Graduate Program Updates

Please join us at 1:00PM on Monday, June 1 via Zoom for Catherine Olguin’s PhD Proposal: “Characterization and Optimization of a Single-Source Sequential Dual-Energy Computed Tomography System.”…

Please join us at 3:30PM on Thursday, May 28 via Zoom for Nathan Quails’ PhD Defense: “Investigating Patient Skin and Eye Lens Radiation Dose During Endovascular Neurosurgery Procedures.”…

Please find below the Summer 2020 Schedule of Courses for Medical Physics: BME 6505: Diagnostic Physics III, Dr Arreola, 9:30AM – 10:35AM (via Zoom) BME 6590/GMS 5905: Survey of Medical Physics, Drs Leon & Schwarz, 1:40PM – 2:45PM (via Zoom) BME 6533: Radiological Anatomy, Dr Rajderkar, 3:00PM – 4:40PM (via…

Please join us at 10:00AM on Friday, April 17 via Zoom for Karl Mund’s PhD Proposal: The application of machine learning in radiotherapy quality assurance.

Please join us in congratulating our PhD Candidates who have secured residency positions: Justin Brown: University of Florida; Gainesville, FL (Diagnostic)Nathan Quails: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (Diagnostic) We are so proud of our PhD Candidates and wish them well in their residencies!…

Please join us in congratulating Dr Wes Bolch, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, who is a UF Graduate School 2019-2020 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award winner. Dr Bolch will receive a $3,000 cash award plus $1,500 to support his graduate students! The UF Graduate School’s annual award encourages and rewards…

Please join us in congratulating Dan Ciarleglio, Medical Physics MS Student, and Jessica Sanger, on their recent wedding! Dan and Jessica wed on Saturday, February 29 at the Baughman Center on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. Best wishes to the beautiful bride and handsome groom!…

There were many excellent submissions (posters & presentations) by UF students at the Spring FLAAPM meeting in Orlando (Feb 27-29). Thanks to all the students who participated and for representing us so well! The results of the FLAAPM Student Presentation competition were as follows: 1st place (Fitzgerald Award): Karl Mund…

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Commission on Medical Physics has announced a new travel scholarship for Medical Physics students. The ACR will award the travel scholarship to one medical physics graduate student annually. Applicants need to join ACR as a Member-in-Training (free), and be currently enrolled…

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Graduate Student Recruiting Program (GSRP) is currently accepting applications. Graduate students who will defend their dissertation in 2020 and are considering postdoc opportunities are encouraged to apply.