MSE Seminar: Introductory Seminar for Students

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Welcome to the Fall 2023 semester and our first seminar of the new academic year.

Bio

Simon Phillpot, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Vladimir Grodsky Professor of Materials Science & Engineering

Dr. Simon Phillpot is a Distinguished Professor and the Vladimir A. Grodsky Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UF. In August 2022, he took on the role of MSE Graduate Coordinator. He received his Ph.D. from UF in 1985 in physics. He spent 16 years at Argonne National Laboratory before returning to UF in 2003. His research focuses on using computational methods to address issues in the areas of nuclear materials, radionuclide sequestration, corrosion, solar-thermal energy, heat transport and methods development.

 

Michael Tonks, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Department Chair, Alumni Professor of Materials Science & Engineering

Dr. Michael Tonks received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He worked at the Idaho National Laboratory and Penn State University before joining the faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida in August, 2017. His research is focused on investigating the co-evolution of microstructure and properties of materials in harsh environments.