Recent Awards

2021 Teaching Assistant of the Year Award Winners

The McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering awards the Teaching Assistant of the Year award to a teaching assistant (TA) who demonstrated an exceptional experience for the students and professor.

Dave Allen Recognized with Leading Energy Honor

Professor David Allen received the prestigious Eni Award in Energy Transition, recognizing innovative solutions for de-carbonizing the energy sector and honoring Allen for his work on limiting methane emissions from oil and gas activity.

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 & pharmaceutical sectors.

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 the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering.

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.

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.

Staff Spotlight Award

We’re pleased to recognize our front-line staff who’ve continued to work on campus to keep the department running during COVID19.

Nicholas Peppas to Receive Prestigious Oesper Award for Contributions to Chemistry

Nicholas Peppas has been honored with the 2020 Oesper Award from the University of Cincinnati’s Chemistry Department and the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society for his outstanding accomplishments in and contributions to science.

Peppas holds the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering. He is a professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, … Read the rest »

Jim Chelikowsky Recognized for Contributions in Electronic Materials

Professor Jim Chelikowsky has been awarded The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society’s (TMS) John Bardeen Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions and are leaders in the field of electronic materials.

Throughout his 50-year career, Chelikowsky’s focus has been studying electronic materials such as silicon across all length scales. Silicon semiconductors make … Read the rest »

Alum Jean-Louis Salager Internationally Recognized for Advancements in Surfactant Chemistry

Texas ChE alum Jean-Louis Salager (Ph.D. ChE ’75 and postdoc ‘77-’78) has received The Samuel Rosen Memorial Award from the American Oil Chemists’ Society, an international honor that recognizes a surfactant chemist for significant advancements or application of surfactant chemistry principles.

Salager is one of only two academic recipients in the award’s 29-year history. He … Read the rest »