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.
In Memory of Dr. Eugene P. Goldberg, 1928-2019
Eugene P. Goldberg, Genzyme Professor and Director of the Biomaterials Center in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 at his home in Tavares, Florida. Prior to joining the University of Florida, Dr.… Read More
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
Erika Moore shines as a Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Professor
Erika M. Moore, Ph.D., has joined the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at UF as the holder of the Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench professorship. This is the first of two Rhines Rising Star assistant professorships in the Department of… Read More
MSE Ph.D. Student Charlyne Smith awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Nuclear Engineering Ph.D. student Charlyne Smith has been awarded a coveted National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She is a 2017 graduate of Coppin State University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and mathematics, and is a first… Read More