Florida Association for Nanotechnology
Conference Overview & Objectives
The NanoFlorida Conference is a unique event with a long, successful tradition of uniting student researchers from across the state of Florida to share their discoveries in nanotechnology and learn from distinguished speakers from around the United States.
NanoFlorida 2026 will be hosted in
Lakeland, Florida on October 2-4, 2026.
Conference Organizing Committee:
Dr. Shyam Mohapatra: Convenor
Dr. Ajeet Kaushik (Co-Chair) Florida Polytechnic
Dr. Ian Bentley (Co-Chair) Florida Polytechnic
Dr. Jing Wang (Co-Chair), USF College of Engineering
Dr. Subhra Mohapatra (Co-Chair) USF Morsani College of Medicine
Local Organizing Committee:
Faculty:
Susan LeFrancois, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biotechnology
Email: slefrancois@floridapoly.edu
Bradford Barker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Email: bbarker@floridapoly.edu
Pedro Manrique Charry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Email: pmanrique@floridapoly.edu
Nathan Dawson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics
Email: ndawson@floridapoly.edu
Nathaniel Hermann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Email: nhermann@floridapoly.edu
Hyeyoung Cho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Email: hcho@floridapoly.edu
Jessica Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Email: jmartin@floridapoly.edu
Rishikesh Srinivasaraghavan Govinda, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Email: rsrinivas@floridapoly.edu
Scholars:
Jessie Pate
Email: jpate3679@floridapoly.edu
Daniel Fellows
Email: dfellows@floridapoly.edu
Stuti Dasgupta
Email: stutidasgupta@usf.edu
Joshua Morris
Email: jmorris5205@floridapoly.edu
Justin Sanchez-Almirola
Email: jsanchezalmirola@gmail.com
Michael Blake
Email: mblake3287@floridapoly.edu
Alexander Ishmael Vila
Email: avila0354@floridapoly.edu
Dan Vo
Email: dvo3219@floridapoly.edu
