Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., chair and Dean’s Leadership Professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, and Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, Ph.D., an instructional assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty of the Department of… Read More
Department Awards Term Professorships
Helena Hagelin-Weaver, Whitney L. Stoppel, Jason F. Weaver, and Kirk J. Ziegler were selected for the Department of Chemical Engineering’s Term Professorships Hagelin-Weaver Selected to Receive the Dr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Edie Term Professorship in Chemical Engineering Helena… Read More
Rivera-Jiménez Recognized with AICHE’s IDEAL Star Award
Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, Ph.D., an instructional assistant professor at the University of Florida Department of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering, was recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Societal Impact Operating… Read More
Jang Receives NSF Grant to Design Minimal Synthetic Cells Capable of Sensing and Self-Manipulation
Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Florida, Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to design minimal synthetic cells capable of sensing and self-manipulation. In this project, Dr. Jang will collaborate with Carl Denard, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and… Read More
Rapid Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Using CRISPR/Cas
Piyush K. Jain, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop an early stage, paper-based… Read More
Stoppel Awarded a Grant from DoD to Develop an All-Natural Hemoglobin Carrier
Whitney L. Stoppel, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, was awarded a Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMP)/Discovery Award from the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop all-natural, cost-effective, and pathogen-free oxygen carrying… Read More
Jang Receives Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers President Young Investigator Award
Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been selected by the U.S. Chapter of the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE) as the recipient of the KIChE President Young Investigator Award. As a recipient of this award, Dr. Jang will… Read More
Jang Receives NSF CAREER Award to Develop Synthetic Protocells
Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award. With this award, Dr. Jang aims to develop a synthetic protocell constructed of protein building blocks through tuning their self-assembly behavior.… Read More
Hibbitts Named Holder of the Moreno Rising Star Professorship
In recognition of his outstanding scholarship, the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., Chair and Dean’s Leadership Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Cammy R. Abernathy, Ph.D., Dean of the Herbert Wertheim College of… Read More
Jain Named Holder of the Shah Rising Star Professorship
Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., Chair and Dean’s Leadership Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and Cammy R. Abernathy, Ph.D., Dean of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, have named Assistant Professor Piyush K. Jain, Ph.D., as holder of the… Read More