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Erika Moore shines as a Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Professor
October 26, 2018Erika 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 Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). Moore earned her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins […]
Read more »MSE Ph.D. Student Charlyne Smith awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
May 25, 2018Nuclear 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, earning her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and mathematics. She is a first-year Ph.D. student in the University of Florida’s Department of Materials Science & Engineering. Charlyne was inspired by […]
Read more »MSE Professor Wolfgang Sigmund elected to EU Academy of Sciences
May 14, 2018Materials Science and Engineering Professor Wolfgang Sigmund, Ph.D., has been elected into the European Union Academy of Sciences. Sigmund earned his Ph.D. from Johannes Gutenberg University. He has been a professor at the University of Florida since 1999. His research focuses on semiconductor oxides for energy harvesting and storage, photocatalysis and photolysis, electrodes for secondary […]
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Nino Recognized by Tressler Lecture Series
May 11, 2018University of Florida Materials Science and Engineering Professor Juan Claudio Nino was honored as a distinguished speaker for the Richard E. Tressler Lectures in Materials at Pennsylvania State University.
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A Family Legacy of Teaching Excellence
May 1, 2018Dr. Kevin Jones recognized as the 2017-2018 UF Teacher-Scholar of the Year — 28 years after his father won.
Read more »Inside Look: The New Rhines Hall Lab is a Space for Collaborative Learning
March 27, 2018“Zoom in.” “A little more.” “What evidence do you see in the surface appearance that you can use to determine if it is a brittle or ductile failure?” MSE Professor Nancy Ruzycki, Ph.D., can be heard coaching two students who are working at the Scanning Electron Microscope while other students prepare samples, examine material structures […]
Read more »Alumni Spotlight: Materials Science and Engineering graduate competes at Olympics
March 27, 2018Erin Jackson has a new material in her life: ice. The 2015 University of Florida Materials Science and Engineering alumna traded her inline skates for ice skates and, even to her surprise, made the United States Olympic speed skating team in January 2018. Jackson is a Cinderella story. An inline skater for 15 years and […]
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New Faculty Join the MSE Department
March 27, 2018Materials Science and Engineering welcomed three new professors for the 2017-2018 academic year with research in computation, nuclear fuels and optical sensing
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Out of this world: Stem Cell Research Soars into Space
March 20, 2018MSE Professor Dr. Josephine Allen will study the cells back on earth to look for changes as a result of microgravity
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MSE Alumna Erin Jackson to Compete in Winter Olympics
January 19, 2018Erin Jackson has a new material in her life: ice. The 2015 University of Florida Materials Science & Engineering alumna traded her inline skates for ice skates just four months ago. Now, she is competing in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Sunday as a member of Team U.S.A. in Olympic long-track speedskating. She finished third in […]
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