Ph.D. candidate Shruti Banavara Seshadri, studying under Jacob Jones, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2012 Alec Courtelis Award, a prestigious University of Florida award given to selected international students in recognition of academic excellence and outstanding contribution to the university… Read More
David Norton and Franky So named Charter Fellows of National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
David Norton, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, and Franky So, Ph.D., Rolf E. Hummel Professor of Electronic Materials, have been named Charter Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors in honor of their contributions to scientific discoveries. This year, 98… Read More
Franky So elected OSA Fellow
Franky So, Ph.D., has been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) for his contributions to the development of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic photovoltaics.
Susan Sinnott elected APS Fellow
Susan Sinnott, Ph.D., has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society for her significant contributions to developing and applying atomistic methods to investigate the physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials, material surfaces and interfaces.
Pramanick Wins 2012 ACS Best Paper Award
Congratulations to recent MSE graduate Abhijit Pramanick, Ph.D., for receiving the Edward C. Henry Best Paper award from the Electronics Division of the American Ceramic Society. Pramanick and his coauthors, including Juan C. Nino, Ph.D., and Jacob L. Jones, Ph.D.,… Read More
Dr. Michele Manuel Receives NASA Early Career Award
Dr. Michele Manuel has been awarded the NASA Early Career Grant that funds research in strategic and priority areas as identified by NASA’s Space Technology Roadmap and the National Research Council. Concepts funded include those that are considered “unique, disruptive… Read More
Sodano Wins 2012 Young Composites Researcher Award
Henry Sodano, Ph.D., has been awarded the American Society for Composites 2012 Young Composites Researcher Award. The Young Composites Researcher Award is given to a member of the composites community who, early in their career, has significantly impacted the science… Read More
Brennan Receives Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from SUNY
On Sunday, May 20, 2012, Dr. Tony Brennan was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York (SUNY). He accepted the degree and was the featured speaker at the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony at SUNY… Read More
Trey Davis Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Award
Trey Davis has recently received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) award. The GRFP is a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation to those graduate students who have demonstrated the potential for significant achievements in science… Read More
UF Student Team Wins ASCE Best Conference Paper Award
The Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE) awarded its 2012 Best Conference Paper to the University of Florida Association of Cuban Student Engineers team. Alex L. Arias (Materials Eng.), Tony Diaz (Mechanical/Aerospace Eng.), Jhon Cores (Chemical Eng.),… Read More