PROFESSOR M. LUIS MUGA SCHOLARSHIP

This M. Luis Muga scholarship fund for graduate and undergraduate students in chemistry at the University of Florida is established in recognition of the outstanding contributions Professor Muga, emeritus, made during his long career at the University of Florida as teacher and researcher. Among these contributions are:

1. Generous financial support funded by major Federal research grants and the University for numerous undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students. These grants also supported technical staff such as electrical engineers, electronics technicians, machinists, computer programmers and secretarial staff.
2. Research as an experimentalist in the fields of nuclear chemistry and physics where he and his students:
   1. Studied the systematics of nuclear fission, including ternary fission and fine structure;
   2. Studied the interaction of nuclear particles with matter;
   3. Developed the thin-film scintillation detector for identification of transiting nuclear particles, especially heavy ions;
   4. Discovered the double-valued nature of the luminescence of thin­ film scintillator detectors.
3. Experimentation for efficient hydrogen storage on solid substrates.

Many professional publications resulted from this and other research at the University of Florida, as well as in collaboration with other universities and National laboratories.

Professor Muga is a humble man. As mentor to his students, he encouraged independence, and set a good example as a hands-on experimentalist. He gave acknowledgment to all his students and staff, to include appropriate joint authorship where any individual made major contributions to research efforts.

The University hopes that many future donors will contribute to this scholarship fund in honor of Professor Muga’s outstanding accomplishments in teaching and research.