{"id":3,"date":"2021-05-12T14:36:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-01-14T11:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:42:01","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/","title":{"rendered":"MSE-NE Giving Opportunities home page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-showcase-text-image\"><section class=\"showcase-text-image-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-showcase-text-image-inner\"><section class=\"showcase-text-image\"><div class=\"container-fluid px-0\"><div class=\"row no-gutters text-image-row text-left-row bg-white\"><div class=\"col-text\"><div class=\"col-text-inner\"><h2>Make an Impact<\/h2><p>Support the Department of Materials Science &amp; Engineering and the Nuclear Engineering Program<\/p><span class=\"sti-btn-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/giving-opportunities\/\" class=\"button animated-border-button button-border-blue button-text-dark\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\">Make Your Gift Now<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/Akaanksha_MSE-photo_1120x640.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/05\/Rhines-Hall_exterior_day_blue-to-lightblue-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Rhines Hall\" class=\"wp-image-239 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/05\/Rhines-Hall_exterior_day_blue-to-lightblue-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/05\/Rhines-Hall_exterior_day_blue-to-lightblue-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/05\/Rhines-Hall_exterior_day_blue-to-lightblue-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/05\/Rhines-Hall_exterior_day_blue-to-lightblue-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/05\/Rhines-Hall_exterior_day_blue-to-lightblue-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The UF Department of Materials Science &amp; Engineering (MSE) is among the best in the United States and is the most prominent MSE program in the state of Florida. It\u2019s also one of the most established in the country, having been founded originally in 1959 by Dr. Frederick N. Rhines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The department is also home to the Nuclear Engineering (NE) program, which is the top NE program in the state and the only Florida university offering graduate degrees in nuclear engineering. It is home to the UF Training Reactor (UFTR), one of only 31 in the country. The UFTR is one of two reactors in the southeast and offers a unique opportunity for nuclear and nuclear materials testing under harsh environments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a376d3200b592efb62459b232964996a\"><strong>FEATURED GIVING OPPORTUNITIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:200px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>When you give to the Department of Materials Science &amp; Engineering, you help educate tomorrow\u2019s engineering leaders, drive cutting-edge research, and help find innovative solutions to real-world challenges.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:200px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-visual-navigation\"><section class=\"visual-navigation\"><div class=\"visual-navigation-intro\"><\/div><div class=\"visual-navigation-wrapper row\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uff.ufl.edu\/giving-opportunities\/000525-materials-science-and-engineering-excellence-fund\/\" class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 col-md-6 visual-navigation-link dh-container\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"visual-navigation-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid visual-navigation-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/MSE-Excellence-FUnd_369x326.jpg\" alt=\"MSE Excellence Fund\" \/><div class=\"dh-overlay\"><\/div><\/span><p>MSE Excellence Fund<\/p><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uff.ufl.edu\/giving-opportunities\/000421-nuclear-engineering-excellence-fund\/\" class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 col-md-6 visual-navigation-link dh-container\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"visual-navigation-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid visual-navigation-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/NE-Excellence-Fund_369x326.jpg\" alt=\"NE Excellence Fund\" \/><div class=\"dh-overlay\"><\/div><\/span><p>NE Excellence Fund<\/p><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uff.ufl.edu\/giving-opportunities\/025711-botic-family-scholars-professional-pathways-fund\/\" class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 col-md-6 visual-navigation-link dh-container\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"visual-navigation-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid visual-navigation-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/10\/Mr-and-Mrs-Botic_600x600_rgb.jpg\" alt=\"Botic Family Scholars Professional Pathways Fund\" \/><div class=\"dh-overlay\"><\/div><\/span><p>Botic Family Scholars Professional Pathways Fund<\/p><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uff.ufl.edu\/giving-opportunities\/023567-edward-t-dugan-american-nuclear-society-professional-excellence-award\/#givenow\" class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 col-md-6 visual-navigation-link dh-container\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"visual-navigation-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid visual-navigation-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mse.ufl.edu\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/01\/UF-Edward-Dugan-Fund_369x326_0090.jpg\" alt=\"Edward T. Dugan American Nuclear Society Professional Excellence Award\" \/><div class=\"dh-overlay\"><\/div><\/span><p>Edward T. Dugan American Nuclear Society Professional Excellence Award<\/p><\/a>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-create-block-announcements-showcase\" style=\"background-color:\"><div class=\"container-fluid announcements-showcase-container\"><div class=\"d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center justify-content-center\"><div class=\"heading-left-col align-items-center\"><h2 class=\"heading-blue\">Invest in the Future<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"py-5 text-right-col\"><p><strong>If you have any questions regarding the various funds and\/or methods of giving, you can find out more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uff.ufl.edu\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UF Advancement<\/a>\u00a0or by contacting\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mchurch@eng.ufl.edu\">Mary Church<\/a>\u00a0at (352) 294-7988.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"d-flex button-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-announcement-showcase-button\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UF Department of Materials Science &amp; Engineering (MSE) is among the best in the United States and is the most prominent MSE program in the state of Florida. 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