Category: Alumni

Department of Chemical Engineering alumnus, John Blazeck, has been recognized by the university in this year’s “40 under 40” awards, which honor outstanding young alumni whose achievements positively impact The Gator Nation® as they go greater in their communities and professions. JOHN BLAZECK John Blazeck (BSCHE ’07) grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before attending the […]

The chairman of Tropical Smoothie Café believes in balance – work, family, service, social life – and the power of free frappé to lift spirits. by David Finnerty This spring as the coronavirus tormented nations and stretched hospitals to their snapping points, Scott Pressly made smoothies. Dozens became hundreds. Each, to the health workers he […]

Gator100 celebrates the world’s “Fastest Growing Gator Companies” and honors UF Engineering Alumnus Scott Pressly with the Pinnacle Award. Recognized as one of the country’s leading franchise investors, Pressly’s career includes over 25 years of venture capital, brand management and franchise expertise. Using his signature Franchise Accelerator Model, he has helped entrepreneurs create dominant franchise […]

Originally published by Air Force Research Lab Corporate Communications. Dr. Jennifer Fielding, Section Chief of Composite Performance and Applications at the Air Force Research Laboratory, was one of 20 women who received special recognition from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) for making their mark in aerospace and defense smart manufacturing. Smart manufacturing uses computer technology […]

Alumni Share Their Insight and Experience CHRIS BIRDSALL, B.S., ChE ‘96 Vice President, Catalysts and Licensing, ExxonMobil  What do you remember about your time in ChE at UF? The lifelong relationships formed during my time at UF is what I remember the most. I had a tight-knit group of friends in my class; we shared […]

Department of Chemical Engineering alumna Sarah Mena (Ph.D. ’16) is this year’s recipient of the The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Particle Technology Forum George Klinzing Best Ph.D. Award. Mena’s dissertation at the University of Florida focused on the fluid-solids flows in dilute turbulent and laminar concentration regimes. As a post-doc at the University of […]

Jiancheng Yang, Ph.D., won the Bruce Deal & Andy Grove Young Author Award from The Electrochemical Society (ECS). The award consists of a framed scroll and a monetary prize, and travel award to be divided among the eligible authors of the winning paper. Yang will deliver a 40-minute presentation at the 236th bi-annual meeting in […]

UF CHE alum, William Van Duyn talks about what it was like to work on the Apollo 11 mission.

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! […]

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 […]