News 2009

 
  • Dr. Sigmund was awarded the University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professorship for 2009-2011. http://rgp.ufl.edu/ufrf/professorship.html

  • Dr. Sigmund will present the keynote lecture on “Innovative Nanomaterials” at the 5th IUPAC International Symposium on Novel Materials and their Synthesis, which will be held in Shanghai, China, 18-22 October, 2009  http://www.nms-iupac.org

  • Dr. Sigmund is session chairman at the 5th IUPAC International Symposium on Novel Materials and their Synthesis, which will be held in Shanghai, China, 18-22 October, 2009 http://www.nms-iupac.org

  • Dr. Sigmund is organizer of the Symposium S5: Functional Ceramics for Energy Storage & Conversion (batteries, ionics, capacitors) at the Electronic Materials and Applications conference, to be held January 20-22, 2010 in Orlando, by the American Ceramic Society. http://www.ceramics.org/ema2010
     
  • Dr. Sigmund is organizer of the Symposium S1: Advances in Ceramic Processing, Forming, and Shaping at the Electronic Materials and Applications conference, to be held January 20-22, 2010 in Orlando, by the American Ceramic Society. http://www.ceramics.org/ema2010

  • Dr. Sigmund is on the organizing committee and session co-chair of the Electrokinetic Processes in Chemical Engineering conference, October 4-9, 2009, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. http://www.engconfintl.org/9aw.html

  • Dr. Sigmund joins the faculty of the newly founded Energy Engineering Department of Hanyang University.


Dr. Sigmund at Hanyang University

  • Hyoungjun Park is invited to work at Hanyang University for the World Class University project.
     
  • Chris Woan will be traveling to South Africa sponsored by the NSF GK-12 program for international collaborations on developing inquiry-based science education resources.
     
  • Michael Laudenslager will visit and work with researchers at CMRDI in Cairo, Egypt on a NSF sponsored research project.
  • Profs. Mohamed and Farrid from CMRDI will visit and study photocatalytic nanomaterials in Dr. Sigmund’s laboratories on an NSF sponsored research project.

  • Dr. Sigmund won the World Class University Award by KOSEF to research energy materials.

  • Dr. Sigmund is on the international advisory committee and an invited speaker for the China International Conference on High Performance Ceramics (CICC-6) http://www.ccs-cicc.com

  • Eli Rubin was accepted into the UF/HHMI Science for Life intramural research program.
     
  • Raymond Scheffler received the Sandia National Laboratories Fellowship.
     
  • Dr. Sigmund is on the International Advisory Committee of the The fourth International Conference on Shaping of Advanced Ceramics, in Madrid, Spain, during November 16-19, 2009. This conference is hosted in association with the Spanish Ceramic and Glass Society (SECV) and the European Ceramic Society (ECerS). http://www.shaping4.org

News 2008

 


Dr. Sigmund at the Minerals to Materials Conference

  • Dr. Sigmund receives the Florida Blue Key Distinguished Faculty Award.


Dr. Sigmund Receives Doctoral Mentoring Award