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Amelia Dempere

Investor

Advisory Board Member at Florida Innovation Capital

Gainesville, Florida, United States

About

Luisa Amelia Dempere is a faculty member at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida and director of its Research Service Centers (RSC), where she manages a research center with a team and budget. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida. Her work focuses on STEM research and administration, technology start-ups, and innovation.

Invests in

New Materials

Experience

  1. Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Nanoscale Research FacilityProgram Directorcurrent2000 β€” presentGainesville, Florida, United States
  2. University of FloridaChair UF Faculty Senate. Trustee, UF Board of Trustees.current2025 β€” present
  3. University Of FloridaEngineer and Director of MAIC and PAIC2000 β€” 2014

Education

  1. University of Florida College of Journalism and CommunicationsCertificate, Strategic Communications Academy for UF Leaders and Scholars2017
  2. Bryn Mawr CollegeHERS Certificate, HERS Institute2016
  3. University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessBusiness Skills for Core Directors Workshop, Business Administration and Management2015
  4. UF Herbert Wertheim College of EngineeringPh.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Characterization and Analysis1994 β€” 1999

Skills & more

Increase ProductivityConflict ManagementMaterials Science53Scanning Electron Microscopy36Thin Films11Nanotechnology26Characterization34Powder X-ray Diffraction22Nanomaterials8TEM6Optical Microscopy8Failure Analysis4
+12 moreSemiconductorsMetallurgyFuel CellsEtchingMEMSCompositesPhysicsSpectroscopyAFMIncrease AccountabilityTeam LeadersshipTeam Management

Languages English Β· Spanish

  • Crucial Accountability β€” Crucial Learning
  • Crucial Conversations Certified Trainer β€” Crucial Learning
  • Strategic Communications Academy for UF Leaders and Scholars (2017-2022) β€” University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
  • HR Potholes in a Hybrid Workforce Workshop Badge β€” USF Corporate Training and Professional Education
  • Influencer Certified Trainer (Silver Level) β€” Crucial Learning
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate β€” USF Corporate Training and Professional Education

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