Posts Tagged ‘UT Austin’

Graduate Student Jovan Kamcev wins NAMS Student Fellowship Award

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Graduate Student Jovan Kamcev wins NAMS Student Fellowship Award

Texas ChE graduate student Jovan Kamcev has been awarded one of three NAMS Student Fellowship Awards, the highest student award offered by the North American Membrane Society.

Kamcev, a member of the Freeman and Paul research group, received this recognition at the NAMS Annual Meeting held in Bellevue, Washington, May, 24.

“I am truly … Read the rest »

Don Paul Named Fellow of the North American Membrane Society

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Don Paul Named Fellow of the North American Membrane Society

Professor Donald R. Paul, the Ernest Cockrell Sr. Chair in Engineering, has been named one of the first Fellows of the North American Membrane Society (NAMS).

NAMS is the only professional society in North America that promotes all aspects of membrane science and technology. The organization inducted its inaugural class of Fellows at the … Read the rest »

Melinda Heidenreich Accepts Role as Texas ChE Executive Assistant

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Melinda Heidenreich Accepts Role as Texas ChE Executive Assistant

Melinda Heidenreich has accepted our offer to become the next executive assistant of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering. Her first day in this role will be Monday, July 11th.

Current Texas ChE executive assistant, Karen Eikner, will retire in August after 21 years of dedication to the university.

Heidenreich has more than … Read the rest »

The Class of 2016: Where are they headed?

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The Class of 2016: Where are they headed?

Congratulations to the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering Class of 2016! 103 undergraduate and graduate students walked across the stage earning their diplomas on May 20. After a college career full of successes and accomplishments, these graduates are headed all over the world to put their degrees to the test. Here are the college experiences Read the rest »

Student Helps Develop Method to Measure T-cell Effectiveness for Immunotherapy and Vaccines

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Student Helps Develop Method to Measure T-cell Effectiveness for Immunotherapy and Vaccines

Texas ChE graduate student Shuqi Zhang has worked with a team of researchers led by biomedical engineering Assistant Professor Jenny Jiang to develop a novel technique that can measure the effectiveness of T-cells, a type of immune cell programmed to fight or kill a threat. The technique could benefit immunotherapy and vaccine development, resulting in … Read the rest »

Gates Foundation Grant Jump-Starts Innovative Malaria Research at UT Austin

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EAC Member Lynn Loo appointed director of Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

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Jeremy Binagia Receives Rase Brothers’ Award

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Jeremy Binagia Receives Rase Brothers’ Award

Jeremy Binagia has been awarded the Rase Brothers’ Award by the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering. The award recognizes the graduating senior with the highest GPA who started as a freshman and finished the program in four academic years.

Binagia is an undergraduate researcher in the Bonnecaze Group studying the selective reduction of thin films … Read the rest »

Spring 2016 Undergraduate Research Poster Competition Winners

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Spring 2016 Undergraduate Research Poster Competition Winners

The department is pleased to announce winners of the spring 2016 Undergraduate Research Poster Competition. 65 undergraduates presented research posters at the competition on May 4. Judges selected six posters to compete in the final round. Winners Bobi Simonsen and Eric Wei will present their posters at the AIChE Annual Meeting this fall in San … Read the rest »

Van Truskett Named Distinguished Engineering Graduate

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