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  • A micrograph of cells, taken in the Jaroszeski group

  • A simulation of an ion-containing block copolymer, performed in the Simmons group

  • Image of USF solar panels with Dr. Yogi Goswami

  • Mobile energy system from T2C-Energy, which emanated from work of Dr. Joseph, Dr. Kuhn, and others

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Excellence in Education

USF's Dept. of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering is a leader in innovating best practices in undergraduate and graduate education. Ongoing undergraduate initiatives include implementation of a peer leader program, development of a pedagogy for teaching differential equations in engineering context, and roll-out of take-home kits for hands on engineering learning.

Educational Innovations 

Student Chapter of AIChE

USF Students at 2023 AIChE Southern Conference

The USF chapter of AIChE provides opportunities to students for working together in preparation for successful careers and for networking with others in the profession.

News

  1. Dr. John Kuhn, Dr. Babu Joseph, and their company T2CE Biofuels recognized with the 2024 Patents for Humanity award

  2. Dr. Anna Pyayt selected as one of the Rising Stars (Science) by Academy of Science Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL )

  3. Dr. Goswami recognized with Sentinel Award by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)

  4. Drs. Simmons, Stern, and Samanta part of CREATE award team researching protein inspired synthetic macromolecular materials

  5. Dr. Piyush Koria awarded an R33 award from NIH to study growth factor nanoparticles for chronic wound healing.

NSF CAREER Award

Larry Stern Career Award

Professor Larry Stern is the recipient of highly competitive NSF CAREER award for a project titled “Understanding the Impact of Dephosphorylation Kinetics and Adapter Specificity on Synthetic T Cell Receptor Signaling and Function”.