UF Department of Chemical Engineering Awards Term Professorships
Four members of University of Florida's Department of Chemical Engineering at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering were selected for the department's term professorships.
A Chemical Engineer Witnessing UF’s Technology Commercialization Firsthand
Eric, a UF chemical engineer graduate fellow, is learning all about tech transfer to potentially patent his technology in the future.
Rivera-Jiménez Receives NSF Grant To Transform Engineering Teaching Practices To Address Social Issues
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, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the agency of engineering faculty involved in professional societies as they create meaningful transformations in their teaching practices while addressing the social implications of the engineering profession.
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 point-of-care test to detect the Hepatitis C virus.
UF-Led Study Explores Differences in COVID-19 Severity Internationally
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently awarded a $10 million grant to a team led by Rhoel Dinglasan to test why are some countries in the grip of COVID-19 while others appear less affected.
Fast Nanoparticle Diffusion in Synovial Fluid May Hold Key to Joint Disease Recovery
University of Florida professors Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos and Kyle D. Allen, from the Department of Chemical Engineering and the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, are investigating the application of nanoparticles as diagnostic and therapeutic agents for joint diseases, such as osteoarthritis.
COVID-19 Testing Method Gives Results Within 1 Second
Researchers from the University of Florida and Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University have developed a rapid and sensitive testing method for COVID-19 biomarkers. Their findings were recently published in the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B.
New Faculty Member Highlight: Dr. Piyush Jain
Dr. Piyush Jain, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has recently joined the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World.
Weaver Receives NSF Grant To Study Selective Methane Oxidation
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.
UF Researcher Awarded NSF Grant to Measure the Surface Energy of Metals
Kirk J. Ziegler, Ph.D., the Dow Chemical Company Foundation Professor and associate chair for graduate studies at the University of Florida Department... Read More
