Awards

Jang Receives NSF Grant to Design Minimal Synthetic Cells Capable of Sensing and Self-Manipulation 

Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D.

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

Jang Receives Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers President Young Investigator Award

Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D.

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.

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

David Hibbitts, Ph.D.

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