Posts Tagged ‘The University of Texas at Austin’

Dyann Confer Wins ChE Staff Spotlight Award

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Dyann Confer Wins ChE Staff Spotlight Award

Financial Analyst Dyann Confer has been awarded the latest ChE Staff Spotlight Award.

Dyann joined the department in March 2015. From the beginning she has played an essential role in helping us to achieve excellence in our research and educational missions.

Dyann is responsible for analyzing accounts and overhead, maintaining records for endowment and gift … Read the rest »

Meet Dr. Keith Keitz

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Meet Dr. Keith Keitz

Meet Dr. Keith Keitz, Texas ChE assistant professor and alumnus of the department (B.S. ’07). Keitz’s research focuses on the interface of synthetic chemistry and synthetic biology with the aim of using synthetic constructs to control biological processes involved in neurodegeneration, gene regulation and biological materials synthesis.

Prior to joining Texas ChE, Keitz was a

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Nicholas Peppas Receives 2016 Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship

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Nicholas Peppas Receives 2016 Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship

Nicholas Peppas, Texas ChE professor and a world-renowned expert in biomaterials and drug delivery systems, has been awarded the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) prestigious Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award for 2016.

The lectureship is the highest award given by BMES and recognizes one individual each year for his or her outstanding achievements … Read the rest »

Alumnus Sam Smolik appointed to Axalta Board of Directors

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Alumnus Sam Smolik appointed to Axalta Board of Directors

Originally published on BusinessWire.

Alumnus Samuel Smolik (B.S. ChE ‘75) has been appointed to Axalta Coating Systems Board of Directors, a leading global provider of liquid and powder coatings. Smolik is the senior vice president of Americas Manufacturing at LyondellBasell Industries, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies serving companies in … Read the rest »

Executive Assistant Karen Eikner Retires

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Executive Assistant Karen Eikner Retires

Executive Assistant Karen Eikner has retired after eight years of service with the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering and 21 years with The University of Texas at Austin.

“I was fortunate to be surrounded by brilliant minds with kind hearts,” Eikner said.

Eikner joined the Texas ChE staff in 2009, serving the essential role of … Read the rest »

Sean O’Keefe and Jessica Hung named TAs of the Year

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Sean O’Keefe and Jessica Hung named TAs of the Year

Sean O’Keefe and Jessica Hung have been named the TAs of the Year for their work on ChE 387K Advanced Thermodynamics and ChE 363 Separation Processes and Mass Transfer, respectively. Both O’Keefe and Hung will each be awarded the Paige H. and J. Jeff Weidner Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Chemical Engineering worth $3,500.

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NSF Grant Expands Next Generation Photovoltaics Center in Partnership with Texas A&M

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NSF Grant Expands Next Generation Photovoltaics Center in Partnership with Texas A&M

It does not require a force as powerful as the sun to get The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University to work together, but it certainly helps. UT Austin’s Next Generation Photovoltaics Center will add a new solar research site at Texas A&M University thanks to a new grant from the National … Read the rest »

Jovan Kamcev Wins Graduate Student Paper of the Year

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Jovan Kamcev Wins Graduate Student Paper of the Year

Jovan Kamcev Wins Paper of the Year

Jovan Kamcev has been awarded the Graduate Student Paper of the Year Award and the Marion Johnson South Texas Section Society of Plastics Engineers Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Chemical Engineering worth $4,000, for his paper entitled “Partitioning of mobile ions between ion exchange polymers and aqueous salt solutions: … Read the rest »

Alum Elected Vice Chair of the BIOTEC Section of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

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Alum Elected Vice Chair of the BIOTEC Section of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Alumnus Tarik Khan (Ph.D. ’12) has been elected as the new vice chair of the Biotechnology Section of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Khan is a former student of the Maynard Lab Group.

“This recognition by his fellow scientists is a testament to the his ongoing contributions and leadership in the pharmaceutical field,” … Read the rest »

‘Empathy Mirror’ to Foster Understanding Among People with Different Perspectives

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