Department Leadership


Department Chair

Photo of Michael Tonks Michael Tonks Interim Department Chair, Professor, Alumni Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
(352) 846-3779

Ph.D., 2008, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Research Interests: Computational materials science, Computational mechanics, Coevolution of microstructure and properties, Materials in Harsh Environments, Mesoscale modeling and simulation, Nuclear materials, Numerical methods

Lab Website: Tonks Research Group


Associate Department Chair

Photo of Simon R. Phillpot Simon Phillpot Associate Department Chair, Distinguished Professor
(352) 846-3782

Ph.D., 1985, University of Florida

Research Interests: Computational materials science; heat transport; nuclear materials; ferroelectrics and dielectrics; mechanical properties of metals; simulation methodologies

Lab Website: Phillpot Research Group

Nuclear Engineering Program Director

Photo of Nathalie Wall Nathalie Wall Interim Nuclear Engineering Program Director
(352) 273-0279

Ph.D., 1993, University of Paris, XI

Research Interests: Radiochemistry, Nuclear Wastes, Nuclear Forensics, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Environmental Behavior of Radionuclides

Lab Website: Wall Research

MSE Graduate Coordinator

Photo of Kevin S. Jones Kevin Jones MSE Graduate Coordinator, Distinguished Professor, Frederick N. Rhines Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
(352) 846-3301

Ph. D., 1987, University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests: Semiconductor Processing and electron microscopy characterization; Ion implantation of Si, Ge and compound semiconductors; Li ion battery anode and cathode development

Lab Website: Swamp Group

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NE Graduate Coordinator

Photo of Yong Yang Yong Yang NE Graduate Coordinator, Associate Professor
(352) 846-3791

Ph. D., 2005, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Interests: structural and fuel materials for nuclear energy systems; LWRs sustainability and aging management; advanced fabrication and joining technologies; used fuel dry storage and disposition.

Lab Website: MAterials for Nuclear Advancement and Technology in Extreme Environments (MANATEE) Group

MSE Undergraduate Coordinator

Photo of Aroba Saleem Aroba Saleem MSE Undergrad Coordinator, Instructional Associate Professor
(352) 294-1789

Ph.D., McGill University, 2017

Research Interests: Engineering Education; Material Characterization; Non-destructive Evaluation (Electromagnetic Measurements); Structure-Property Relationship; Micromagnetics

NE Undergraduate Coordinator

Photo of DuWayne Schubring DuWayne Schubring Instructional Professor
(352) 294-7870

Ph.D., 2009, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Interests: Two-phase flow, nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics, quantitative visualization, nuclear reactor safety, computational and numerical methods including coupled codes, advanced nuclear power systems

MSE Research Coordinator

Photo of Tori Miller Tori Miller MSE Research Coordinator, Associate Professor, Vladimir A. Grodsky Professor of MSE
(352) 846-3373

Ph.D., 2016, University of California Santa Barbara

Research Interests: Fundamentals of Structural Evolution in Crystalline Materials, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques, Recovery and Crystallization, Deformation Mechanisms and Texture Development

Lab Website: Metallic Orientation, aNisotropy, and microSTructure Engineering Research (MONSTER) Group

NE Research Coordinator

Photo of Kyle C. Hartig Kyle Hartig NE Research Coordinator, Associate Professor
(202) 270-4721

Ph.D., 2016, Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Nuclear Nonproliferation/counterproliferation, Nuclear Security, and Nuclear Policy

Lab Website: Hartig Research Group