Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’

Alumna Joan Brennecke To Join Faculty

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Alumna Joan Brennecke To Join Faculty

The McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering is proud to announce alumna and renowned researcher Joan Brennecke (B.S. ‘84) will join our faculty as a professor beginning fall 2017.

Brennecke, a leading expert in energy and sustainability, was recruited with key support from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his new Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURIRead the rest »

Dr. Delia Milliron wins 2015 Resonate Award

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Dr. Delia Milliron wins 2015 Resonate Award

Delia Milliron, associate professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded a 2015 Resnick Sustainability Institute Resonate Award for her research utilizing nanomaterials to enhance energy technologies and lower their costs.

Resonate Awards honor breakthrough achievements in energy science and sustainability. The awards celebrate innovators with new ideas or contributions to … Read the rest »

ChE Students Win BASF Team Chemistry Challenge

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ChE Students Win BASF Team Chemistry Challenge

Chemical engineering students dominated the top two winning teams of the recent BASF Team Chemistry Challenge—a student competition to develop solutions to make UT sports events more sustainable.

The annual event is hosted by BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, and Texas Athletics and awards a total of $25,000 to the top three … Read the rest »