Leading Biomolecular Engineers Meet Locally
Associate Prof. Hal Alper recently co-chaired the 5th International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering at the Lost Pines Resort near Austin.
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Resources
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Peppas Named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
The UK’s top professional body for chemical scientists recognized Prof. Nicholas Peppas for his outstanding contributions to chemistry.
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Bob Schechter’s Memorial Resolution
A faculty committee recently completed a memorial resolution to recognize Prof. Emeritus Robert Schechter’s achievements and contributions to UT Austin.
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Sai Gourisankar Named Rhodes Scholar
The ChE senior is one of 32 students nationwide being recognized for outstanding intellect, character, leadership and commitment to service.
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Did you know?
- Five faculty members are among the top 25 most cited chemical engineers in the world
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta graduate program No.6
- The department has two National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates
- The average starting salary for Ph.D. graduates is $95,423
- The department has 23 full-time faculty
- Faculty have produced six successful start-up companies
- The department has more than 700 undergraduate students
- The department has 30 graduate supervising faculty
- Department faculty were awarded the highest number of patents at UT Austin in 2010-2011
- The department hosts nine National Academy of Engineering members
- Synergetic Role of Photogenerated Electrons and Holes in the Oxidation of CO to CO2 on Reduced TiO2(110): A First-Principles Study
- Community-scale residential air conditioning control for effective grid management
- Highly Stretchable Thermoset Fibers and Nonwovens Using Thiol-ene Photopolymerization
- Identification of novel sRNAs in mycobacterial species
- Understanding the Influence of Composition and Synthesis Temperature on Oxygen Loss, Reversible Capacity, and Electrochemical Behavior of xLi2MnO3‑(1 − x)LiCoO2 Cathodes in the First Cycle
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Hal Alper
Assistant Professor Alper works in Bioengineering; Energy with specific interests in Metabolic Engineering; Synthetic Biology; Systems Biology; Biofuels production using microbial and fungal sources; Mammalian cell culture engineering; Pathway engineering for the production of novel biofuels and biochemicals; Protein engineering and evolution strategies applied to cellular engineering; Value-added products and bioactive molecules in eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems; Novel molecular biology tools for gene expression and regulation.