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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR I am pleased to share news and updates from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering and the Nuclear Engineering Program. >>> Michael Tonks, Ph.D. Interim Chair,Department of Materials Science & Engineering CLASSROOM TO COSMOS: BUILDING BIG THINGS IN SPACE Tori Miller, Ph.D., is pioneering laser-based manufacturing in orbit, redefining how future space […]

2025 Rhines Report

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR I am pleased to share news and updates from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering and the Nuclear Engineering Program. >>> Michael Tonks, Ph.D. Interim Chair,Department of Materials Science & Engineering MEGAN BUTALA EARNS NSF CAREER AWARD Megan Butala, Ph.D., is tackling a pivotal battery challenge to support a sustainable energy future.  >>> UNLOCKING […]

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR I am pleased to share news and updates from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering and the Nuclear Engineering Program. >>> Michael Tonks, Ph.D. Interim Chair,Department of Materials Science & Engineering SHAPING THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY Ira Harkness, Ph.D., is positioning the UF Training Reactor as a cornerstone for nuclear education, research, […]

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Michele Manuel, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, shares a look back at department news and events. >>> CAN CERAMICS FINALLY BREAK THROUGH THE MEMORY WALL? With his recent NSF CAREER Award, Honggyu Kim, Ph.D., will research controlling and characterizing metastable phases in ferroelectric ceramic materials.  >>> MILLER RECEIVES […]

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Michele Manuel, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, shares a look back at department news and events.  >>> FROM INSPIRATION TO ACHIEVEMENT Nancy Ruzycki, Ph.D., shares an update on how well her summer science camps went, what her team has learned along the way, and what they […]

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMichele Manuel, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, shares a look back at department news and events.     NUCLEAR SLEUTHS Jim Baciak, Ph.D., will lead a $25 million NNSA consortium developing new nuclear forensic techniques and training future specialists to replace an aging workforce.   REPLICATING THE BODY’S CELL NETWORK Josephine Allen, […]

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMichele Manuel, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, shares a look back at department news and events.     NEW FACULTY HIRE Meet Rhines Rising Star Robert DeHoff Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Dr. Angelika Neitzel.   LINKING ANCESTRY AND WOUND HEALING A $1.85 million NIH award will help […]