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Principal Investigator<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D.<\/a>
Dean’s Leadership Professor and Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering
Professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering

Phone:<\/strong> 352-392-0881
Email:<\/strong> carlos.rinaldi@ufl.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laboratory Staff<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Andrii Melnyk<\/strong>
Laboratory Engineer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email:<\/strong> andrii.melnyk@ufl.edu<\/a>
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Blanca Ostmark<\/strong>
Laboratory Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email:<\/strong> bostmark@bme.ufl.edu<\/a>
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Postdoctoral Students<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Rajab Ali, Ph.D<\/strong>.
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Email:<\/strong> skrajab.ali@ufl.edu<\/a>
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Daniela P. Vald\u00e9s, Ph.D<\/strong>.
Ph.D., Physics, Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 2024
M.Sc., Physical Sciences, Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 2018 
B.S., in Physics, Instituto Balseiro, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email:<\/strong> d.valdes@ufl.edu<\/a>
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Doctoral Students<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Esteban Berm\u00fadez-Berr\u00edos<\/strong>
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayag\u00fcez, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email:<\/strong> ebermudez1@ufl.edu<\/a>
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Eric D. Imhoff<\/strong>
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: <\/em>eimhof@ufl.edu<\/a>

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Aniela Nozka<\/strong>
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate
B.S., Bioengineering, Clemson University, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: anozka@ufl.edu<\/a>


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Ambar C. Velazquez-Albino<\/strong>
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayag\u00fcez, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email<\/strong>: acoral.velazquez@ufl.edu<\/a>

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Undergraduate Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Stephanie Manrique<\/strong>
Agricultural and Biological Engineering B.S. Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sarveshwaran Palani<\/strong>
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering B.S. Student


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Britney Pun<\/strong>
Biomedical Engineering B.S. Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Taylor Shields<\/strong>
Materials Science and Engineering B.S. Student


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Zackary Spangler<\/strong>
Chemical Engineering B.S. Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Isaac Tichy<\/strong>
Materials Science and Engineering B.S. Student


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