Âé¶¹Ô´´ Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards for Engineering Research on Intelligent Systems The awards will support separate research projects exploring responsive nanomaterials and resilient autonomous systems.
What Electric Eels and Knifefish Reveal About the Science of Stealth Findings from Âé¶¹Ô´´ biology researchers provide new insight into how animals balance sensing their surroundings while remaining hidden from predators or prey, a challenge that also appears in technologies such as sonar and radar.
Âé¶¹Ô´´ Materials Science and Engineering Alum Recognized for Medical Device Innovation Cacie McDorman ’20 earned Alleima Advanced Materials’ 2026 Innovation Prize for her work advancing wires used in critical medical devices.
Âé¶¹Ô´´ Materials Science Undergraduate Researcher Awarded DOE Internship at National Lab Deneé Lichtenberg is advancing new methods for recovering rare earth metals — groundbreaking work she’ll continue at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Âé¶¹Ô´´â€™s New $4M Electron Microscope Expands Research Access Across Campus, Industry The new transmission electron microscope will serve as a shared university resource and strengthen partnerships with Florida’s high-tech industries.
Atomic Vision: Âé¶¹Ô´´ Researchers Create New AI Model for Molecular Analysis Professor Shruti Vyas’ new AI model could accelerate research by enabling researchers to see the shape of molecules, which could improve drug discovery and development.
Âé¶¹Ô´´ Engineering Professor Named Outstanding Mentor of the Year Assistant Professor Kausik Mukhopadhyay has been honored with a prestigious Florida Education Fund award for his commitment to mentoring McKnight Doctoral fellows.
Âé¶¹Ô´´ Researchers Aim to Uncover Link Between Age and Breast Cancer Treatment Materials science researchers Needa Brown and Aleksandra Petelski-Kulik will study the breast cancer microenvironment with support from the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation.
Âé¶¹Ô´´ Researchers Fight Breast, Prostate Cancer with Targeted Therapies Backed by 2 New Grants Strengthened by community and engineering partnerships, Annette Khaled furthers her work with the promising peptide Z-TOP that disrupts cancer cells to keep them from spreading.
5 Âé¶¹Ô´´ Researchers Use 2025 NSF CAREER Awards to Address Emerging Challenges in Computer Science, Engineering The early-career professors were recognized for their excellence with significant research funding as part of a prestigious and highly competitive annual U.S. National Science Foundation grant program.