News

UF Researchers to be Involved in the FAA's Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation

Submitted by Jessica Sockwell on Sun, 08/22/2010 - 9:28pm

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected New Mexico State University (NMSU) to lead a partnership of colleges and universities throughout the country in its new Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation. The FAA press release describes the center as being a "partnership of academia, industry, and government, developed for the purpose of creating a world-class consortium that will address current and future challenges for commercial space transportation."

Dr. Lou Cattafesta of IMG is leading UF’s participation in this research endeavor as part of the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP), one of the institutions participating in this partnership. The FCAAP team, led by Farrukh Alvi at FSU, includes researchers from UF, FSU, UCF, and FIT. The FAA press release can be found here. 

IMG Welcomes New Faculty Member, YK Yoon

Submitted by PitFee Jao on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 2:40pm

IMG welcomes Professor YK Yoon as new faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prof. Yoon joins IMG from the University of Buffalo, The State University of New York. He has achieved numerous awards for excellence including the NSF CAREER Award and the UB's Exceptional Scholar Young Investigator Award. His research interests include MEMS and nanotechnology, RF/Microwave, millimeter wave and terahertz system, Micro/nano-biomedical devices and bio molecule (drug/vaccine/gene) delivery, µ-TAS, lab-on-a-chip, wireless/wired sensors and actuators and Metamaterial and its RF application. Prof. Yoon is also the Director of the Multidisplinary Nano and Microsystems Laboratory at UF.

Chris Meyer wins "Professional Excellence" Award

Submitted by David Arnold on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:31pm

Chris Meyer has been selected by the UF College of Engineering as the 2010-2011 Ph.D. recipient of the Attributes of a Gator Engineer Recognition Award for Professional Excellence.  He was selected for "exemplifying the attribute of professional excellence with his strong record of character and performance."  Chris will be recognized by Dean Abernathy in an awards ceremony in August.

IMG Seminar: Overview of Micropillar Shear Stress Sensors

Submitted by John Griffin on Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:03pm
Event date: 
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 3:30pm to 4:00pm

This Friday, Jessica Sockwell will be giving a seminar on micropillar shear stress sensors. Micropillar shear stress sensors have been developed in recent years with the goal of attaining full-field shear stress measurements within turbulent boundary layers. This talk will explain how the sensors work, summarize the design and fabrication of these devices, highlight their strengths and weaknesses, and discuss how these sensors might be further improved for future use.

IMG Picosecond Laser Micromachining Workstation Online

Submitted by David Mills on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 4:29pm

Installation of an Oxford Lasers J-355PS Laser Micromachining Workstation has just been completed and the system is ready for use.  The tool is the first of its kind to be installed in the U.S., and provides a unique capability for IMG by enabling the machining of many different types of materials including sapphire and silicon, as well as other glasses and polymers. Purchase of this system was made possible by collaboration between Professors David Arnold and Mark Sheplak of IMG and Professor Tony Schmitz of UF's Machine Tool Research Center (MTRC).