Category: Department of Chemical Engineering

Rocket Engineer Recalls Role In Apollo 11 Mission
July 19, 2019William 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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UF Biomedical Engineer Pursues Understanding of Natural Killer Cells
May 22, 2019Blanka 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, 2019The 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, 2018ExxonMobil 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 Honored As UF Distinguished Alumnus
May 4, 2018UF chemical engineer and serial entrepreneur Alex Moreno named a UF Distinguished Alumnus.
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Women’s History Month: The First Female Gator Engineer
March 8, 2018Maryly VanLeer Peck was the first woman to receive an engineering degree from the University of Florida in 1955.
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UF Names New Chair of Chemical Engineering
February 2, 2018Carlos Rinaldi, Ph.D., Dean’s Leadership Professor, is now chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering.
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From Waste to WOW: Unlocking Methane’s Value
January 11, 2018Chemical 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, 2017Professor Rich Dickinson will become director of the Chemical, Biological, Environmental & Transport Systems Division.
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Chemical Engineering alumnus invests $3M in new UF Energy Program
April 27, 2017Integrated energy program will be lead by the Alex Moreno Endowed Professor of Energy, named in honor of the donor.
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