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 approximately 190 graduate students
- The department has 22.75 full-time faculty
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta graduate program No.6
- Department faculty were awarded the highest number of patents at UT Austin in 2010-2011
- The department generates $14.5 million in annual research funding
- The department has more than 700 undergraduate students
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta undergraduate program No. 9
- Faculty have won 20 percent of major awards from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in recent years
- Five faculty members are among the top 25 most cited chemical engineers in the world
- The department has two National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates
- Formation of depth filter microfiltration membranes of poly(l-lactic acid) via phase separation
- Microporous membranes of PLLA/PCL blends for periosteal tissue scaffold
- A Computational Study of the Interfacial Structure and Capacitance of Graphene in [BMIM][PF6] Ionic Liquid
- Characterization of Aluminum-Neutralized Sulfonated Styrenic Pentablock Copolymer Films
- Industrial Flare Performance at Low Flow Conditions. 1. Study Overview
Recent Publications
Meet our Faculty
Arumugam Manthiram
Professor Manthiram works in Materials with specific interests in Clean energy materials; Electrochemical energy conversion and storage; Lithium ion batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, and solar cells; Nanomaterials.