Rocket Engineer Recalls Role In Apollo 11 Mission

July 19, 2019

William Van Duyn, once a student in the UF Department of Chemical Engineering, became an engineer on the Saturn rockets that took Apollo astronauts to the moon

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Blanka Sharma, Ph.D.

UF Biomedical Engineer Pursues Understanding of Natural Killer Cells

May 22, 2019

Blanka Sharma, Ph.D., receives Early Career Award from National Science Foundation to study ways to kill cancer cells.

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Three Engineering Faculty Named UF Research Foundation Professors for 2019-2022

May 2, 2019

The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields.

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UF Attends ExxonMobil Laboratory Safety Workshop

June 15, 2018

ExxonMobil Hosts Graduate Students for Laboratory Safety Workshop Company takes the lead in advancing safety practices at six universities BAYTOWN, TEXAS – ExxonMobil’s Baytown Technology and Engineering Center recently hosted 80 graduate students from six universities for its annual Partners in Academic Laboratory Safety (PALS) Workshop. Now in its fifth year, the PALS program establishes mentoring […]

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Alex Moreno Moreno honored with UF Distinguished Alumnus Award

Alex Moreno Honored As UF Distinguished Alumnus

May 4, 2018

UF chemical engineer and serial entrepreneur Alex Moreno named a UF Distinguished Alumnus.

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Maryly VanLeer Peck became the first woman to receive an engineering degree from the University of Florida in 1955.

Women’s History Month: The First Female Gator Engineer

March 8, 2018

Maryly VanLeer Peck was the first woman to receive an engineering degree from the University of Florida in 1955.

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Carlos Rinaldi, Ph.D.

UF Names New Chair of Chemical Engineering

February 2, 2018

Carlos Rinaldi, Ph.D., Dean’s Leadership Professor, is now chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering.

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Jason Weaver, Methane

From Waste to WOW: Unlocking Methane’s Value

January 11, 2018

Chemical Engineering professor Jason Weaver discovers secret to activating methane at low temperatures; published in Science.

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Chemical Engineering’s Department Chair to join NSF

August 9, 2017

Professor Rich Dickinson will become director of the Chemical, Biological, Environmental & Transport Systems Division.

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Alex Moreno

Chemical Engineering alumnus invests $3M in new UF Energy Program

April 27, 2017

Integrated energy program will be lead by the Alex Moreno Endowed Professor of Energy, named in honor of the donor.

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