Category: Newsletter

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 […]

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.     NEW NSF CAREER AWARDS Amanda Krause, Ph.D., and Ryan Need, Ph.D., each received National Science Foundation CAREER Awards.      NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AWARDS The NE Program received three separate NEUP awards totaling approximately […]