Congratulations to Zak Kaufman for being selected as a Goldwater Scholar!  The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is awarded to approximately 300 college sophomores and juniors across the nation. Universities are only allowed to nominate four undergraduate students to compete for the final scholarship. This makes it the most prestigious award for undergraduate students in the fields of science and engineering. The scholarship is awarded based on the nominee's field of study, career objectives, and the potential for the student to make a significant contribution to his or her field.

Mehmet Onur Baykan will defend his dissertation proposal, entitled "Strain Effects in Low-Dimensional Silicon MOS and AlGaN/Gan HEMT Devices" at 9:00am on Monday, February 27th in NEB 409. Refreshments will be provided.

Dean Abernathy has appointed Dr. David Arnold as Interim Director of the Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technologies (NIMET). The mission of NIMET is to focus and coordinate the research and educational activities at the University of Florida in the fields of  nanoscale science and nanotechnology, spanning across disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering, and materials science. Dr Arnold will provide technical and intellectual leadership of NIMET and the associated Nanoscale Research Facility (NRF), UF's state-of-the-art cleanroom facility.

Congratulations Dr Arnold!

David Mills will defend his dissertation proposal, entitled "Sapphire MEMS-Based Optical Shear Stress Sensors for High-Temperature Applications" at 2:30pm on Friday, December 9th in Larsen 234. Refreshments will be provided.