Raising A Future Scientist
Professors Michael Baldea and Lydia Contreras launch a program to engage underrepresented middle schoolers in STEM education.
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Top-Ranked Graduate Programs
The department’s graduate program maintained its No.6 spot in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings, while the Cockrell School rose to No. 10.
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AIChE Retains E-Week Title
For the second year in a row, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers student chapter has been crowned champions of Engineering Week.
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Peppas Elected to the Academy of Athens
In recognition of his scientific contributions, Prof. Peppas has been inducted to the Academy of Athens. He is one of three UT Austin professors to have ever received this honor.
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Seniors Start A Legacy
Six seniors have each pledged $5,000 over five years to create a Senior Class Endowment that will fund undergraduate research opportunities and teaching incentives. They hope others give, too.
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Did you know?
- The department has more than 700 undergraduate students
- Faculty have produced six successful start-up companies
- The average starting salary for Ph.D. graduates is $95,423
- The department hosts nine National Academy of Engineering members
- The department has 30 graduate supervising faculty
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta graduate program No.6
- The department has approximately 190 graduate students
- The department has two National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates
- Average starting salary for B.S. graduates is $72,800
- The department has two Institute of Medicine members
- Designing Biomaterials To Direct Stem Cell Fate
- Atomic Ensemble and Electronic Effects in Ag-Rich AgPd Nanoalloy Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Alkaline Media
- Improving the Stability of Nanostructured Silicon Thin Film Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes through Their Controlled Oxidation
- Revisiting the thermal relaxations of poly(vinyl alcohol)
- Cryogenic Process to Elaborate Poly(ethylene glycol) Scaffolds. Experimental and Simulation Studies
Recent Publications
Meet our Faculty
Lydia Contreras
Assistant Professor Contreras works in Bioengineering with specific interests in RNA-protein interactions, RNA-protein folding; Novel molecular tools for intracellular studies of RNA-metabolism; Protein engineering for novel mechanisms of molecular recognition; Diagnostics for RNA-related diseases; Discovery of drugs targeting RNAs; Optimization strategies for therapeutic RNA/protein expression.