UF, Princeton researchers unveil precision DNA editing breakthrough

‘A true scholar’: ChE graduate advances to elite Ph.D. program

Piyush K. Jain, Ph.D., likes to brag about his students, past and present. And for a good reason. One of his recent graduates has been accepted into an elite Ph.D. program at the University of Pennsylvania. Jordan Lewis, who graduated with her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, was accepted into several top and Ivy League […]

ChE graduate and first-year doctoral student win NSF fellowship

A recent graduate and a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Chemical Engineering were among the 15 Gator engineers who won the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships this year.

UF, Princeton researchers unveil precision DNA editing breakthrough

University of Florida researchers, in collaboration with Princeton University, have developed a new genome-editing technology called CODE that enables more precise DNA modifications without cutting both strands of DNA. The system could help expand the possibilities of gene-editing therapies for genetic diseases, agriculture and developmental biology.

ChE’s Taofeek Tejuosho inducted into elite honor society

Recent chemical engineering doctoral graduate Taofeek Tejuosho was inducted into the National Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, recognizing his excellence in scholarship, leadership and service. A member of the Sampath Computational Design of Soft Materials research group, Tejuosho was the only inductee from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering this year.

ChE’s Yeongseon Jang honored as outstanding junior faculty member 

The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering on Thursday awarded Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D., the 2025-2026 Pramod P. Khargonekar Award, which honors outstanding junior faculty members undergoing tenure and promotion review.

ChE advisory board welcomes 2 familiar faces 

Two chemical engineering graduates are returning to the University of Florida, this time to help guide the department that sealed their successes. Alumni Gretta Granado Huerta and Mark Pepple, Ph.D., joined the Department of Chemical Engineering’s advisory board this spring.