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the McKetta Department of
Chemical Engineering

#5

Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Program

$2.5M

Awarded in Scholarships

#7

Graduate Chemical Engineering Program

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Emerson partnership

Emerson Partnership Bolsters UT Expertise in Semiconductors and AI

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SC27 Antibody

Newly Discovered Antibody Protects Against All COVID-19 Variants

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Research Areas

  • Advanced Materials, Polymers & Nanoengineering Advanced Materials, Polymers & Nanoengineering

    Design and synthesis of inorganic and polymeric materials at the molecular level to achieve desirable properties for a wide range of applications

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  • Bioengineering Bioengineering

    Applying chemical engineering principles for the development of biochemical processes and biomedical applications

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  • Energy Energy

    The development of photovoltaics, catalysts for fuels from sunlight, and electrical energy generation and storage systems engineering for energy efficiency

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  • Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering

    Programs to understand the fundamental science and engineering of air and water pollution, and to develop data for informed policy decisions. Process development for CO2 capture and sequestration

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  • Process Engineering Process Engineering

    Design, modeling, optimization, and control of petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and microelectronic processes

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  • Theory & Simulation Theory & Simulation

    The development and application of multiscale models and high performance computational simulations spanning atomic to continuum time and length scales

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News

Green Fund Grant Energizes Texas ChE Labs

Texas ChE lab students, Green Fund spotlight.

Engineering practices promoting sustainable development–widely defined as development that meets present-day needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs–are gaining traction.

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Emerson Partnership Bolsters UT Expertise in Semiconductors and AI

A rendering (pending approval by Board of Regents) of the future Emerson lab inside the Engineering Discovery Building. Courtesy CO Architects.

A new partnership between industrial technology leader Emerson and The University of Texas at Austin will support advanced research into artificial intelligence, automation, energy, semiconductors and more.

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Biomanufacturing Blasts Off: Collaborative Effort Sends Radiation-Resistant Samples to International Space Station

Engineers from The University of Texas, in collaboration with Rhodium Scientific, America’s first space biotechnology company, launched microorganisms into space.

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Texas Engineers Take Home Hill Prizes

Texas ChE Professors Brennecke and Chelikowsky named 2025 TAMEST Hill Prize recipients.

Chemical engineers Joan Brennecke, Benny Freeman and James Chelikowsky are among the recipients of the TAMEST (Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology) and Lyda Hill Philanthropies 2025 Hill Prizes.

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