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
Alumni Spotlight: Hansel Montalvo
Until recently, Hansel Montalvo was a fourth-year Ph.D. student exploring reaction mechanisms and material catalysts to produce alkenes and aromatics. However, it’s networking that helped him get selected into two prestigious programs this summer and helped him determine his next… Read More
Awards Dinner Celebrates the Department’s Successes
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
Our Students Made a Big Impression at the AIChE Convention
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
CAROLINE LUBBE EARNS PRESTIGIOUS INTERNSHIP WITH NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Caroline Lubbe, a doctoral student with the Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) at the University of Florida, has earned a prestigious internship opportunity at the National Science Foundation (NSF) through The Talent Development and Innovation in Sciences (TDIS) Summer Internship Program.… Read More
Student Spotlight: Victor Rivera-Lladres
ChemE Ph.D. student attends NextProf Nexus Conference and prevails at UF despite multiple challenges. Victor Rivera-Llabres, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering, was nominated to be part of an elite group of scientific and academic leaders.… Read More
Five Chemical Engineering Seniors Awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Five seniors from the Department of Chemical Engineering Jostin Armada, Dylan Carman, Grace Li, Grace Shoemaker, and Brendan Wernisch, were recently awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP). The fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students… Read More
UF AIChE Student Chapter Hosts the Southern Student Regional Conference
Written by Flynn Baliton and Violet Warren The University of Florida American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) student chapter recently hosted the first fully in-person AIChE Southern Student Regional Conference (ASRC) since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Chemical engineering students throughout… Read More
Two Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Students and one Alumnus Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Ph.D. students Elizabeth L. Aikman and Marisa O. Pacheco and alumnus Nico Mendez (UF B.S. ChE ’20) were awarded the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. These fellowships recognize and support outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering,… Read More
Gopalakrishnan Receives AAC Best Student Poster Award
Sarathy K. Gopalakrishnan, a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, was awarded the best student poster presentation award and a $500 cash prize at the 2021 Aluminum Summit in Nashville, TN, on Sept. 14-16, 2021. Gopalakrishnan presented his… Read More
