Delia Milliron, associate professor and fellow of the Henry Beckman Professorship, has been appointed as an associate editor for Nano Letters, an American Chemical Society (ACS) publication.
ACS began the publication of chemical research with the Journal of the American Chemical Society in 1879. Today, ACS publishes nearly 50 peer-reviewed journals with cutting-edge … Read the rest »
Adam Heller, chemical engineering research professor and professor emeritus in the Cockrell School of Engineering, has been named the 78th Honorary Member of the Electrochemical Society (ECS). This prestigious recognition is only bestowed upon long-standing ECS members who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of electrochemistry and allied disciplines.
Heller’s work in … Read the rest »
A team of Texas ChE graduate students won the Net Impact and ExxonMobil Energy Bowl, hosted for the first time by the McCombs School of Business on Oct. 22.
Chemical engineering students Abigail Ondeck, Krystian Perez and Sean Wood, along with geological sciences student Jonathan Major, placed first in the competition after answering a … Read the rest »
Thomas Truskett, professor and chair of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Nominated by the Topical Group on Soft Matter, Truskett was cited for “pioneering work elucidating how nanoscale interfaces impact the structure, dynamics and self-assembly of complex fluids and biomolecular systems.”… Read the rest »
Stephanie Watts Butler, Ph.D.’91, recently received a 2015 Women in Technology Award from the Dallas Business Journal.
The award recognizes influential women in technology for their leadership, technical prowess, advocacy and entrepreneurial spirit in technology careers. This year’s 26 honorees were selected by a team of independent judges and industry insiders from a pool … Read the rest »
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) has announced the recipients of this year’s prestigious SHPE Technical Achievement Recognition (STAR) Awards, honoring key contributors in the Hispanic community in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Dr. Lydia Contreras (pictured center) will receive the Young Investigator STAR Award for her successes in biomolecular … Read the rest »
Technical staff assistant Shallaco “Shak” McDonald has been awarded a ChE Staff Spotlight Award.
Since joining the staff in 2014, McDonald’s impact on the department’s research initiatives has been tremendous. McDonald is known for his friendly and patient attitude, as well as for the helpful services he provides our research labs through the design and … Read the rest »
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), in consultation with Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), presented its University Research Award to professors from the University of Texas at Austin and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in recognition of their outstanding contributions to semiconductor research.
Dr. Grant Willson, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering and the Rashid … Read the rest »
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been selected to take part in a program for Europe’s most talented students, which explores innovation, creativity and the intersection between music, arts and science.
Rebekah Scheuerle (Texas ChE B.S. ’13) will take part in the Roche Continents summer program which takes place in Austria, Aug. 11 to Aug. 17. … Read the rest »
Adam Heller, Texas ChE research professor, will be awarded the 2015 ECS Europe Section Heinz Gerischer Award at the 228th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona October 2015.
Heller’s work in electrochemical engineering has touched the lives of people across the globe. As the inventor of the painless diabetes blood monitor, his … Read the rest »
