Winston Schoenfeld, PhD
Responsibilities:Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Scholars and Academic Degree Development.
Dr. Winston Schoenfeld is Associate Dean and a CREOL Professor. Dr. Schoenfeld will be overseeing the development of new academic degrees and the postdoctoral program, as well as work with the rest of the graduate studies administrative team and program directors to enhance the graduate student experience at UCF. Dr. Schoenfeld earned his doctorate degree in materials science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s and bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering from the University of Florida. Before joining UCF in 2004, Schoenfeld worked in industry in the area of high brightness light-emitting diodes (LEDs). He is a Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) and recognized for his strong contributions in the fields of compound semiconductors and solar energy technologies.