• Interview with Alumna, Carmen Wright, Ph.D.

    Interview with Alumna, Carmen Wright, Ph.D.

    The McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering had the opportunity to sit down with an inspirational alumna, Dr. Carmen Wright, the first black female Ph.D. ChE graduate from The University of
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  • Graduate Program Coordinator Job

    Graduate Program Coordinator Job

    Join the #5 chemical engineering program in the nation and help guide the next generation of amazing scientists that are finding solutions to our world's biggest issues! Learn about the
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  • 2021 Honorees

    2021 Honorees

    The McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering is honored to present the Class of 2021 Academy of Distinguished Chemical Engineers! These leaders have made impacts across biomedical, business, process technology &
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  • Like Father, Like Daughter: Texas ChE Alumni Share Unique Legacy

    Like Father, Like Daughter: Texas ChE Alumni Share Unique Legacy

    Corrinne and her father, Craig, now share a unique experience that few father-daughter duos can tout: they are both graduates of the Cockrell School’s McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering.
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  • National Academy of Engineering Elects Alumna, Dr. Rachel Segalman

    National Academy of Engineering Elects Alumna, Dr. Rachel Segalman

    "Rachel has had a tremendous influence in the polymer research community, mentoring countless researchers who are now themselves leading and educating the next generation," said Dr. Delia Milliron, Chair of
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  • Recipient of James J. Morgan Early Career Award

    Recipient of James J. Morgan Early Career Award

    Join us in celebrating the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering's faculty, Dr. Hildebrandt Ruiz, for receiving the American Chemical Society James J. Morgan Early Career Award.
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  • 5 Questions With New Chemical Engineering Chair Delia Milliron

    5 Questions With New Chemical Engineering Chair Delia Milliron

    Delia Milliron has been a part of innovation from almost every angle. But starting this week, Milliron embarks on a new challenge. She is the incoming chair of the McKetta
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  • Alumna Awarded Among Top Inventors in U.S.

    Alumna Awarded Among Top Inventors in U.S.

    Congratulations to Van N. Truskett, alumna of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, for being selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
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  • New Faculty Members

    New Faculty Members

    We're pleased to announce that an esteemed group of new educators will be joining our department this academic year.
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  • COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Therapy is Safe, With 76% of Patients Improving

    COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Therapy is Safe, With 76% of Patients Improving

    Texas ChE Research Associate Jason Lavinder made key contributions to the country’s first peer-reviewed study on a promising COVID-19 treatment.
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Facts & Congrats

  • Texas ChE graduate and undergraduate programs ranked #5 and #4 in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report
  • Texas ChE ranked #2 U.S. public program and #7 in the world for chemical engineering in 2020 Shanghai Rankings
  • Our faculty (1 percent of UT faculty) have won 60 percent of the UT Office of Technology Commercialization’s Inventor of the Year awards
  • More than 100 department alumni have gone on to be faculty members around the world
  • Our faculty publish an average of 250 papers per year
  • The department has a network of more than 7,000 alumni world-wide
  • The department has two National Medal of Technology and Innovation Laureates
  • Five faculty members are among the top 25 most cited chemical engineers in the world
  • The department has 30 graduate supervising faculty
  • The department generates $20 million in annual research funding

    Meet our Faculty

    Venkat Ganesan

    Professor Ganesan works in Advanced Materials; Energy; Modeling, Simulation & Theory; Polymers; Surface & Interface Science with specific interests in Self-assembly in polymer-particle mixtures; Simulations of dynamics of self-assembled materials; Theory and simulation of rod-coil and crystallizable polymers; Simulations of structure and properties of materials for fuel cell and photovoltaic applications.

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