Principal Investigator

 Yeongseon Jang, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Department of Chemical Engineering

Office: ChE 215
Labs: ChE 210 & 216
Phone: (352) 294-1289
Email: y.jang@ufl.edu
Postdoc. 2015-2018, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Postdoc. 2014-2015, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Ph.D. 2013, Seoul National University, School of Chemical & Biological Engineering
B.S. 2008, Seoul National University, School of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Courses
ECH 4824 (Materials of Chemical Engineering): Fall 2019, Spring 2020
ECH 6926 (Graduate Seminar): Fall 2019, Spring 2020
ECH 4905 (Introduction to Polymer Science & Engineering): Fall 2018, Fall 2020
Ph.D. Students
Ruwen Tan: Spring 2019 - 
M.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida (Achievement Award Scholarship)
B.S.  in Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Petroleum (East China)
Current Research: Engineering Polymeric Surfaces that Combat Bacterial Infection
Interests:​ Traveling

Master Students

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​Ting Shan: Spring 2020 - 
Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida
Research: Studies on Fusion of Heterogeneous Protein Vesicles
Interests: Dancing, Traveling

Blair Cole: Fall 2020 - 
Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida
Research: Engineering Protein Vesicles for Protocell Applications
Interests: Reading, playing sports, and hanging out with friends

Undergraduates

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​Nicolas R. Marzolini: Fall 2018 -  
​Chemical Engineering, 4th year
Research: Antibacterial Thin Films 
Interests: Programming, Soccer, Video Games

​Pragati Patel: Fall 2020 - 
Chemical Engineering, 4th year
Research: Protein vesicle engineering
Interests: Photography, Painting

​Stella Belony: Fall 2020 - 
Chemical Engineering, 2nd Year
Research: Protein Self-assembly and Antibacterial Surfaces
Interests: Biking, Photography, Harmonica, Painting

Alumni

2020 Graduates
Gabriella Donofrio, Spring 2020
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UF
Jackson Parisey, Spring 2020
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UF
Shannon Glover, Spring 2020
​B.S. in Chemical Engineering, UF
Other Alumni
Josie Kilburn, UG in Chemical Engineering (Fall 2018 - Spring 2020)
Julio Zambrano, UG in Chemical Engineering (Spring 2020)
Clark Vu, MS in Chemical Engineering (Fall 2018 - Fall 2019)
Jiye Lee, UG in Chemical Engineering (Fall 2019)
Bradley Franco, UG in Chemical Engineering (Fall 2019)
Daniel Guiterrez, UG in Chemistry (Fall 2019)
Camilo Alvarez, UG in Chemical Engineering (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)