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
Department Chair Manuel and MSE Alumna Singh Elected to National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering has elected Michele Manuel, Ph.D., and Deepika Singh, Ph.D., to join the organization’s ranks, among the highest professional honors in engineering for those who have distinguished themselves in academia, private industry or government agencies. Dr.… Read More
2021-2022 Departmental Scholarship Winners
There are countless reasons why a student might need financial aid. Books, tuition, rent, food – the expenses add up quickly, so these scholarships and awards can make a considerable difference for the students who receive them. While academic awards… Read More
Kaylee Cunningham Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Nuclear Engineering student Kaylee Cunningham for earning a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
MSE Alumna Stefany Holguin, Ph.D., Selected as 2022 Presidential Innovation Fellow
National Academy of Engineering selects Professor Michele Manuel for highest professional honor
Four Faculty Earn TMS Honors
We are proud to announce that four members of our department recently received awards from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS): Cammy Abernathy, Ph.D., dean, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering: Ellen Swallow Richards Diversity Award This honor,… Read More
Michael Tonks Chosen as 2022 TMS Brimacombe Medalist Award Winner
Michael Tonks, Ph.D., professor, was recently recognized as a 2022 Brimacombe Medalist by The Mineral, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). The Brimacombe Medalist Award recognizes outstanding mid-career scientists who have demonstrated sustained excellence and achievement in business, technology, education, public policy,… Read More
UF Alumnus Matthew Marzano Selected for ANS Congressional Fellowship
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) has selected UF alumnus Matthew Marzano, M.S. ‘11, nuclear engineering, to serve as the 2022 Glenn T. Seaborg Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow. Marzano is a senior reactor operator at Exelon Generation’s Braidwood nuclear power plant in Braidwood, Ill. Established in 2000,… Read More