Richard Hennig, Ph.D.

How Richard Hennig and AI are Accelerating the Superconductor Revolution 

March 25, 2025

Researchers at the University of Florida’s Department of Materials Science & Engineering have developed a machine-learning framework that could revolutionize the way high-temperature superconductors are discovered.  Superconductors are materials capable of conducting electricity without resistance, a property that could transform energy transmission, transportation, and medical technologies. However, finding new superconductors has been a slow, expensive […]

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UF AI Days 2023 Recap

October 30, 2023

AI Days is a week of activities dedicated to all things AI, from competitions designed to bring students’ ideas to life to engaging panels discussing AI and data science. Find out more about UF AI Days!  

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Richard Hennig, Ph.D.

Utilizing AI to Discover Faster Paths to New Materials

November 17, 2021

Using various methods of advanced processing to manipulate the structure of materials is a universal approach in materials science. It’s how we discover the new materials essential to developing tomorrow’s technologies. In the past, researchers accomplished this through the use of time-intensive costly experimentation. Richard Hennig, Ph.D., Alumni Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at […]

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Richard Hennig, Ph.D. UFRF Professor

Hennig Named a UF Research Foundation Professor

July 22, 2020

The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) has named Alumni Professor of Materials Science & Engineering Richard Hennig, Ph.D., a UFRF Professor for 2020-2023. The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields. “Faculty chosen […]

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