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
UF Researchers use Magnetic Cryopreservation Agents to Extend Donor Organ Preservation Time
Researchers at the University of Florida are using colloidally stable nanoparticles and magnetic cryopreservation agents (mCPAs) to extend the preservation time of donor organs. Currently, the preservation time window ranges from 4-36 hours depending on the organ. This time window… Read More
Welcome New Faculty
The University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering Welcomes Three New Faculty Members Starting January 2021. Henry C.W. Chu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2017, Cornell University Dr. Chu’s research covers transport phenomena, colloid and interface science, electrokinetics, and rheology. His… Read More
The Department of Chemical Engineering Welcomes New Assistant Professor
Won Tae Choi, Ph.D., will join the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida as an assistant professor in August of 2021. Dr. Choi’s research covers design, engineering, and analysis of electrochemically active soft materials… 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
Faculty Create Unit Operations Lab Kits in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
As the world was closing down because of the global pandemic, the faculty at the UF Department of Chemical Engineering was coming up with new ways to continue delivering the same high-quality education while remaining physically distant. As the saying… 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
NARAYANAN AWARDED GRANT TO STUDY GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS ON THE FARADAY INSTABILITY
Ranga Narayanan, Ph.D., a Distinguished Professor and the William P. and Tracy Cirioli Term Professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering (UF ChE) has been awarded a major grant from the National Science Foundation to study gravitational… Read More