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Mark E. Orazem, Ph.D.

Three beloved CHE professors to retire this year

Three longtime Department of Chemical Engineering professors are retiring this year. They are known for their years of dedication to research, academics and, certainly, student mentorship.

Graduate student Aniela Nozka in a lab coat and gloves holds a small 3D-printed model beside a resin 3D printer in a research laboratory.

Novel approach to heat-based cancer imaging earns engineering student UF Health award 

Aniela Nozka, a third-year chemical engineering Ph.D. student, earned a UF Health Cancer Institute award for developing a novel approach to heat-based cancer treatment. Her research uses magnetic particle imaging and 3D-printed models to improve patient-specific dosing, aiming to target tumors more precisely while minimizing harm to healthy tissue.

David Sante outside the chemical engineering building.

David Sante goes above and beyond for CHE

David Sante, a facilities operations specialist in UF’s Department of Chemical Engineering, keeps labs running, equipment moving and complex projects on track. His dedication, technical expertise and willingness to help others recently earned him a University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award.

Yeongseon Jang, assistant professor of chemical engineering, looks through a microscope in her lab.

UF Researchers training cells to, hopefully, bolster immunity

Assistant Professor Yeongseon Jang and her team are developing protein-based, cell-like biomaterials to better understand how immune cells recognize and respond to signals. Supported by a $500,000 NSF award, the research aims to advance next-generation immunotherapies.

Mark Orazem, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, standing in a campus hallway.

Electrochemical Society honors longtime CHE professor for multidisciplinary work

A pioneer in electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and modeling, Orazem is recognized at ECS 2026 for a career that bridges disciplines and generations of researchers.

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Fall 2025 Newsletter

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We’re Hiring!

The Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant, associate or full professor.
The position has an anticipated start date of August 2025.

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UF ChE By The Numbers

29

RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACULTY AND GROWING

73%

OF B.S. GRADUATES ACCEPTED A JOB OR GRADUATE SCHOOL OFFER BY GRADUATION

59%

OF STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

74%

OF STUDENTS GAIN INTERNSHIP/
CO-OP EXPERIENCES

8%

EXPECTED GROWTH RATE IN EMPLOYMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS.