Posts Tagged ‘Tom Truskett’

Truskett Named Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Tom Truskett Wins Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum Impact Award

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Tom Truskett Wins Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum Impact Award

Tom Truskett, professor and chairman of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, will be awarded the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (CoMSEF) Impact Award for his creative and pioneering work elucidating how nanoscale interfaces impact structure, dynamics, and self-assembly of complex fluids and biomolecular systems.… Read the rest »

Five Named NSF Graduate Research Fellows

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Five Named NSF Graduate Research Fellows

Five students from the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering have been named 2015 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows.

The highly competitive fellowships were awarded to just 2,000 recipients nationwide this year from 16,500 applicants. The fellowships provide three years of financial support, including a $34,000 annual stipend and $12,000 cost-of-education allowance, for … Read the rest »

Thomas Truskett Appointed Chair of McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering

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Meet the Chair

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Meet the Chair Thomas Truskett became department chair this semester. Find out what he's learned from students, his taste in books and music, and a funny story about his first-ever lecture

Drug Delivery Research Gets $600,000 NSF Grant

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Drug Delivery Research Gets $600,000 NSF Grant

Professors Tom Truskett, Keith Johnston and Jennifer Maynard have been awarded a 5-year $600,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to continue research to develop high-dosage, injectable protein-based therapeutics for at-home treatment of diseases ranging from arthritis to cancer.

The team’s discovery of a new highly concentrated form of proteins – clusters of individual protein molecules … Read the rest »