The Controlled Release Society (CRS) recognized Professor Nicholas Peppas for exceptional lifetime contributions to delivery science at their 2015 Annual Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland.
CRS states “Nicholas A. Peppas has been an icon in the field of controlled release through his innovative research, leadership of the Controlled Release Society, and exceptional support of students. … Read the rest »
Drs. Chris Ellison, C. Grant Willson and a small group of Texas ChE graduate and undergraduate students were recently honored with the 2015 Photopolymer Science and Technology Best Paper Award at the International Conference of Photopolymer Science and Technology in Chiba, Japan, June 24.
Ellison’s research group, including postdoctoral graduate Dustin Janes and undergraduates … Read the rest »
Kyle Klavetter, a chemical engineering graduate student, recently returned from attending the 65th Annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, June 28 to July 3.
Klavetter, a member of Dr. Charles “Buddie” Mullins’ research group, was selected to join 64 Laureates and 651 young scientists representing the disciplines of chemistry, physics and … Read the rest »
Researchers in the Milliron Research Group at the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering are one step closer to delivering smart windows with a new level of energy efficiency, engineering materials that allow windows to reveal light without transferring heat and, conversely, to block light while allowing heat transmission, as described in two new research papers.… Read the rest »
We’re pleased to announce that the Dr. Thomas F. Edgar Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Chemical Engineering has reached and exceeded its $350,000 goal.
The fund, supported by former students, colleagues, and friends and family of Professor Tom Edgar, will recruit and support outstanding chemical engineering graduate students and boost the department’s competitive advantage in attracting … Read the rest »
Dr. Nicholas Peppas has made the list of most cited researchers in the world.
Out of 669 ranked researchers with an h-index larger than 100, Peppas is ranked 130. He has an h-index of 131 and 71,921 citations.
The list was published by the Ranking Web or Webometrics, the largest academic ranking of higher … Read the rest »
François Baneyx, Ph.D. ChE ‘91, has been appointed Chair of the University of Washington (UW) Department of Chemical Engineering. Baneyx has held many leadership positions, including directing the UW Center for Nanotechnology, NSF National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, and NSF Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center (co-director). UW Dean of Engineering Mike Bragg described … Read the rest »
