Janani Sampath, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering has been selected as one of 35 recipients of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards. This competitive research… Read More
Exploring the Biomechanics Behind Cell Assembly and Shape Changes
Richard Dickinson, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the assembly and organization of cells in epithelial tissue. This project, in collaboration with… Read More
Denard Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Carl Denard, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award. His research focuses on cellular and protein engineering to develop novel strategies to diagnose, target and fight disease.… Read More
Hages receives Sony Faculty Innovation Award for Research in Machine Learning
Charles J. Hages, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, has received the Sony Faculty Innovation Award. With this award, Dr. Hages will use machine learning to enhance the development of semiconductor materials. Characterizing… Read More
Building A Community For Women in Chemical Engineering
Identifying a need for female role models and mentors in Chemical Engineering at UF, Helena Hagelin-Weaver, Ph.D., an associate professor, created an informal mentoring program that has grown significantly over the last 20 years. “I realized during my postdoctoral years… Read More
RINALDI-RAMOS AND RIVERA-JIMéNEZ RECEIVE 2022 HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADVISOR/MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., chair and Dean’s Leadership Professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, and Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, Ph.D., an instructional assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty of the Department of… Read More
Department Awards Term Professorships
Helena Hagelin-Weaver, Whitney L. Stoppel, Jason F. Weaver, and Kirk J. Ziegler were selected for the Department of Chemical Engineering’s Term Professorships Hagelin-Weaver Selected to Receive the Dr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Edie Term Professorship in Chemical Engineering Helena… Read More
Rivera-Jiménez Recognized with AICHE’s IDEAL Star Award
Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, Ph.D., an instructional assistant professor at the University of Florida Department of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering, was recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Societal Impact Operating… Read More
Fast nanoparticle diffusion in synovial fluid may hold key to joint disease recovery
The application of nanoparticles as diagnostic and therapeutic agents has been of great interest over the last few decades. Understanding the diffusion of nanoparticles in biological environments is critical in their design and eventual clinical application. However, there is incomplete… Read More
COVID-19 testing method gives results within 1 second
Superfast, portable COVID-19 testing method detects the virus much faster than currently available methods. Researchers from the University of Florida, and Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University have developed a rapid and sensitive testing method for COVID-19 biomarkers. Their findings were recently… Read More