UF Department of Chemical Engineering

08/30/2026

Please join our next seminar series speaker, Dr. Rose Cersonsky as she discusses machine learning.

08/22/2026

Please join us tomorrow morning for the first of our Fall Seminar Series lectures!

08/20/2026

We are happy to welcome our newest faculty member, Dylan Turpeinen! Check out the story and get to know him better.
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With six years of industry experience in biotech and biomedical device development, Dylan Turpeinen brings expertise in bioprocessing, regenerative medicine, and product development to help prepare…

08/18/2026

08/08/2026

Congratulations to all our amazing ChemE graduates 🎓! We wish you the best and can't wait to hear about all the amazing things you accomplish! 🐊 🎉 🎓

08/03/2026

Dr. Peng Jiang and his research group have been working for years trying to perfect a low-tech sensor that can detect hazardous chemicals. A new NSF grant will help finding a solution a reality. Read more about it here: https://bit.ly/3S0neKs

New sensor technology reveals hazardous chemicals with a simple color change.

07/30/2026

Dr. Travis Anderson has traveled full circle - from a young wannabe scientist in elementary school, to a UF grad student, to a respected scientist and back to UF as a respected instructor. Enjoy the story and a few photos from his lab. AND one from his days as a UF grad student! https://bit.ly/45pLwR7

07/27/2026

Get to know another of our outstanding graduate students and find out what he's been UP to...Read more about Thomas Corbin right here: https://bit.ly/4b7gnoX

07/21/2026

The Birdsall family is made up of four committed Gators. They are helping create a new lab where students and researchers collaborate on hands-on design while prototyping processes and products. 🐊

Read more about why they are committed to paying it forward: https://bit.ly/4prT7aW

Chris and Julianne Birdsall’s $500,000 gift will create a collaborative makerspace that empowers future generations of UF chemical engineers.

06/29/2026

PFAS is a four-letter word when it comes to human health, but Dr. Joshua Moon is working on ways to better remove them from drinking water and wastewater. Read more about it here: https://bit.ly/4eCffMh

Researchers developed a reusable gel that captures PFAS "forever chemicals" from water more effectively than many existing filters.