Dissertation Defense: Jingjing Sun
Submitted by Jingjing Sun on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 1:37pmEvent date:
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 5:00pm
Jingjing Sun will defend her dissertation, entitled "MEMS based OCT imaging" at 1:00PM on Wednesday, April 4th in NEB 589.
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IMG research focuses on micro- and nanosystems for healthcare, energy, security, aerospace, transportation, consumer electronics, and other industries. Efforts include design, fabrication, characterization, and ultimately deployment of micro and nanotechnologies for a wide variety of applications. IMG is playing a leading role in the MIST Center (Multi-functional integrated system technology), an NSF I/UCRC program.
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Zachary Kaufman Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Submitted by David Arnold on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 3:15pmCongratulations 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.
Proposal Defense - Mehmet Onur Baykan
Submitted by Viswanath Sankar on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 8:44pmEvent date:
Mon, 02/27/2012 - 2:00pm
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.
Dissertation Defense: Greg Ehlert
Submitted by Gregory Ehlert on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 1:24pmEvent date:
Mon, 02/27/2012 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Greg Ehlert will defend his dissertation, entitled "Development of a ZnO Nanowire Interphase for Enhanced Structural Composites" at 11:00am on Monday, February 27th in Larsen 234. Light refreshments will be provided.
Dr. Arnold Named Interim Director NIMET
Submitted by David Ololade Oniku on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 2:53pmDean 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!
Another IMG baby!
Submitted by John Griffin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 3:49pmOn Thursday morning, IMG alumnus Dr. Benjamin Griffin and family welcomed a new baby girl into their family. Eleanor Angeline Griffin weighed 8 lbs 10 oz. Congratulations to Ben and his growing family!
Proposal Defense - David Mills
Submitted by Jessica Sockwell on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 11:10amEvent date:
Fri, 12/09/2011 - 7:30pm
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.
New IMG baby!
Submitted by Nikolas Zawodny on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 5:46pm
On Sunday at 1:09 pm fellow graduate student Raphael Puzio and family welcomed a new baby into their family. Baby girl "TBD" Puzio weighed 6 lbs 14 oz and was 19" long. Congratulations to Rafael and his whole growing family!
Proposal Defense - Antonio Acosta
Submitted by Viswanath Sankar on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 12:39amEvent date:
Fri, 12/02/2011 - 2:30pm
Antonio Acosta will defend his dissertation proposal, entitled "Investigation of Stress Effects on Ferroelectric Capacitors for Performance Enhancement of Ferroelectric Random Access Memory" at 9:30am on Friday, December 2nd in Larsen 234. Refreshments will be provided.
Proposal Defense - Haixiong Tang
Submitted by Gregory Ehlert on Sun, 11/27/2011 - 4:40pmEvent date:
Mon, 12/05/2011 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Haixiong Tang will defend his dissertation proposal, entitled "Investigation of Structure Property Relations in Active Nanocomposites for Energy Storage" at 2:00pm on Monday, December 5th in Larsen 234. Refreshments will be available from 1:45pm.