Matthew Zaluzec, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Election to NAE is among the highest professional honors accorded to an engineer. NAE members… Read More
Miller Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Tori Miller, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Florida, has been named a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award winner. Her research will utilize statistical methods… Read More
Baciak and Yang Selected as Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Awardees by College
Congratulations to James Baciak, Ph.D., and Yong Yang, Ph.D., both recipients of the 2019-2020 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. “I am truly honored to receive this award,” Dr. Yang said. “As a faculty member,… Read More
Brij Moudgil Ph.D., Recognized with 2020 KONA Lifetime Achievement Award
Brij Moudgil, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has been selected as a 2020 recipient of the KONA Award, presented to a researcher for lifetime achievement in the powder and particle science and technology field.… Read More
Erika Moore Ph.D., holder of the Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professorship Selected as Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2021
Erika Moore, Ph.D., Rhines Rising Star Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2021. Dr. Moore’s achievements, chosen by Forbes’ editors and industry judges from thousands of… Read More
Nathalie Wall, Ph.D. Elected 2020 AAAS Fellow
Professor Nathalie Wall, Ph.D., from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering’s Nuclear Engineering Program, is a newly elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The AAAS recognizes distinguished scientific, engineering and innovation pioneers for… Read More
Kevin Jones, Ph.D., Recognized with ASEE Outstanding Materials Educator Award
For over 30 years, Kevin Jones, Ph.D., distinguished professor at the Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), has taught students not only how to be better engineers, but also how engineering influences the world around them. In 2010 he… Read More
Harkness Recognized with Tony and Kathy Brennan Staff Excellence Award for 2020
Every day, our committed and skilled staff initiate and execute dozens of different tasks without which our educational and research programs would very quickly grind to a halt. These duties range from helping students and faculty navigate the intricacies of… Read More
Hennig Named a UF Research Foundation Professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) has named Alumni Professor of Materials Science & Engineering Richard Hennig, Ph.D., a UFRF Professor for 2020-2023. The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong… Read More
Kyle Latty Awarded SMART Fellowship
Kyle Latty, who recently graduated from the University of Florida Nuclear Engineering (NE) Program with a bachelor’s degree, has been awarded a fellowship from the Department of Defense (DOD) Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program. During… Read More