Elizabeth Aikman (back right) and her classmates look at the crystalline structure of gold nanoparticles on the transmission electron microscope.

This summer, UF biomaterials researcher Elizabeth Aikman was not in Kansas anymore 

October 7, 2025

University of Florida’s Elizabeth Aikman, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate studying biomaterials from Bombyx mori silk, attended summer school in California in July to advance her studies. Bombyx mori are also known as domestic silk moths and are economically important to the billion-dollar sericulture (silk) industry. 

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Albert DaCosta

From Gator to groundbreaker: Engineering alumnus shares lessons in grit, growth and giving back

September 29, 2025

Albert DaCosta (BS ‘98) returned to his old stomping grounds recently to discuss life after the University of Florida and offer advice for future graduates.

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Cong Sun, left, and her husband, Yunhan Chuai, pose with Professor Mark Orazem during a graduation ceremony. Photo courtesy of Yunhan Chuai

From one family to the next: Meet doctoral student Yunhan Chuai

September 29, 2025

Third-year doctoral University of Florida student Yunhan Chuai credits his parents with being “brave and supportive enough” to send him across the ocean to study engineering.   

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Taofeek Tejuosho

From computer experiments to accelerating design of materials impacting modern life: Meet Taofeek Tejuosho

September 29, 2025

With a background deeply rooted in engineering, Taofeek Tejuosho is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in chemical engineering working to accelerate the design and development of polymer materials for diverse technological applications.

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From left, Professor Piyush Jain, surgeon Rushi Shah, Santosh Rananaware and Venkata Vijaya Karthik Narisetty are shown next to a normothermic pump in their CasNx lab in UF Innovate. Photo courtesy of Rushi Shah. 

UF researchers ‘rewriting organ biology’ with revolutionary transplant technology 

August 12, 2025

The goal: Healthier organs ready for transplant. The UF-developed process stands to revolutionize organ transplants and post-surgical treatment.

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Sunil Roy, Ph.D.

Alumni Spotlight: Sunil Roy reflects on his ‘profound’ time at UF

July 11, 2025

Sunil Roy’s journey started in India, wove though Gainesville and – for now – landed him in Silicon Valley. He came back to UF in January and spoke to students about those years, and more specifically, his experiences at the University of Florida.  

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Building Memories: thin walls, loud toilets and an elevator with a view  

July 11, 2025

Professor Mark Orazem started with the University of Florida in 1988, nearly 20 years after the current Chemical Engineering building was constructed. What does he remember most?  His office door.  “Because of the building’s shifting, unstable foundation, I would be unable to open the door to my office,” said Orazem, now a distinguished professor and […]

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Joshua Moon, Ph.D.

CAREER Award-winning Joshua Moon comes full circle with NSF

July 7, 2025

Department faculty Joshua Moon recently won a coveted National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award, the foundation’s premier honor recognizing rising academic leaders.  

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ChemE Cube Team Qualifies for National Finals

June 6, 2025

An elite team of student scientists and their “cube” qualified for the AIChE ChemE Cube national finals recently through a virtual presentation.

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