Posts Tagged ‘award’

Catherine Masoud, Bill Wheatle Named TAs of the Year; Joe Costandy Wins Paper of the Year

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Catherine Masoud, Bill Wheatle Named TAs of the Year; Joe Costandy Wins Paper of the Year

Catherine Masoud and Bill Wheatle have jointly won TA of the Year and will each be awarded the Paige H. and J. Jeff Weidner Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Chemical Engineering for their outstanding work in the past year.

Catherine was the TA for CHE 348, Numerical Methods with Dr. Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz for both Fall … Read the rest »

Hal Alper Elected to National Academy of Inventors

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Hal Alper Elected to National Academy of Inventors Hal Alper, professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering has been selected as a fellow in the prestigious National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for 2018.

Hal Alper receives AIChE’s Allan P. Colburn award

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Hal Alper receives AIChE’s Allan P. Colburn award Alper was nominated and selected for his seminal contributions in the field of biochemical engineering.

Brian Korgel Elected to the NAE

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Brian Korgel Elected to the NAE Brian Korgel has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering 2018 class for his work on nanocrystals, nanowires.

Milliron Receives TAMEST’s 2018 O’Donnell Award in Engineering

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Milliron Receives TAMEST’s 2018 O’Donnell Award in Engineering Delia J. Milliron, Ph.D. is the recipient of the 2018 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Engineering from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST).

Gary Rochelle Recognized for Outstanding Achievements in Carbon Capture

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Cindy Figueroa Receives Ruth Crawford Staff Excellence Award

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Cindy Figueroa Receives Ruth Crawford Staff Excellence Award

Cindy Figueroa, senior administrative associate for the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Ruth Crawford Staff Excellence Award.

The annual award is based on nominations from faculty, staff, and students and recognizes excellent staff contributions. The award is named after former senior staff member Ruth Crawford who … Read the rest »

Nicholas Peppas Wins 2014 Giulio Natta Medal in Chemical Engineering

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Nicholas Peppas Wins 2014 Giulio Natta Medal in Chemical Engineering

Professor Nicholas Peppas, the Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been selected to win the 2014 Giulio Natta Medal in Chemical Engineering from the Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering Department “Giulio Natta” (CMIC) of the Politecnico Di Milano.

The Giulio Natta Medal is given in … Read the rest »

Hal Alper Receives Jay Bailey Young Investigator Award

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Hal Alper Receives Jay Bailey Young Investigator Award

Hal Alper, assistant professor and Fellow of the Paul D. and Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professorship, has been selected by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) to receive the Jay Bailey Young Investigator Award in Metabolic Engineering.

The award recognizes original and creative research accomplishments by a young investigator in the field of … Read the rest »

Georgiou and Team Receive $6.5 million for Vaccine Research

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Georgiou and Team Receive $6.5 million for Vaccine Research

Professor George Georgiou is leading a team of researchers that recently received a $6.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to accelerate the evaluation and development of new vaccines for emerging health threats.

Georgiou’s collaborators include the College of Natural Sciences’ Edward Marcotte, professor of chemistry … Read the rest »