduate school programs at public universities in the U.S. According to the 2023 U.S. News… Read More
Two NSF CAREER Awards Add to Growing List of Department Achievements

Amanda Krause, Ph.D., and Ryan Need, Ph.D., assistant professors in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Florida, have each received National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards. As one of NSF’s most… Read More