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Cristina Rodriguez receives 2024 Ruth Crawford Staff Excellence Award

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Cristina Rodriguez, graduate program administrator, received the 2024 Ruth Crawford Staff Excellence Award at the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering Annual Holiday event, Dec. 14.

Louise Richman and Dennis Griffith share their philosophy of giving back.

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Dennis Griffith and Louise Richman chat with Texas Leader Magazine on their lifelong philosophy of giving back.

Assistant Professor Kent Zheng named Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Science

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Recognized for his exploration of sustainable materials, Assistant Professor Kent Zheng has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science.

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Graduate students Harrison Lippie and Jorge Martorell chosen for spring 2025 Samsung Fellowships.

Assistant Professor of Instruction and students in front of new KARR@ Column, donated by Koch Modular.

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Koch Modular has donated a pilot-scale KARR® column to the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.

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The department achieved a zero-waste event at the annual McKetta Tailgate for a second year in a row.

Tim Dixon awards Gary Rochelle with Greenman Award

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The 17th Greenhouse Gas Control Technology Conference honored Texas ChE Professor with the prestigious Green Award.

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Christine E. Schmidt, B.S. '88, elected to the National Academy of Medicine and National Academy of Engineering this year.

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For her contributions to the field of materials science, Assistant Professor Wennie Wang has received the American Physical Society’s 2025 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award.

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Hee Jeung Oh, Ph.D. 2015, has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Separations Division’s (AIChE) Fractionation Research Inc./John G. Kunesh Award.