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2025 Fall Newsletter

Wednesday December 10, 2025

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR I am pleased to share news and updates from the Department of Materials Science & Engineering and the Nuclear Engineering Program. >>> Michael Tonks, Ph.D. Interim Chair,Department of Materials Science & Engineering CLASSROOM TO COSMOS: BUILDING BIG THINGS IN SPACE Tori Miller, Ph.D., is pioneering laser-based manufacturing in orbit, redefining how future space […]
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High School students power the future at UF’s AI Design Showcase 

Monday November 24, 2025

UF welcomed finalists from the Powering the Community AI Design contest, where high school teams presented AI-driven smart grid strategies to Duke Energy engineers. The showcase marks the program’s continued growth in inspiring the next generation of Florida’s energy innovators.
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Calm under pressure: How a UF engineer found purpose ‘Below Deck’

Thursday November 20, 2025

For Hugo Ortega, a UF engineering-alumnus-turned-yacht-captain and reality star, being on Below Deck is a real-time test of the systems thinking and problem-solving skills he learned as a materials science major.
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2025 Rhines Report

Monday November 10, 2025

2025 Rhines Report

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From Gainesville to the global stage: Meet UF Rising Star Allison Probert 

Monday November 10, 2025

In a field often defined by precision and data, Allison Probert found her most meaningful discovery outside the lab.

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UF nuclear engineering professor named 2025 ANS ‘40 Under 40’ 

Monday November 3, 2025

University of Florida Associate Professor Kyle C. Hartig, Ph.D., has been named to the American Nuclear Society’s (ANS) Nuclear News  40 Under 40 list. This recognition celebrates innovative young professionals advancing the field of nuclear science and engineering.   
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UF Students Excel in Materials Competition, Earn National Awards and Scholarships 

Tuesday October 28, 2025

The University of Florida’s Ceramic Mug Drop (CMD) design team made history in September by setting a new university UF record for the highest drop at the Materials Science & Technology Technical Meeting and Exhibition in Columbus, Ohio.

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Licensed to lead, UF students join elite ranks as nuclear reactor operators

Wednesday October 22, 2025

Built in 1959 and operating out of the Nuclear Engineering program in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, the UF training reactor is one of fewer than 30 reactors still operating in the United States. The college uses the reactor to train students in nuclear science and reactor operations, and in lab courses.

Chair message for fall 2025

Tuesday October 14, 2025

Dear alumni, colleagues and friends,      Welcome to the fall newsletter for the Department of Materials Science & Engineering. It has been a busy semester with compelling research, student activities and faculty honors.  In this newsletter, you’ll read about associate professor Victoria Miller, Ph.D., and her team’s exploration of manufacturing precision metal structures in orbit using laser […]
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UF’s Enrique Medici one of five Air Force SMART Scholars

Friday September 19, 2025

Nuclear engineering doctoral candidate Enrique Medici was one of five selected college students this summer to attend the prestigious U.S. Air Force’s SMART Scholar Program.  
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