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A University of Florida professor is developing a fast, powerful tool for blocking harmful human enzymes, a process that could result in better medicines and more precise treatments for diseases. 

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. 

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.

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.   

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.

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

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.  

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 […]

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

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