The department is pleased to announce winners of the fall 2015 Undergraduate Research Poster Competition:
Nayan Mukherjee (Johnston Group)
Surfactants for Enhanced Oil Recovery
$100 prize
Nayan’s research focuses on studying the interfacial chemistry of surfactants used to generate foams for Enhanced Oil Recovery. The goals are to increase the volume … Read the rest »
The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST) has named alumna Van Truskett (B.S. ‘96) as a 2016 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award recipient.
The Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards recognize rising Texas researchers who are addressing the essential role that science and technology play in society, and whose work meets … Read the rest »
Texas ChE researchers recently published preclinical test results showing the use of antibodies in mice and baboons was successful in providing short-term immunity and an accelerated recovery from pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The findings, which were published in a paper on Dec. 2 in Science Translational Medicine, will help advance the treatment … Read the rest »
Jennifer Maynard, associate professor and Laurence E. McMakin Jr. Centennial Fellow, has been awarded the prestigious title of Emerging Inventor of the Year by The University of Texas at Austin’s Office of Technology and Commercialization (OTC).
The Emerging Inventor of the Year award is a new award category within OTC’s 2015 Inventor of the … Read the rest »
This year’s international Science Award Electrochemistry from BASF, a centennial title corporate partner of Texas ChE, and Volkswagen was awarded to alumnus Dr. Bryan McCloskey (Ph.D. ’09).
The jury of representatives from BASF, Volkswagen and from academia selected McCloskey for his outstanding research results in the area of lithium-oxygen batteries. He has analyzed the … Read the rest »
Delia Milliron, associate professor and fellow of the Henry Beckman Professorship, has been appointed as an associate editor for Nano Letters, an American Chemical Society (ACS) publication.
ACS began the publication of chemical research with the Journal of the American Chemical Society in 1879. Today, ACS publishes nearly 50 peer-reviewed journals with cutting-edge … Read the rest »
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers honors former president and Fellow John McKetta for his dedication to the profession and for his philanthropic leadership.
Adam Heller, chemical engineering research professor and professor emeritus in the Cockrell School of Engineering, has been named the 78th Honorary Member of the Electrochemical Society (ECS). This prestigious recognition is only bestowed upon long-standing ECS members who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of electrochemistry and allied disciplines.
Heller’s work in … Read the rest »
A team of Texas ChE graduate students won the Net Impact and ExxonMobil Energy Bowl, hosted for the first time by the McCombs School of Business on Oct. 22.
Chemical engineering students Abigail Ondeck, Krystian Perez and Sean Wood, along with geological sciences student Jonathan Major, placed first in the competition after answering a … Read the rest »
In the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, there are endless opportunities for you to learn, invent, inspire and lead.
