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Remembering the life and work of Kevin Powers

  Professor Kevin W. Powers passed away on January 15, 2015. He was 63. Dr. Powers was the site director of the National Science Foundation’s Center for Particulate and Surfactant Systems (CPaSS) at UF, and the associate director for the… Read More

How Magnesium Could Make for Better Ortho Implants

Dr. Manuel Research group featured in article, “7 Orthopedic Breakthroughs you should Know About” for surgical pin made from magnesium that can degrade in the body at controlled rates over time http://www.qmed.com/mpmn/medtechpulse/how-magnesium-could-make-better-ortho-implants

Aaron Lind, Outstanding Student Presentation Award

Aaron Lind Ph.D. Graduate Student working with Prof. Jones won The Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the 20th International Conference on Ion Implantation Technology. The conference was held in Portland Oregon in early July 2014. Aaron’s talk was entitled “Effect… Read More

The University of Florida wins the TMS Materials Bowl

The University of Florida won the TMS Materials Bowl, beating 11 other university teams, including the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in the final round. The competition consisted of a “Jeopardy”-style trivia competition in single elimination rounds. Team members were… Read More