Alper was nominated and selected for his seminal contributions in the field of biochemical engineering.
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Hal Alper receives AIChE’s Allan P. Colburn award
Alper was nominated and selected for his seminal contributions in the field of biochemical engineering.
The Class of 2018: Where are they headed?
A few of our graduates reflect on their experiences at Texas ChE and tell us their plans for the future.
Shell supports student learning through process safety course
This spring, Shell partnered with the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering to deliver an updated section of CHE 364S Chemical Process Safety.
Travis Dong Named 2018 Senior Class Gift Award Winner
The third award from the Texas ChE Senior Class Gift Endowment has been presented to senior Ziyue (Travis) Dong for his outstanding accomplishments as a class tutor.
2018 Graduate Student Seminar Series Top Presenters
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Left to Right: Mike Lucas, Alysha Helenic, Gosia Chwatko
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The department is pleased to announce the top presenters for the 2018 Graduate Student Seminar Series, as voted by attending first-year and third-year Ph.D. students:
TOP PRESENTER
Mike Lucas (Keitz Group)
Influence of Exogenous Materials on the Nucleation of Amyloid-Beta
Mike’s … Read the rest »
Eight Texas ChE students named NSF Fellows
Eight students from the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering have been named 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows, more than any other chemical engineering program in that nation this year. The Cockrell School of Engineering has a total of 15 NSF Graduate Research Fellows this year, more than any other college within … Read the rest »
2018 Senior Plant Design Competition Winners Announced
The top presenting teams have been announced for the Senior Plant Design Competition in partnership with INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA (INEOS). As part of the Process Design and Operations course, known as “plant design,” 19 teams representing 74 students presented design solutions to tackle a real-world engineering challenge put forward by … Read the rest »
Shivani Shah, Henykumari Patel win Student Writing Flag Award
Henykumari Patel (left) and Shivani Shah (right). |
This spring, the School of Undergraduate Studies honored outstanding student papers written within the last year during its second Writing Flag Awards. Texas ChE students, Shivani Shah and Henykumari Patel, won first place in the collaborative paper category. Their paper, Ethical Analysis and Report of the Blue … Read the rest »
New Sustainable Production Method Could Advance Plastics and Pharmaceuticals
AUSTIN, Texas — A team of chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a new, cost-effective method for synthetically producing a biorenewable platform chemical called triacetic acid lactone (TAL) that can be used to produce innovative new drugs and sustainable plastics at an industrial scale, as described this week in Proceedings … Read the rest »
Brian Korgel Elected to the NAE
Brian Korgel has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering 2018 class for his work on nanocrystals, nanowires.