Fan Ren, Ph.D., a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Florida, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced today. Ren, who joined UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering in 1998, researches next-generation… Read More
Dear Friends, As we reflect on the past few months, we are excited to share several highlights from our department in this latest edition of our newsletter. In October, a group of our students traveled to San Diego to… Read More
Six chemical engineering faculty members were recently awarded professorships in recognition of their academic accomplishments. The three-year appointments, lasting from 2024 to 2027, include salary supplements to support teaching and research efforts. The recipients were selected by a faculty advisory… Read More
Ambar Coral Velázquez-Albino, a second-year Ph.D. student, attended the NextProf Nexus program this past summer after meeting a professor from the University of Michigan at AIChE 2023 in Orlando. Sasha Cai Lesher-Pérez, Ph.D., encouraged her to apply during a poster… Read More
Students, staff and faculty from the department came together to celebrate the achievements of the past year at a dinner on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in the Reitz Union after having to reschedule due to Hurricane Helene’s visit. Department Chair… Read More
The annual AIChE convention was held in San Diego in October and our talented students placed in several categories. The UF AIChE chapter won first-place for Outstanding Student AIChE Chapter for the 2023-2024 school year. Undergraduate Awards and Notable Achievements: Cecilia Rodriguez… Read More
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Congratulations to Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Dean’s Leadership Professor at the University of Florida, who was recently elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The honor, awarded at AIChE’s… Read More
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A new, easy-to-use HIV-detection test kit being developed at the University of Florida using advanced CRISPR technology shows promise as an early-warning alarm system that could save millions of lives. While at-home test kits have become increasingly common for various… Read More
