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?
- Faculty have produced six successful start-up companies
- The department has a network of more than 6,000 alumni world-wide
- Department faculty were awarded the highest number of patents at UT Austin in 2010-2011
- Five faculty members are among the top 25 most cited chemical engineers in the world
- Faculty have won 20 percent of major awards from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in recent years
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta undergraduate program No. 9
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta graduate program No.6
- The department hosts nine National Academy of Engineering members
- The department has 30 graduate supervising faculty
- Average starting salary for B.S. graduates is $72,800
- A bioinspired fouling-resistant surface modification for water purification membranes
- Restriction enzyme-free construction of random gene mutagenesis libraries in Escherichia coli
- Thermal Degradation of Aqueous Piperazine for CO2 Capture. 1. Effect of Process Conditions and Comparison of Thermal Stability of CO2 Capture Amines
- Oligosaccharide/Silicon-Containing Block Copolymers with 5 nm Features for Lithographic Applications
- A Computational Study of the Interfacial Structure and Capacitance of Graphene in [BMIM][PF6] Ionic Liquid
Recent Publications
Meet our Faculty
Isaac Sanchez
Professor Sanchez works in Advanced Materials; Modeling, Simulation & Theory; Polymers; Separations; Surface & Interface Science with specific interests in Statistical thermodynamics of bulk and interfacial phenomena in polymers; Solubility of fluids in polymers; Computer simulations of polymer properties.