Quality Faculty Our distinguished faculty have won countless awards. Top highlights include eight members of the National Academy of Engineering, four AIChE Colburn Award winners, three Packard Fellows and two National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates. Department faculty have won over 20 percent of the top ten AIChE awards since 2003. Many draw from experience as leaders of respected associations to provide professional guidance and deliver quality education. Teaching excellence Department faculty uphold excellent teaching standards. They get to know their students and provide professional leadership to deliver quality education. Many have experience as top leaders of respected associations such as the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Council for Chemical Research and the Biomaterials Society, to name a few. Six faculty members have won the Cockrell School of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award and several others have received university-wide teaching awards. Top students UT Austin chemical engineering recruits top students who enjoy learning alongside quality peers. The median grade point average of the incoming 2010 class was 3.9 on a 4.0 scale. Out of 159 graduate students, the department boasts 19 National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowships, three Fulbright fellowships, three Hertz fellowships and one National Defense Science and Engineering…