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 two National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates
- The department has approximately 190 graduate students
- The department generates $14.5 million in annual research funding
- The department has a network of more than 6,000 alumni world-wide
- Faculty have won 20 percent of major awards from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in recent years
- The department has two Institute of Medicine members
- Average starting salary for B.S. graduates is $72,800
- The department hosts nine National Academy of Engineering members
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta undergraduate program No. 9
- Department faculty were awarded the highest number of patents at UT Austin in 2010-2011
- Modeling and control of a solar thermal power plant with thermal energy storage
- Thermal Degradation of Aqueous Piperazine for CO2 Capture. 1. Effect of Process Conditions and Comparison of Thermal Stability of CO2 Capture Amines
- SCHEMA-Designed Variants of Human Arginase I and II Reveal Sequence Elements Important to Stability and Catalysis
- High-throughput sequencing of the paired human immunoglobulin heavy and light chain repertoire
- Force-matching-based parameterization of the Stillinger-Weber potential for thermal conduction in silicon
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Meet our Faculty
Keith Johnston
Professor Johnston works in Advanced Materials; Bioengineering; Energy; Environmental Engineering and Sciences; Microelectronics; Polymers; Surface & Interface Science with specific interests in Particle engineering including nanotechnology; Drug delivery; Polymer thin films including nanocrystal composites; Environmentally responsible processing with solvents including carbon dioxide for materials science and separation processes; Carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery .