Category: CHE
Department of Chemical Engineering

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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June 22, 2016by Abigail Eisenstadt, contributing writer Jason Weaver, a distinguished professor at the University of Florida’s chemical engineering department, has been appointed as a Fellow of the American Vacuum Society. AVS is known for their dedication to the advancement in fields of study ranging from chemistry to engineering, with their main focus concerning surface, interface, and […]
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July 31, 2015Home away from home – for 47 years this academic advisor has built a family of Gator Engineers.
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