Congratulations to Abhijeet Iyer on PhD Defense
Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Iyer! I have worked in the lab with Abhijeet for years and he is a great guy and we wish him the best in everything he does in the future.
Roger Tipton to Attend NASA Stakeholder Meeting
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will hold a stakeholder call on June 2 at 5 PM ET and will feature the five directorate associate administrators: Roger Tipton is excited to be joining this NASA conference.
Congratulation to Betancourt on PhD Defense
We would like to congratulate Amaury Betancourt on his successful PhD defense! Amaury has worked full time while he pursued his PhD and it took a while but he never gave up and kept working hard. Amaury is a good example of a dream and hard work making anything come true.
Roger Tipton is Teaching Chem Lab II Spring 2021
Roger Tipton will be teaching Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Lab II (USF Course ENG4241L) for Spring 2021 Semester. I am really looking forward to getting back in the classroom after such a crazy 2020! Lab is going to be about 140 seniors working through some exciting experiments including batch reactors, gas stripping, and distillation in … Read more
New Patent Issued for New Optoelectronic Devices
We would like to congratulate the team of Roger Tipton, John Bentley, Eduardo Rojas, Tom Weller, and Venkat Bhethanabotla on their new patent, Digital Fabrication of a Small Diameter Polymer Optical Waveguide that was issued by the US Patent Office on December 1, 2020. Patent number 10,852,479 B1 is a big achievement for the team … Read more
Venkat Bhethanabotla Elected as a New National Academy of Inventors Fellow
We would like to congratulate Dr. Venkat Bhethanabotla on being elected as a new National Academy of Inventors Fellow. This is a huge honor for a great scientist and inventor. For more information, click here.
Tipton Presents at Materials Research Society Fall Meeting
Roger Tipton is excited to be presenting at the Materials Research Society fall meeting. For nearly 50 years, researchers from around the world have converged in Boston for the preeminent materials event of the year—the MRS Fall Meeting. Due to COVID-19, this year’s meeting will be held virtually. Read More
Roger Tipton Presenting at AICHe Annual Meeting
Roger Tipton is presenting two papers at this years American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2020 Fall Meeting that is being held virtually this year from November 16 to 20. The AIChE Annual Meeting is the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. Academic and industry experts will cover wide range of topics … Read more
Dr. Eduardo Rojas Awarded GMiS Educator of the Year
Dr. Eduardo Rojas is a collaborator with the Performance Materials Lab and has been a good friend for years. He has just been awarded the Great Minds in Stem Educator of the Year! We would like to congratulate Dr. Rojas for the well deserved award. Dr. Rojas is the director of the Wireless Devices and Electromagnetics … Read more
Dr. Glenn Daehn Named as One of Top 20 Most Influential Professors by SME
My undergraduate advisor, Glenn Daehn, has just been named one of the Top 20 Most Influential Professors by SME. Congratulations Dr. Daehn!