FACULTY POSITION at The UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Florida invites applications for a tenure/tenure track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. Candidates are sought with interests in metals research/teaching with demonstrated research expertise in:

If you’ve recently held a smartphone, you were probably looking at a liquid crystal display (LCD). Using ink-jet printing methods and a patented liquid material developed at the University of Florida, NanoPhotonica has developed a quantum dot LED display that they say uses less energy and offers better picture quality than any other display on the market. The technology, known as S-QLED, reportedly costs 50 percent less to operate and 75 percent less to produce. NanoPhotonica has also used this material, which is teeming with semiconductor nanocrystals, to manufacture thin film solar panels. In addition to reducing production costs and improving efficiency, they have found that it tripled the life expectancy of the panels. NanoPhotonica’s management team includes Dr. Paul Holloway who is the chief scientist responsible for developing NanoPhotonica’s patented material.

Haixiong Tang Awarded Best Paper at SPIE Smart Structures/NDE 2013 Conference

PhD candidate Haixiong Tang from Dr. Henry Sodano’s group has been awarded the 1st Place SPIE/ASME Best Student Paper Award at SPIE’s 20th International Symposium on Smart Materials in San Diego on March 13, 2013. In addition, Haixiong received the 2012 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Studying Abroad, a prestigious Chinese government award given to selected students studying abroad in recognition of excellent academic achievement. Haixiong was one of 489 researcher from 29 countries selected for this award. Congratulations!

Haixiong Tang and Dr. Henry Sodano’s Work Published in Nano Letters Haixiong Tang’s PhD research with Dr. Henry Sodano titled “Ultra High Energy Density Nanocomposite Capacitors with Fast Discharge Using Ba0. 2Sr0. 8TiO3 Nanowires” has been published in Nano Letters (2012 impact factor: 13.198).

Fatmata Barrie, a PhD candidate from Dr. Michele Manuel’s research group, has been awarded a research grant through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. She will be conducting research in Indonesia for 10 months after taking part in a 3 month language study, also in Indonesia. Fatmata will be investigating bamboo reinforced concrete for improved structural resistance to earthquake damage. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards grants to students allowing them to conduct research or teach English in a number of countries around the world to facilitate a cultural exchange.