New business Diatech Diabetes gets prestigious NIH funding for their first product

Luis E. Blanco, John Wilcox, Nick Cooper and JC Gray, the co-founders of Diatech Diabetes, were recently featured in Memphis INNO business journal’s list of picks for rising tech innovators and leaders under 25. The Florida State University graduates launched Diatech Diabetes in 2018 after winning the “Most Innovative” project at the FSU InNOLEvation Challenge while attending the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. 

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is the proud alma mater of two chemical-biomedical engineering graduates making history. 

Engineering scholars Bobby and Roneisha Haney graduated from Florida A&M University and are the first doctorates of the Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program at the college. The two are married and landed prestigious positions after graduating in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Undergraduate Research Spotlight

Maribel Amwake is the new Director of Student Engagement at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. She brings a wealth of academic experience to the position, and her role will be to provide leadership and support to student organizations on campus. She plans to be involved with the mentorship program as well as assist with scholarships and awards at the college.

Marissa Dickerson is a junior chemical engineering student at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. She hails from West Palm Beach, Florida and researches customizable printable 3-D for favorable mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. She took part in the Summer 2021 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the High-Performance Materials Institute closely associated with the college. Dickerson is also a recipient of the Florida A&M University George W. Gore Award.

MXenes are an intriguing new family of two-dimensional, high-performance electronic materials that could be key to advances in the field of energy conversion and storage. The atoms-thin ceramics are already used in medicine and optoelectronics but recently have emerged as a promising nanomaterial in the development of sustainable energy technologies.

Engineering researchers are helping to write the “cookbook” describing the properties of vitrimers, a promising material that combines the benefits of different types of polymers.