Michele Manuel

Michele V. Manuel, Ph.D., is the Rolf E. Hummel Professor of Electronic Materials and Department Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University.  She is the recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), NSF CAREER, NASA Early Career Faculty, ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers, AVS Recognition for Excellence in Leadership, TMS Early Career Faculty, TMS Young Leaders Professional Development, and TMS/JIM International Scholar Awards. She is also a Fellow of ASM. Her research interests are in thermodynamics, materials design, metallurgical metal behavior, composites, metallic biomaterials, and nuclear materials.