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
Congratulations to Dr. Josephine Allen for receiving the NSF CAREER award
January 2015 Congratulations to Dr. Josephine Allen for receiving the National Science Foundation CAREER award, entitled “CAREER: Biomolecular Engineering Approach to Controlling Cell Processes”. In this work, Dr. Allen focusses on developing strategies to control cellular functions, which is critical… Read More
Dr. Dobson elected as Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Congratulations to Dr. Jon Dobson who was just elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). This is a distinct honor that is awarded to the upper 2% of all bioengineers who have excelled in the biomedical and… Read More
Dr. Jack Mecholsky receives 2014 William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award from the Florida Education Fund (FEF)
Dr. Jack Mecholsky was selected for the 2014 William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award from the Florida Education Fund (FEF). He received the award at a special ceremony during the Annual McKnight Doctoral Fellows Conference in Tampa, Florida, on November… 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
Materials Science Undergraduate, Claudia Sotomayor, Gives Commencement Speech
Claudia Sotomayor is graduating with a degree in Materials Science and Engineering. Her studies have focused on semiconductor physics, learning how chemical and electrical principles fuse together to create modern electronic devices. In the summer of 2011 the National Science… Read More
MSE & NE students Attend the USA Science and Engineering Festival
NE Grad named to Forbes 30 under 30 in Energy
Jacob DeWitte is a founder and the CEO of UPower. He graduated with his BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Florida in 2008. He has been named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the energy sector… 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