Posts Tagged ‘chemical engineering’

Success in Numbers

The Cockrell School’s Year in Review video features highlights from 2012, including the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering naming, the new NASCENT research center and faculty accolades

Teri Sahba Wins Ruth Crawford Staff Excellence Award

Department Financial Analyst Teri Sahba was awarded the 2012 Ruth Crawford Staff Excellence Award at the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering Holiday Banquet December 14 at the Headliners Club in Austin.

The annual award is named after former senior staff member Ruth Crawford who devoted thirty years of exemplary service to the department working for … Read the rest »

Season’s Greetings

Celebrate our Top 10 Achievements of 2012

McKetta’s Naming Ceremony Speech

Watch former dean of the College of Engineering and chemical engineering Professor Emeritus John J. McKetta Jr's speech at the ceremony naming the department in his honor

Peppas Awarded Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ljubljana

Nicholas A. Peppas, chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and professor of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and pharmacy, was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Ljubljana Dec. 4 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Attendees of the official ceremony included the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr.  Danilo Türk, the President of the Slovenian … Read the rest »

Department Named After John J. McKetta Jr.

Alumni, faculty, students, and friends of the department celebrated the unveiling of Professor Emeritus John J. McKetta Jr.'s name on the CPE building

Ellison Awarded DuPont Young Professor Award

Professor Christopher Ellison has been recognized with the 2012 DuPont Young Professor Award for his work in production of nanofibers and bio-renewable fibers for use in applications like regenerative medicine, filtration systems and protective clothing. 

Ellison is one of only nine researchers world-wide to receive the three-year grant totaling $75,000.  His research team developed the … Read the rest »

National Academy of Engineering Honors Nicholas Peppas with Founders Award

Peppas received the 2012 Founders Award for his pioneering work in polymer chemistry, bioengineering, pharmaceutical sciences, and advanced drug delivery

$18.5M Grant Establishes Nanomanufacturing Systems for Mobile Computing Center

The University of Texas at Austin has been selected to receive an $18.5 million grant over the next five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create and lead a nanosystems engineering research center.

The Nanomanufacturing Systems for Mobile Computing and Mobile Energy Technologies (NASCENT) will develop innovative nanomanufacturing, nanosculpting and nanometrology systems that … Read the rest »

Welcome Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz

New Assistant Professor Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz is an expert in atmospheric nanoparticles. Her work will improve air quality and human health, and influence environmental policies. Find out more about our newest faculty member