Chemical Engineering welcomes Rodrigo Reboucas as Bridge to Faculty scholar
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Rodrigo Reboucas joined UIC’s Chemical Engineering Department this fall as a postdoctoral associate, through the university’s Bridge to Faculty program. The B2F program is a university-led recruitment effort designed to attract underrepresented postdoctoral scholars with the goal of transitioning to a tenure-track junior faculty position after two years.
Reboucas, a mechanical engineer by training, works on the dynamics of complex fluids and interfaces, microhydrodynamics, non-Newtonian fluid dynamics, and flow-induced structuring in particle suspensions.
He has spent the past two years as a postdoctoral associate in the department of engineering sciences and applied mathematics (ESAM) at Northwestern University. He received a PhD in chemical engineering from Yale University, prior to his work at Northwestern.
Reboucas holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Brasilia in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree from Pontifical Catholic University-Rio de Janeiro in mechanical engineering.
“Throughout my education, I was very fortunate to have outstanding mentors who inspired me to pursue a career in academia,” Reboucas said. “A turning point happened while working with Professor Michael Lowenberg of Yale University during my PhD, who taught me how important it is to be a good mentor, a dedicated teacher, and a thoughtful researcher; by the end of my PhD, I was sure that I would like to become a faculty member.”
He noted that the B2F program gives early career scholars the chance to develop an independent research program and eventually transition to a tenure-track position.
“It also provides ways of serving the community and underrepresented minorities,” Reboucas said. “It’s a unique program that offers proper training and a welcoming work environment for B2F postdocs pursuing a successful academic career. I look forward to joining the chemical engineering department at UIC and to making positive contributions to the university community.”