Rate My Professor Rachael Floreani

Dr. Rachael Floreani serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Vermont, a position she has held since 2011. She earned her BS degree in Biomedical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2004, followed by MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University in 2007 and 2009, respectively. Following her doctoral studies, Dr. Floreani conducted two years of postdoctoral research at the University of Washington. As an affiliate of the Gund Institute for Environment, she directs the Engineered Biomaterials Research Laboratory, where her expertise encompasses materials customization, tissue engineering, polymer chemistry, and food biotechnology. Her translational research integrates biomedical engineering, materials processing, and cellular agriculture, with specific contributions to tissue engineering, cultivated meat, cell culture media development, anti-cancer therapeutics, drug delivery implants, wound dressings, and tissue sealants. Additional interests include sustainability, biomimicry, and the valorization of agricultural bio-waste, aimed at developing products that benefit humankind and the planet.