THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN • COCKRELL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Professor James Chelikowsky and his research team have received a $6.2 million grant over a five-year period to develop computer software to design and discover materials for low-cost energy applications. Potential uses include economical battery materials to capture solar energy and materials that convert water to hydrogen using sunlight.

“The software we develop will help … Read the rest »

Professors Tom Truskett, Keith Johnston and Jennifer Maynard have been awarded a 5-year $600,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to continue research to develop high-dosage, injectable protein-based therapeutics for at-home treatment of diseases ranging from arthritis to cancer.

The team’s discovery of a new highly concentrated form of proteins – clusters of individual protein molecules … Read the rest »

Roger Bonnecaze will lead the center that will develop nanosystems that could deliver versatile mobile computing devices such as wearable sensors, foldable laptops and rollable batteries

New Assistant Professor Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz is an expert in atmospheric nanoparticles. Her work will improve air quality and human health, and influence environmental policies. Find out more about our newest faculty member

The department remembers a world-class materials scientist, crystal chemist and crystallographer. Hugo Steinfink was also a thoughtful and supportive colleague who will be greatly missed

Professor Hal Alper has been awarded a 2012 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, the highest teaching honor granted by The University of Texas Systems’ Board of Regents to recognize extraordinary educators from system institutions. 

The awards, which focus on undergraduate education, are among the largest in the nation. Given the quality of talent across the university … Read the rest »

Roger Bonnecaze, department chair, T. Brockett Hudson Professor and the Bill L. Stanley Leadership Chair, has been selected to hold a 2012-1013 Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship, an honor that recognizes outstanding work with undergraduate students.

Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowships were established by The University of Texas System Board of Regents in 1983 … Read the rest »

The Center for World University Rankings has ranked The University of Texas at Austin No. 30 in its inaugural list of the world’s top 100 universities. The ranking combines seven factors — educational quality, faculty quality, alumni employment, patents, publishing, faculty research citations, and influence.

The factor that most moved the university into the top … Read the rest »

Tricia Berry, director of the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Women in Engineering Program (WEP) and B.S. ChE ‘93, has been recognized by STEMconnector in its 100 Women Leaders in STEM hard copy publication, which celebrates the careers and initiatives of 100 women role models in science, technology, engineering and math.

Berry was recognized for her … Read the rest »

Besides a blown tire, evading wildfire smoke and homesickness, undergraduate Do Soon Kim is having the time of his life on a charity bike ride from Austin to Anchorage. He’s witnessed amazing scenery, appreciated American hospitality and met some friendly dogs–all documented in his blog