Author: Zachrich Jeng, Sarah

Chemical Engineering students, alumni, faculty, and staff celebrated a year of significant achievement and the department’s 80thAnniversary at the Spring Banquet held on Friday, April 12, 2019. “This has been an incredible year! Our students, alumni, faculty, and staff have received department, college, and professional awards,” said Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., Department Chair and Dean’s Leadership […]

Tanmay Lele, Ph.D., was named a University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professor for 2019-2022. The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields. Dr. Lele is the Charles A. Stokes Professor of Chemical Engineering and […]

It is my pleasure to share with you our department e-newsletter, containing highlights of some of the most memorable events, awards, and other news from the Spring and Summer semesters. These achievements are made possible in part by support from alumni and friends like you. We invite you to make an immediate impact on our […]

The Gator100 recognizes and celebrates the 100 fastest-growing Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses in the world each year. The awards ceremony to recognize this year’s honorees was held on the main University of Florida campus on Friday, Feb. 22. Congratulations to our talented alumni who made the list for leading one of the world’s Fastest Growing Gator Companies! […]

Students received valuable career advice and practiced their interviewing skills at ChemE Day on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The department’s annual career and resume workshop and networking event drew 11 industry partners and over 150 students. “ChemE Day served as the perfect introduction to talk with representatives from a variety of industries,” said Tipton Lichtenstein, a […]

Joshua (Josh) M. Walden (CHE ’82), Senior Vice President and General Manager at Intel Product Assurance and Security Engineering Group, was the guest speaker for the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Fall 2018 graduation ceremony.  On Saturday evening, Walden spoke before a group of 527 graduates plus their families and friends. In […]

Nevin Brosius received the University of Florida International Center’s Research Abroad for Doctoral Students (RAD) Award on Nov. 15. Brosius studies the dynamics of fluid interfaces and applications in microgravity-based heat transfer under the supervision of Dr. Ranga Narayanan. His project involves extensive collaborations with international researchers in France and Japan. The (RAD) program provides support to […]

Chemical Engineering students Ming Gao and Vikram Mehar received the Outstanding International Student Award 2018 from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering on Nov. 14, 2018. The International Student Awards Ceremony is celebrated each year in tandem with UF’s International Education Week and is sponsored by the UF International Center. The International Student Awards were created to acknowledge the […]

Department of Chemical Engineering Distinguished Professors, Ranga Narayanan, Mark Orazem, and Fan Ren have been selected to receive the University of Florida Term Professorship award for 2018-2021. These three-year professorships were created by UF to recognize faculty who have established a distinguished record of research and scholarship.

Jiancheng Yang received the Graduate Research Award at the American Vacuum Society’s (AVS) 65th International Symposium & Exhibition on Oct. 24, 2018. The award consisted of a $1,000 cash prize, a certificate, and reimbursed travel support to the International Symposium held in Long Beach, CA. The Graduate Research Award recognizes and encourages excellence in graduate studies […]

Calen Leverant and Russell Macoon won best presentation awards at the NanoFlorida Conference at Florida Institute of Technology on Oct. 5-7, 2018. Leverant won best presentation in Photonics, and Macoon won best presentation in Nanomedicine. Students and faculty in attendance shared nanotechnology research in medicine, materials and devices, energy and the environment, agriculture, space exploration, and education.   

Tanmay Lele, Ph.D., has been awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER). The $300K grant will be used to study Rules for cellular adaptation to the mechanical properties of their environment. Lele’s research is one of 29 newly awarded projects and represents exploratory work in its early stages on untested but […]

David Hibbitts Ph.D., has been awarded a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The three-year, $450K grant will support collaborative work between Dr. Hibbitts (UF), Dr. Phil Christopher (University of California, Santa Barbara), and Dr. Andrew Getsoian at the Ford Motor Company through the NSF’s Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) program. The study will improve the performance and efficiency of catalytic converters, which […]

It is my pleasure to share with you our department e-newsletter, containing highlights of some of the most memorable events, awards, and other news over the past year. I am honored to have served as department chair over this period of time, working with our faculty, staff, and students to improve our academic and research […]

The Department of Chemical Engineering proudly welcomes five new faculty members. Charles J. Hages, Assistant Professor Ph.D., 2015, Purdue University Hages’ research focuses on developing next-generation semiconductors for energy research. Using fundamental device physics and unique processing, Hages aims to design new materials and device architectures to address energy technology challenges. Hages’ primary interests are […]