Adam Heller Awarded Torbern Bergman Medal in Analytical Chemistry
The award honors Heller’s work on ground-breaking diabetes management products that have improved the quality of life of millions.
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Tower Lighting Honors Grant Willson
The UT Tower was recently lit to honor ChE Professor Grant Willson for winning the Japan Prize, an international award similar to the Nobel Prize.
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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 hosts nine National Academy of Engineering members
- The department has two Institute of Medicine members
- Department faculty were awarded the highest number of patents at UT Austin in 2010-2011
- The department has 30 graduate supervising faculty
- Faculty have won 20 percent of major awards from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in recent years
- The average starting salary for Ph.D. graduates is $95,423
- Faculty have produced six successful start-up companies
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the McKetta undergraduate program No. 9
- The department generates $14.5 million in annual research funding
- Average starting salary for B.S. graduates is $72,800
- Formation of depth filter microfiltration membranes of poly(l-lactic acid) via phase separation
- A Computational Study of the Interfacial Structure and Capacitance of Graphene in [BMIM][PF6] Ionic Liquid
- Cryogenic Process to Elaborate Poly(ethylene glycol) Scaffolds. Experimental and Simulation Studies
- Improving the Stability of Nanostructured Silicon Thin Film Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes through Their Controlled Oxidation
- Polarity-Switching Top Coats Enable Orientation of Sub–10-nm Block Copolymer Domains
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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.