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3D Printing Breakthrough Builds Realistic Human Hand Model

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January 30, 2026

A new 3D printing method, called Crystallinity Regulation in Additive Fabrication of Thermoplastics (CRAFT), offers a superior alternative to medical cadavers by simulating the connections between bone, ligament, and muscle within a single model. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, alongside Sandia National Laboratories, have designed this method that turns a single, cheap liquid into a material chameleon. 

Published by: Interesting Engineering

Department of Energy Selects Joaquin Resasco for Early Career Award

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January 5, 2026

Assistant Professor Joaquin Resasco has been selected to receive the prestigious Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Award. 

One-of-a-Kind Pilot Plant Research Facility

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December 21, 2025

Just north of UT’s main campus sits the J.J. Pickle Research Campus—a sprawling 475-acre site dedicated to advancing research. It's also home to one of the most unique pilot plant facilities on any college campus, anywhere in the United States...

New Safety Certificate Program Launches

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December 18, 2025

Texas ChE initiated the creation of a safety certificate program and teamed up with ExxonMobil to involve other universities. This fall, the department also sponsored the first student to receive a certificate.

Reviving the McKetta Picnic (and you're invited!)

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December 17, 2025

Texas AIChE’s student chapter has been working to revive this longstanding tradition, and they want EVERYONE in the department to know they're invited to this year's picnic on April 17—especially alumni and faculty! 

Engineering the Longhorn Band

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December 17, 2025

Did you know our department’s founder, E.P. Schoch, also started the Longhorn Band? Here’s the story that links the band’s past to our present…

Cytomegalovirus Breakthrough Could Lead to New Treatments

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December 16, 2025

New antibody design blocks cytomegalovirus from hiding from the immune system and could lead to safer, more effective treatments for vulnerable patients.

Published by Cockrell School of Engineering. 

From Tin Shacks to State-of-the-Art Green Facility

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December 15, 2025

With chemical engineering’s move into the state-of-the-art Autry C. Stevens Engineering Discovery Building (ACS) in late 2026, it’s hard to fathom research labs were once housed in tin shacks made of wood and tar paper...

Twelve Faculty are Members of the National Academy of Engineering

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December 15, 2025

The McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering is home to 12 living members of the National Academy of Engineering, the second highest count among other Top 10-ranked programs in the nation.

Kent Zheng receives MRS Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy

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November 25, 2025

Assistant Professor Kent Zheng has received Materials Research Society’s (MRS) Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy... 

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