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
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta undergraduate program No. 9
- The department has 22.75 full-time faculty
- The department has two National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates
- The department has a network of more than 6,000 alumni world-wide
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta graduate program No.6
- The average starting salary for Ph.D. graduates is $95,423
- The department generates $14.5 million in annual research funding
- The department has two Institute of Medicine members
- The department hosts nine National Academy of Engineering members
- Communication: Self-assembly of semiflexible-flexible block copolymers
- Mixed-Valence Metal Oxide Nanoparticles as Electrochemical Half-Cells: Substituting the Ag/AgCl of Reference Electrodes by CeO2–x Nanoparticles
- Polarity-Switching Top Coats Enable Orientation of Sub–10-nm Block Copolymer Domains
- Atomic Ensemble and Electronic Effects in Ag-Rich AgPd Nanoalloy Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Alkaline Media
- Analysis of DNA-Guided Self-Assembly of Microspheres Using Imaging Flow Cytometry
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Meet our Faculty
Donald Paul
Professor Paul works in Advanced Materials; Energy; Polymers; Separation with specific interests in Materials; Polymers; Membranes; Composites.