MARIE KANE

Marie Kane has been named assistant vice president for nationDr. Marie Kane al security research at the University of Florida (UF), a newly created leadership role designed to advance UF’s strategic research initiatives in defense, intelligence and national security. Kane comes to UF from Sandia National Laboratories, where she most recently served as program deputy for stockpile sustainment and production in the Nuclear Deterrence Program Management Office.

As assistant vice president, Kane will lead the development and operation of UF’s new national security research center, which will be the major research component of the Florida Semiconductor Institute at the Jacksonville campus.

Kane earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from UF in materials science and engineering and chemical engineering. She is an inventor on multiple U.S. patents related to battery and polymer technologies and has authored peer-reviewed publications on topics including lithium-air batteries, radiation effects on polymers, and polymer sensors.