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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

Congratulations to USF Student Chapter of AIChE on the 2022 Outstanding Student Chapter Award. Members and faculty advisor (Dr. Ryan Toomey) attended the 2022 national conference in Phoenix, AZ as well as the 2023 Regional Southern Conference.

News

  1. Professor Larry Stern and Professor Norma Alcantar receive Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award

  2. Professor Ramon Gonzalez starts a 3 year term as President of SIMB (Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology)

  3. Dr. Kuhn and Dr. Bhethanabotla with their team issue a new US Patent (No. 11,691,882) on "Supported Perovskite-oxide Composites for Enhanced Low Temperature Thermochemical Conversion of CO2 to CO"

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

  5. Lawrence Stern awarded an R35 award from NIH to work on High-Throughput Platforms for Biomolecules

Turning trash into fuel

Babu Joseph

Dr. Babu Joseph and Dr. John Kuhn with their team at T2C-Energy achieve a major milestone in Biofuel Technology by converting biomass and other waste carbon sources.