Meer Muhtasim Mahfuz, a senior majoring in materials science and engineering, has been awarded the highly competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP).
While at UF, Mahfuz conducted research in the lab of Honggyu Kim, Ph.D., where he focused on the characterization of functional materials and semiconductor thin films using advanced transmission electron microscopy techniques. He will begin his Ph.D. studies in materials science and nanoengineering this fall at Rice University in the lab of Hae Yeon Lee, Ph.D., investigating the optoelectronic and photonic properties of low-dimensional materials for next-generation electronic and information technologies.
“I was initially surprised, and then ecstatic to hear that I received the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship,” Mahfuz said. “This year’s fellowship cycle was particularly challenging, and I must thank my (many) mentors dearly for providing the resources that set me up to receive this honor.
“Through this program, I will have the flexibility to develop the scientific and technical skills that I need to become a successful researcher in the electronic materials field, and I hope to make the most of future opportunities afforded by the GRFP to communicate my scientific work and also mentor students along the way.”
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited institutions across the United States.