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Michele Manuel, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized leader and expert in light metals, design, and computational methodologies for materials development and materials characterization. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University and her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. Before returning to the University of Florida, […]

Congratulations to Josephine Allen, Ph.D., and the Allen Lab for being selected for the Space Research Initiative and the Florida Space Institute to conduct research aboard the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory. The joint UF-CASIS (Center for the Advancement of Science in Space) initiative supports the award to help fund space-related research. Allen is […]

Dr. Chris Santana has been awarded the Department of Materials Science and Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award. Santana graduated with multiple degrees from the University of Florida, entering the Department of Materials Science & Engineering in 1987 and continued with the program until 1996 after completing his Ph.D. Santana studied the nucleation and growth of Aluminum […]

Dr. Yong Yang has received his tenure and is promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. Michele Manuel received her promotion to Professor. Dr. Kevin Jones received the Distinguished Professor Award.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding over $82 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards in 28 states. In total, 93 projects were selected to receive funding that will help push innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization and into the market. These awards provide funding for nuclear energy-related […]

The University of Florida honors faculty who bring distinction to the university through their outstanding commitment to teaching, scholarship, service, research and creative activity. Each year, the Provost’s Office presents the Excellence Awards for Assistant Professors, which are focused on junior faculty and recognize excellence in research. Each award comes with a one-time allocation of […]

MSE Junior Brittani Maskley won the Student Undergraduate Poster Award at The Minerals, Materials, and Mining Society (TMS) annual symposium held February 14-18, 2016, in Nashville, TN. Maskley is part of the University Scholars Program and Research Experience in Materials program.

President Obama Honors Extraordinary Early-Career Scientists President Obama today named 105** researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. The winners will receive their awards at a […]

Congratulations to Dr. Antonio Webb and Dr. Josephine Allen for receiving an NIH R01 grant from the National Heart Lung Blood Institute.  The award, entitled “Nanocomposite drug-eluting stents for inhibition of restenosis and thrombosis,” will provide $1.8 million in support to their research groups over the next 5 years.  In this work, Webb and Allen […]

Jon Dobson, Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is being honored by AAAS for “outstanding contributions to the development of magnetic micro- and nanoparticle-based technologies in cell engineering, regenerative medicine and gene transfection.” Dobson has developed novel technologies for magnetic targeting and remote activation […]