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Elliot P. Douglas, Ph.D., associate professor and Dean’s Fellow for Engineering Education, has received the 2013 ASEE Southeast Section Outstanding Teaching Award, the highest award given. Douglas was cited for his research activities in engineering education on topics such as problem-solving, critical thinking, and active learning, as well as the development of a new textbook […]

The state of Florida has hundreds of professors who publish excellent research, educate and mentor students and help with campus and community projects. Women comprise many of these outstanding post-secondary educators, from Pensacola to Jacksonville to Miami. But which women professors in Florida stood out from the crowd in 2012? We know! Our own Susan […]

Governor Rick Scott visited UF Nanoscale Research Facility on February 11, 2013 to layout his plan for UF to become a top-ten public university. MSE recent graduate Cephas Small was chosen to speak to share his experience as a STEM student at UF.

Elliot P. Douglas, Ph.D., has published a new textbook for the Introduction to Materials course. His book, Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering: A Guided Inquiry, uses a series of guided questions that allow students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of the material. The publisher, Pearson Higher Education, supports the text with several resources, […]

Undergraduate student Ali Henriques, studying under Jacob Jones, Ph.D., earned second place honors in the poster competition at the Orlando Electronic Materials and Applications Meeting on January 30. Congratulations, Ali!

Ph.D. candidate Shruti Banavara Seshadri, studying under Jacob Jones, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2012 Alec Courtelis Award, a prestigious University of Florida award given to selected international students in recognition of academic excellence and outstanding contribution to the university and community. Seshadri was one of only three students chosen for this award. Song Chen, […]

David Norton, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, and Franky So, Ph.D., Rolf E. Hummel Professor of Electronic Materials, have been named Charter Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors in honor of their contributions to scientific discoveries. This year, 98 Fellows were selected from 54 institutions worldwide. Among these Fellows are eight Nobel Laureates and […]

The 12th International Symposium on Superalloys was held September 9-13, 2012, in Seven Springs, PA. The conferences were started in 1968 and have been held every 4 years to bring together researchers, producers, and users of high-strength, high-temperature alloys. There were approximately 400 attendees representing 20 different countries. Of these 400 attendees, 11 were current […]

Franky So, Ph.D., has been elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) for his contributions to the development of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic photovoltaics.

Susan Sinnott, Ph.D., has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society for her significant contributions to developing and applying atomistic methods to investigate the physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials, material surfaces and interfaces.