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Brenda Tieden

New Faculty – Justin Brown, PhD

Join us in welcoming Dr Justin Brown back to the University of Florida! Dr Brown will join UF Medical Physics as an Assistant Professor and Clinical Medical Physicist starting June 1, 2026. Dr Brown earned dual undergraduate degrees (Applied Mathematics/ General Physics & Applied Physics) from the University of Idaho…

Superior Accomplishment Award

Congratulations to Brenda Tieden, UF Medical Physics Coordinator, who was announced as a 2026 Division 5 UF Health Superior Accomplishment Award Winner for Sustained Excellence in the College of Medicine. The University of Florida’s Superior Accomplishment Awards program recognizes faculty and staff who have contributed outstanding and meritorious services,…

PhD Defense – Hao-Wen Cheng

Please join us for Hao-Wen Cheng’s PhD Defense titled “Evaluation of System Accuracy in Surface-Guided Linac-Based FSRS and Deep Learning Applications in Treatment Planning for MR-Linac Prostate Therapy” at 11:00AM on Tuesday, March 10, in the Davis Cancer Center’s small conference room (1215).

SHMPS Alumni Spotlight – Jan ’26

Join us at 7:30PM on Monday, January 26, for a UF Medical Physics / SHMPS virtual alumni spotlight featuring Dr Matthew Studenski (MS 2008/PhD 2009), Dr Phillip Patton (MS 1998/PhD 2000), and Joseph Howley (MS 1998). Dr Studenski is a therapy physicist at the University of Miami. Dr Patton…

Fall Seminar Series

Fall 2026 Info Coming Soon Fall 2025 Please join us at 3:00PM in C1-007 Communicore throughout the Fall 2025 semester for research seminars presented by faculty, residents, and students.

2026 Spring Class Schedule

GMS 6052: Medical Radiation Shielding & Protection w/ Dr Arreola: 10:00AM-11:15AM Mon/Wed (C2-33) GMS 6602: Radiological Anatomy w/ Dr Schwarz: 9:30AM-10:45AM Tue/Thu (C2-33) GMS 6652: Diagnostic Physics II w/ Dr Arreola: 11:30AM -12:45PM Mon/Wed (C2-33) GMS 6085: Nuclear Medicine Physics w/ Dr Marshall 11:00A-12:15PM Tue/Thu (C2-33) GMS 6654: Therapy Physics I w/ Dr…

New Faculty – Edmond Olguin, PhD

UF Medical Physics is excited to announce that Dr Edmond Olguin will be returning to UF as faculty in December 2025! Dr Olguin is currently working as a Medical Imaging Physicist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and as an instructor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. A…

SHMPS Alumni Spotlight – Nov ’25

Join us at 7:30PM on Monday, November 17, for a UF Medical Physics/SHMPS virtual alumni spotlight featuring Dr Michael Wayson (MS 2009/PhD 2012/Residency 2014) and Dr Christopher Tien (PhD 2011). Dr Wayson is a diagnostic imaging physicist at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Dr Tien is…

Oct SHMPS Mtg

The next Society of Health and Medical Physics Students (SHMPS) meeting is scheduled at 11:45AM on Tuesday, October 28. Please contact Stefan Wehmeier, SHMPS President, with any questions.

Research Seminar – Dr Hardev Grewal

Join us at 1:00PM on Thursday, January 29, in C1-009 Communicore for a research seminar by Dr Hardev Grewal, Clinical Assistant Professor with the UF Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville. Dr Grewal is seeking graduate faculty status in the UF Medical Physics Graduate Program. We hope you can join us!…