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The Dinesh O. Shah Professorship in Surface Science

After serving the University of Florida and our Gator Engineers for more than three decades, Dr. Shah legacy continues to shape the Chemical Engineering Department. Find out more about one of the department’s most important initiatives.

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Tanmay Lele receives UF Provost's Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
Tanmay Lele has been selected to receive the 2012 UF Provost's Excellence Award for Assistant Professors. The award supports research that can be used to fund travel, equipment, books, graduate students, and other research-related expenses.
Dr. Ranga Narayanan receives Distinguished Achievement and Educator Award from the Engineers Council
The award is for internationalization of research and education in the field of fluid mechanics.
Mark Orazem receives Henry B. Linford Award
Dr. Orazem will be recognized for excellence in teaching in subject areas of interest to the Electrochemical Society.
Fan Ren selected as Fellow of the Materials Research Society and Fellow of the SPIE
Dr. Ren's citation from the MRS is "for the development of advanced semiconductor processing techniques", and from the SPIE is "for advancement of science and technology in optoelectronic materials and devices.
Jennifer Curtis to become Associate Dean for Research and Facilities in CoE
Dr. Curtis has previously served as Department Chair of Chemical Engineering at UF and Associate Dean of Engineering and Department Head of Freshman Engineering at Purdue University. Dr. Curtis is a recipient of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar Award, a NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, the American Society of Engineering Education's (ASEE) Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award, the Eminent Overseas Lectureship Award by the Institution of Engineers in Australia, the ASEE's Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering, and the AIChE Fluidization Lectureship Award. She has served on the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) Committee on Engineering Education and has participated in two NAE Frontiers of Research Symposia (2003 and 2008). Currently, she is a Board member of the National Academies's Chemical Science Roundtable, as well as the Council for Chemical Research. Congratulations Jennifer on this distinguished accomplishment!
Mark Orazem – President of International Society of Electrochemistry
Professor Mark Orazem is the President of the International Society of Electrochemistry. The International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) is a non-profit organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which now comprises about 3,000 members from more than 70 countries. Annual and Topical meetings are held throughout the world, with meetings held in Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America, and, soon, in Africa. The society journal, Electrochimica Acta, provides a high-impact-factor vehicle for sharing ideas and results. http://www.ise-online.org/