Interested   Graduate   Students

Interested   Undergraduate  Students

The Stoppel Lab will be accepting additional PhD students from the 2019 incoming Chemical Engineering Graduate class, and interested students should apply and contact Dr. Stoppel to express interest and initiate conversation.

Master's students will be taken on a case by case basis. All MS students joining the Stoppel Lab should plan to complete a master's thesis, which will require enrolling in research credits over the summer. ​

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The Stoppel Lab will accept motivated, and self-driven undergraduate students for thesis projects and course credit as described here. Interested students should fill out an application. Preference will be given to undergraduate students in the Chemical Engineering department looking to complete their thesis requirements. 

Want to work in the lab over the summer as an undergraduate researcher? Check out UF's SURF Program (Summer Undergraduate Research at Florida) which includes a $5000 stipend! 

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Principal   Investigator

Whitney  L  Stoppel

Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Chemical Engineering
Postdoctoral Studies, Tufts University, Biomedical Engineering
PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Chemical Engineering
BS, Tulane University, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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The Stoppel Lab is not accepting applications for postdoctoral positions at this time. ​

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PhD  Students

​Raul   G   Cruz   Quintero

• Joined the Stoppel Lab in Fall 2018
• Attended the University of Michigan Pathfinders program, Fall 2018
• BS, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Chemical Engineering

Julie    F   Jameson

• Joined the Stoppel Lab in Fall 2018
• Current member of the University of Florida Graduate Student Council
• BS, University of Arkansas, Chemical Engineering

THIS COULD BE YOU!

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How to join the Stoppel Lab as a PhD Student:

• Get accepted into the PhD program in the UF Chemical Engineering Department (Applications due December 5th)  
• Set up a time to talk via email​ following submission of your application
  • Find Dr. Stoppel at a conference
• Apply for Graduate Fellowships with mentorship from Dr. Stoppel*
• PhD students in their first year of the UF Chemical Engineering PhD program are matched with a mentor via a departmental process in early October

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Masters  Students

THIS COULD BE YOU!

How to join the Stoppel Lab as a MS Student:

• Get accepted into an MS or ME program within the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
• The Stoppel Lab is currently open to discussing MS or ME thesis projects with interested Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering students 
  • Decide to complete a masters thesis 
  • Plan to enroll in research over the summer 
  • MS or ME students interested in joining the lab in Fall 2018 must be in good standing and currently enrolled in ECH 6270, ECH 6272, and ECH 6847 OR BME 5401 and BME 6018
  • Fill out this application and submit via email
  • Ideally, MS/ME students should spend time in lab accordingly such that they can complete the work required to defend their thesis between February and June of their 2nd year 

Currently, the Stoppel Lab does not plan to elevate masters students to the PhD program. However, successful completion of a thesis will lead to letters of recommendation for future industrial positions or PhD programs. Changes to this policy will be discussed on a case-by-case basis after the MS student has completed their summer research and/or published a paper.

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UNdergraduate   Students

Kelly Bukovic
Keri Clarke
Alexa Espinoza
Caroline Hamric
Ali Lateef
Vy Ly

• The Stoppel Lab will consider additional UG Students in the Spring of 2019 who are interested in starting research during Fall 2019
  • Fill out an application and email it to Dr. Stoppel by Friday, April 12, 2019. 
    • Check out the requirements for an engineering undergraduate honors thesis  
    • Priority will be given to Class of 2021 and 2022 Chemical Engineering UGs looking to complete a thesis
    • Check out the services provided by the UF Center for Undergraduate Research
• Apply for funding from UF to support your work during the semester (ask Dr. Stoppel if you need help!)
  • UF University Scholars Program, for all UF students
  • UF Emerging Scholars Program, for freshman and sophomore undergraduates without any research experience
  • McNair Scholars Program, for 1st generation college students and underrepresented minorities
• Students interested in working over the summer of 2019 should check out the UF SURF Program

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* Suggested  funding  mechanisms for PhD Students

*Funding is not required to join the lab as a PhD student. However, in addition to strengthening your CV, funding provides students with:

1. More opportunities and freedom in their research during their PhD 
2. More opportunities for networking and conference attendance
3. Flexibility in professional development activities

• ​McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program for Minority Students, due Jan. 15th before starting grad school at UF
• NSF GRFP- due October 23/24 during your senior year of undergrad and you can try a 2nd time during your first or second year of grad school
• AHA Predoctoral Fellowship- due Nov. 1st, submission during your 1st or 2nd year of graduate school is advised
• NIH F31- due 3 times a year, submission during your 1st or 2nd year of graduate school is advised
• Ford Foundation Fellowship program- due in January, submission during your 1st or 2nd year of graduate school is advised

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• Members of the Stoppel Lab should anticipate an inclusive and hard working environment where: 
  • Intellectual merit, creativity, and diversity are celebrated
  • Respectfulness and compassion are required
  • Engagement with the community through outreach is encouraged
• We welcome students of all backgrounds and identities and will not discriminate based on any group to which one might identify
• Lab alumni will go on to positively impact our society in a variety of future endeavors