Whitney L. Stoppel, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, was awarded a Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMP)/Discovery Award from the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop all-natural, cost-effective, and pathogen-free oxygen carrying… Read More
Jang Receives Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers President Young Investigator Award
Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been selected by the U.S. Chapter of the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE) as the recipient of the KIChE President Young Investigator Award. As a recipient of this award, Dr. Jang will… Read More
Jang Receives NSF CAREER Award to Develop Synthetic Protocells
Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award. With this award, Dr. Jang aims to develop a synthetic protocell constructed of protein building blocks through tuning their self-assembly behavior.… Read More
Hibbitts Named Holder of the Moreno Rising Star Professorship
In recognition of his outstanding scholarship, the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., Chair and Dean’s Leadership Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Cammy R. Abernathy, Ph.D., Dean of the Herbert Wertheim College of… Read More
Jain Named Holder of the Shah Rising Star Professorship
Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., Chair and Dean’s Leadership Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Cammy R. Abernathy, Ph.D., Dean of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, have named Assistant Professor Piyush K. Jain, Ph.D., as holder of the… Read More
Weaver Receives NSF Grant to Study Selective Methane Oxidation
Jason F. Weaver, Ph.D., the ExxonMobil Gator Alumni Faculty Endowed Professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study selective methane oxidation using elaborately structured IrO2-based mixed metal oxides.… Read More
Orazem Invited to Participate in National Academies Virtual Workshop
Mark E. Orazem, Ph.D., a Distinguished Professor and the Dr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Edie Professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, is participating in a virtual workshop on Laboratory and Field Geotechnical Characterization for Improved Steel… Read More
Hages Receives NSF Career Award to Create New Semiconductor Material for Clean and Renewable Solar Energy
Charles Hages, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award. His research focuses on developing next-generation semiconductors for energy research. With this award, Dr. Hages aims to develop solution-based, thin-film… Read More
Orazem Awarded Research Contract with Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Mark Orazem, Ph.D., a Distinguished Professor and the Dr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Edie Professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, was awarded a three-year research contract from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) of Canada to… Read More
Joseph Selected for Highly Competitive Graduate School Workshop
Nedgine Joseph, a senior in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida, is one of 50 students who was selected to attend the Women+ of Color Project (WOCP) virtual Graduate School 101 Workshop on October 10-12, 2020. Participants… Read More