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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 […]

Congratulations to Kelly Bukovic, Caroline Hamric, Kyle Howarth, and Leyda Marrero Morales who were recently selected as Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering University Scholars for 2019-2020! The Department of Chemical Engineering is proud to have the following awardees: Kelly Bukovic Major: Chemical Engineering Mentor: Whitney Stoppel, Ph.D. Research project description:Methods for quantifying success of fetal tissue decellularization process including histological […]

Chemical Engineering graduating seniors, Anne D. Crowell and Maria V. Guevara, were awarded with the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (NSF GRFP). Avi K. Matarasso was recognized with an Honorable Mention. The fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. […]

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 […]

The Gator100 recognizes and celebrates the 100 fastest-growing Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses in the world each year. The awards ceremony to recognize this year’s honorees was held on the main University of Florida campus on Friday, Feb. 22. Congratulations to our talented alumni who made the list for leading one of the world’s Fastest Growing Gator Companies! […]

Students received valuable career advice and practiced their interviewing skills at ChemE Day on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The department’s annual career and resume workshop and networking event drew 11 industry partners and over 150 students. “ChemE Day served as the perfect introduction to talk with representatives from a variety of industries,” said Tipton Lichtenstein, a […]

Joshua (Josh) M. Walden (CHE ’82), Senior Vice President and General Manager at Intel Product Assurance and Security Engineering Group, was the guest speaker for the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Fall 2018 graduation ceremony.  On Saturday evening, Walden spoke before a group of 527 graduates plus their families and friends. In […]

Nevin Brosius received the University of Florida International Center’s Research Abroad for Doctoral Students (RAD) Award on Nov. 15. Brosius studies the dynamics of fluid interfaces and applications in microgravity-based heat transfer under the supervision of Dr. Ranga Narayanan. His project involves extensive collaborations with international researchers in France and Japan. The (RAD) program provides support to […]

Chemical Engineering students Ming Gao and Vikram Mehar received the Outstanding International Student Award 2018 from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering on Nov. 14, 2018. The International Student Awards Ceremony is celebrated each year in tandem with UF’s International Education Week and is sponsored by the UF International Center. The International Student Awards were created to acknowledge the […]