Awards

IMG Members Receive the Best Research & Best Presentation Awards at the 67th American Vacuum Society (AVS) International Symposium

Congratulations to IMG graduate students Tahmid Kaisar and Enamul Yousuf on being selected to receive the Best Research Work Award and the Best Student Presentation Award, respectively, at the 67th American Vacuum Society (AVS) International Symposium (Oct.

IMG Member Receiving the Outstanding Paper Award at Transducers 2021 Conference

IMG PhD student, Troy Tharpe, received the Outstanding Paper Award at the 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuator and Microsystems (Transducers 2021).

The paper that received the award is titled "IN-PLANE BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS USING 50NM-THICK NANO-LAMINATED FERROELECTRIC HF0.5ZR0.5O2."

Congratulations to Troy Tharpe, and the co-author Faysal Hakim, on receiving this prestigeous award, and representing IMG well.

IMG Professor Dr. Roozbeh Tabrizian Receives DARPA Director’s Fellowship

IMG professor Dr. Roozbeh Tabrizian has been awarded the DARPA Director’s Fellowship—a prestigious award usually given to only a very few Young Faculty Award winners each year. Excellent work, and thank you for representing IMG so well!

To read more: https://news.ece.ufl.edu/2021/04/16/tabrizian-receives-2021-darpa-directors-award/

IMG Professor Dr. Hugh Fan is Elected as a Fellow of AIMBE

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Z. Hugh Fan, Ph.D., Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Fan was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for significant contributions to the field of microfluidics, particularly in device development and biomedical applications.

IMG Professor Dr. Roozbeh Tabrizian Receives 2020-21 Pramod P. Khargonekar Award

Dr. Roozbeh Tabrizian, IMG and ECE professor, has been awarded the 2020-21 Pramod P. Khargonekar Award for the most outstanding junior faculty member undergoing tenure and promotion review this past fall! Excellent work, and congratulations!

For more: https://news.ece.ufl.edu/2021/02/19/tabrizian-receives-2020-21-khargonek...

Austin Vera wins the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Award!

Congratulations to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering doctoral student Austin Vera on winning the prestigious NDSEG fellowship! Austin began his career in IMG as an undergraduate in 2016 under Dr. Mark Sheplak and is currently working towards his PhD. His research interests include the development of aeroacoustic instrumentation with a focus on dynamic pressure sensing technology for harsh environments. Great job Austin! 

IMG Announces Winners of the IMG Excellence in Research Award for 2019

Congratulations to Kartik Sondhi (advised by Dr. Nishida and Dr. Fan), Renuka Bowrothu (advised by Dr. Yoon), and Kangfu Chen (advised by Dr. Fan) on winning the 2019 IMG Excellence in Research Award! After a long deliberation, the IMG faculty and students selected these members for this award to show appreciation for their research efforts and contributions to their respective fields. May we all aspire to such a level of achievement!