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Weaver Receives NSF Grant to Study Selective Methane Oxidation

Jason F. Weaver, Ph.D.

Jason F. Weaver, Ph.D., the ExxonMobil Gator Alumni Faculty Endowed Professor at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study selective methane oxidation using elaborately structured IrO2-based mixed metal oxides.… Read More

UF Researchers use Magnetic Cryopreservation Agents to Extend Donor Organ Preservation Time

Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D.

Researchers at the University of Florida are using colloidally stable nanoparticles and magnetic cryopreservation agents (mCPAs) to extend the preservation time of donor organs. Currently, the preservation time window ranges from 4-36 hours depending on the organ. This time window… Read More

Hages Receives NSF Career Award to Create New Semiconductor Material for Clean and Renewable Solar Energy

Charles J. Hages, Ph.D.

Charles Hages, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award. His research focuses on developing next-generation semiconductors for energy research. With this award, Dr. Hages aims to develop solution-based, thin-film… Read More

Ziegler Awarded Grant to Measure the Surface Energy of Metals through Structure-Property Analysis of Electrodeposition Instabilities

Kirk J. Ziegler, Ph.D.

Kirk J. Ziegler, Ph.D., the Dow Chemical Company Foundation Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies at the University of Florida Department of Chemical Engineering (UF CHE) is leading a $581,500 grant from the National Science Foundation titled: Measuring the… Read More