The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.5 million grant to a University of Florida chemist to create The Center for Nanostructured Electronic Materials, a center for investigating manufacturing techniques for nanoscale electronics. (Read more)

Gainesville GTEC graduate Sinmat, Inc. was one of only nine research projects to win funding from the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology for innovative manufacturing technologies in fields ranging from biopharmaceuticals and electronics to renewable energy sources and energy storage. (Read more)

The University of South Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory won a $2 million grant to expand the USF CONNECT program to the Mote Aquaculture Research Park supporting a test-bed and business innovation facility that will build upon Mote's innovative programs in sustainable energy and protein for food production. (Read more)