ChE undergraduates Nick Davy, Frankie Pelaez and Dmitriy Zhukov have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support their higher education and further research-including projects that could lower fuel prices, improve cancer research and fight infectious diseases.
The highly competitive fellowships provide support for three years that includes annual stipends … Read the rest »
Senior undergraduate student Brian Wilson received second place and $100 for his entry in the American Institute for Chemical Engineerings’ (AIChE) paper competition at the organization’s recent Southwest Regional Conference.
“The top three winners of the event were chosen based on the technical content as well as the delivery of their presentation,” … Read the rest »
Graduate student Amanda Lanza has been given a Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O) Scholar Award, a $15,000 merit-based award for women pursuing doctoral degrees in the United States and Canada.
“I feel very honored to have been selected,” said Lanza. “This is a very generous philanthropic organization with an admirable mission doing excellent work to … Read the rest »
John J. McKetta Jr., professor emeritus in chemical engineering and former dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, recently received the Donald L. Katz Award from the Gas Processors Association (GPA).
The award recognizes accomplishments in gas processing research and excellence in engineering education and was presented to … Read the rest »
ChE students swept this year’s Poster Exhibition & Engineering Research Symposium (PEERS) contest hosted by the Student Engineering Council and the Cockrell School Student Affairs Office as part of Research Week.
“Chemical engineering students took home four of the six prizes-very impressive,” said Rishi Garg, a PEERS organizer and fellow ChE undergraduate.
Ashty Karim, … Read the rest »
Professor Tom Edgar and graduate student Wes Cole are working on a smart grid in Austin's Mueller Community that could reinvent the nation's energy delivery system. The public-private initiative, known as Pecan Street Inc., was recently featured by TV news magazine EnergyNOW
Jackson Stolle, Jeff Thompson and Wesley Cole have each been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.
The award includes a $30,000 stipend per year for the next three years, a $10,500 educational allowance and supercomputer access.
“We’re really pleased to add three more fellows to our department,” said Professor Isaac … Read the rest »
In support of new and emerging solutions to produce even cleaner power for the future, Texas power generation company Luminant has given $500,000 to The University of Texas at Austin’s Luminant Carbon Management Program headed by chemical engineering Professor Gary Rochelle. This brings the company's total program contribution to $2.3 million over five years.