Category: Faculty

Chemical Engineering professor, Richard B. Dickinson, Ph.D., was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). This honor is the organization’s highest grade of membership and is awarded to members in recognition of significant professional accomplishments and contributions in chemical engineering. Dr. Dickinson’s research applies engineering principles to study the behavior of […]

David Hibbitts, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award winner. This prestigious award will allow Hibbitts’ research group to explore reaction mechanisms of zeolite-catalyzed methanol-to-hydrocarbons reactions in order to improve how we convert natural gas, shale gas, and biomass resources to liquid transportation […]

originally published by The Conversation For the first time in the United States, a gene editing tool has been used to treat advanced cancer in three patients and showed promising early results in a pilot phase 1 clinical trial. So far the treatment appears safe, and more results are expected soon. To develop a safer and more effective treatment […]

Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Charles Hages, Ph.D., has been selected to take part in an academic exchange and exploration of Israel on Dec. 26, 2019 – Jan. 8, 2020. Dr. Hages is one of 25 professors from universities and colleges throughout the United States selected for the competitive 2019 Winter Faculty Fellowship Program offered by the Jewish National Fund. […]

Mark Orazem, Ph.D., has had a year of outstanding recognitions for his contributions to the field of Electrochemistry. He is a Distinguished Professor, the Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Edie Professor, and an expert in impedance spectroscopy for electrochemical engineering applications. His academic career spans 36 years, and his research ranges from fundamental to applied.  “This […]

A desire to understand how our cells work led Dr. Tanmay Lele to an exciting discovery that has the potential to unlock the mysteries of the formation of abnormal tissue structure associated with cancer. Tanmay Lele, Ph.D., the Charles A. Stokes Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Institute of Cell & Tissue Science […]

Sergey Vasenkov, Ph.D., a professor in the UF Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded a Mercator Fellowship from the German Research Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The DFG is the leading independent research funding organization in Germany, with members from more than 100 universities and research institutions. As a Mercator Fellow, Vasenkov is part of […]

Helena Hagelin-Weaver, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE), is leading a three-year, $633,000 grant from the National Science Foundation titled: Rational Design of Atomically Precise Catalysts for Parahydrogen Enhanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy. Dr. Hagelin-Weaver will collaborate with Clifford Bowers, Ph.D., a professor in the UF Department of […]

Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., Chair and Dean’s Leadership Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been invited to be the IACChE James Y. Oldshue Distinguished Lecturer at the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. […]

Transverse migration is used to concentrate and selectively trap DNA through microfluidic process and has advantages over traditional methods of extracting and purifying DNA.   Impurities in DNA samples can lead to inaccurate measurements and affect experiment results. Because of this, maintaining DNA purity is a crucial aspect of emerging analysis tools.   Butler et […]

Department of Chemical Engineering Professors, Peng Jiang, Tanmay Lele, and Kirk Ziegler have been selected to receive the University of Florida Term Professorship award for 2019-2022.  These three-year professorships recognize excellence in teaching, research, and service to the department, college, and the University of Florida. Congratulations!

The Department of Chemical Engineering proudly welcomes new faculty members. Carl Denard, Ph.D.(Assistant Professor) Ph.D. 2014, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Originally from Les Cayes, Haiti, Denard emigrated to the U.S. where he received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He then moved to the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department […]

UF Department of Chemical Engineering Professor Tony Ladd, Ph.D., received a 3-year, $516,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the understanding of how slightly acidic water dissolves porous and fractured rock as it permeates through it. Advances in this type of research could allow society to continue to burn fossil fuels without […]

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 […]

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 […]