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

Professor Gary T. Rochelle has been recognized for his fundamental work in carbon capture with the 2012 Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).  Technology developed by Rochelle could play a major role in reducing the world’s carbon footprint and global warming.

The award recognizes Rochelle’s … Read the rest »

Professor Brian Korgel has been awarded the 2012 Professional Progress Award for Outstanding Progress in Chemical Engineering by the American Institute for Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

The award, sponsored by Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., recognizes Korgel’s leading research in nanoparticle and nanowire synthesis and characterization.  The accolade is one of the highest honors presented … Read the rest »

Graduate student Amanda Lanza recently won Top Overall Poster in the Student/ Young Investigator Poster Award Competition sponsored by the journal Metabolic Engineering at the Metabolic Engineering IX Conference in Biarritz, France.

Lanza’s poster, A quantitative, graded dominant mutant approach for probing protein function and gene regulation, won the honor out of 213 submissions and … Read the rest »

The International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE) has elected Professor Christine Schmidt a 2012 Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE). Professor Schmidt has been recognized with the honor for her contributions to cellular and tissue engineering, including the design of biomaterials to stimulate nerve regeneration.

Fellows are recognized as accomplished … Read the rest »

John Ekerdt, Associate Dean of Research in Engineering and Dick Rothwell Endowed Chair, has been awarded the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Lectureship Award, sponsored by Chemstations, Inc.

“I was fortunate to study under Professor Ekerdt as both an undergraduate and graduate student,” said Clayton Wheeler, a former student of Ekerdt’s … Read the rest »

 
Austin area alumni attended the McKetta Seminar Series at the J.J. Pickle Research Center on June 4.  Department Chair Roger T. Bonnecaze gave an update on the department before introducing UT ChE Professor Chris Ellison as the keynote speaker.

“It was great to see everyone,” said John J. McKetta, 96-year-old Emeritus Professor and event … Read the rest »

Sichuan University has recognized the scientific and technological achievements of Professor Nicholas A. Peppas, chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and professor of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and pharmacy, by conferring him with the title of Honorary Professor.

As one of China’s key universities directly under the State Ministry of Education, Sichuan University is … Read the rest »

U.S. News & World Report ranked UT ChE’s graduate program fifth in the nation this year, while the Cockrell School of Engineering retained its No. 8 ranking. Find out how the rankings work and what they mean for recruiting top students

Roger T. Bonnecaze, T. Brockett Hudson Professor and Bill L. Stanley Leadership Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, was recently named fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

“Election to AIChE Fellow is an honor that testifies the high esteem in which Roger is held … Read the rest »

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced its Graduate Research Fellowship recipients for 2012 and The University of Texas Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering tied for second place for the highest number of fellows among top 10 engineering programs in the country.

The University Of California Berkeley College of Engineering received 45 of the fellowships, and … Read the rest »