Engineering alumna Kat Knauer is revolutionizing plastic recycling as Chief Technology Officer of the BOTTLE™ consortium, earning recognition as one of Chemical & Engineering News’ 2025 Talented Twelve for her groundbreaking work in chemical recycling and circular economy plastics

New synthesis method eliminates hazardous chemicals while creating high-performance sustainable polymers

Hoyong Chung’s laboratory at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering has demonstrated a breakthrough method for producing polyurethane using lignin from plant cell walls and carbon dioxide, eliminating the need for toxic isocyanates in the manufacturing process.

Several joint college faculty members received promotions and tenure at the start of the 2025 academic year.

These new titles and tenure statuses became effective in August 2025. Please join us in congratulating these faculty members, who are vital to our engineering education and research enterprise. 

Groundbreaking study validates predictive models for safer, high-energy lithium metal batteries

A transformative study led by FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers has unveiled critical insights into precision polymer blends that could accelerate the development of advanced solid-state battery materials, marking a significant milestone in the quest for safer, high-energy density lithium metal batteries.

More than 20 undergraduate students are spending their summer immersed in hands-on, faculty-led research at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering as part of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, funded by a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant.

Z. Leonardo Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida A&M University and Florida State University, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Eberhard F. Mammen Young Investigator Award for his groundbreaking research into blood clotting mechanisms.