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Texas ChE professors Michael Baldea and Adrianne Rosales make @UTexasResearch New Directions short list. Learn more: bit.ly/UT_NewDirections.
Eleven New Directions in Research projects are taking shape across UT.
Their work spans artificial intelligence and historical research, geothermal energy systems, microplastics, gravitational wave modeling, dementia, family support interventions, marine nutrition, cardiac tissue repair and critical mineral separations.
📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/mr2wpk7p
#TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere #ItStartsWithResearch
ALT Grid of headshots featuring 12 UT Austin faculty selected as New Directions in Research awardees. Text reads: “TEXAS Research. New Directions in Research Awardees.”
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Professor Benny Freeman has been inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for the invention of new membranes for gas and water purification and resource recovery >> bit.ly/Freeman_25NAI
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Congratulations to John Blazeck on this well-deserved recognition. He earned his @TexasChE Ph.D. in 2013 under @LabAlper and was a postdoc with George Georgiou. We're still proud!🤘
Congrats to @GTChBE's John Blazeck, who has won a @NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for his work on creating and evolving antibodies from scratch in yeast. b.gatech.edu/3RIWYDW
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@TexasChE students & alumni: RSVP for a summer networking social: bit.ly/HOUSocial_June24! Food & drinks provided. Sponsor @ParkerHannifin is a global leader in motion and control technologies that provides precision-engineered solutions across multiple industries.
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Houston-area students and alumni (RSVP bit.ly/HOUSocial_June24), come visit with @ParkerHannifin reps about their products/services or internship/career opportunities.
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Congratulations to our Spring 2026 @Merck Undergraduate Research Fellows:
Annika Anand | @NPeppas Lab
Tanmay Savargaonkar | @RosalesGroup
Texas ChE partners with Merck to create awards that support undergrad biotech research each semester. #whatstartshere #Texasengineering
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TexasChE retweeted
Congratulations to #WelchGrantees Edoardo Baldini and @brian_korgel for receiving the 2026 University Research Excellence Awards at @TexasChE and @UTPhysics ! The University Research Excellence Awards celebrate "career-long accomplishments, creative research endeavors, and groundbreaking research papers." Brian Korgel is awarded for his groundbreaking research in next-gen energy research in quantum dots, nanowires, photovoltaics and battery materials. Edoardo Baldini is celebrated for his pioneering research in giant chiral magnetoelectric oscillations published in Nature, with implications for ultrafast electronic devices and advanced sensors. news.utexas.edu/2026/04/08/c…
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TexasChE retweeted
Submissions for the CEP Photo Contest close June 19. 📸⚛️Capture chemical engineering in action and enter for a chance to win $500: aiche.org/photo-contest #AIChE #ChemicalEngineering #DAWOG
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Congratulations to Dean Roger T. Bonnecaze @rtbonnecaze - on receiving the prestigious Eugene C. Bingham Medal from the Society of Rheology. Learn more about his contributions to materials processing and award here:
Horns up for our very own, Dean Bonnecaze🤘
@rtbonnecaze has won the internationally recognized and top award, the Bingham Medal, for more than 20 years of influential research in rheology.
Help us congratulate Dean Bonnecaze and learn about the award:
news.utexas.edu/2026/05/26/c…
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Jennifer Maynard will be the new chair of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering on May 16, 2026. Named UT Austin Emerging Inventor of the Year in 2015 and an American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers fellow in 2017. Learn more >> bit.ly/maynardchair.
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STUDENTS ALUMNI: Mark your calendars for our Houston Summer Socials, June 24 July 29! @ParkerHannifin sponsors our Wed|June 24 social at Saint Arnold Brewing Co. @Phillips66Co sponsors our Wed|July 29 social at The General Public. Join us in HTX this summer! More info soon!🤘
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TEXAS ChE is HIRING: Human Resources Coordinator - this position provides comprehensive administrative and HR support for our department. *See comments for more details or bit.ly/ChE_HR26.
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Texas ChE's Human Resources Coordinator will provide comprehensive administrative HR support for the department, with primary responsibility for accurate and timely processing of employee appointments, onboarding and separations, timekeeping, and graduate student scholarship...
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Texas ChE is proud to announce the 2026 class of Academy of Distinguished Chemical Engineers. Learn more about each of this year's honorees >> bit.ly/ChE_2026Honorees. Congratulations to all: John W. Hargis*, John Hartman, Mark Murray, Shravanthi Reddy and Bill Zelle.
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Grad students, faculty & alumni: Attend our Undergrad Poster Competition on 4/10 to see amazing research posters (and coffee & bfast tacos!) @exxonmobil reps will also be there (and thanks to their sponsorship!) Alumni wanting to attend, let us know >> bit.ly/ChE_Posters26
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@TexasChE is Hiring! The McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering is adding a skilled Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist to our Finance & Administration team.
External: bit.ly/ChE_SGCS_26
Internal: bit.ly/UT_ChE_SGCS_26
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ALUMNI OPP: Join @TexasChE for our Spring 2026 activities in the Austin area: UG Poster Competition (sponsored by @exxonmobil), Networking Happy Hour, the McKetta Picnic (w/ Texas AIChE Student Chapter) and the McKetta Luncheon. More details RSVP >> bit.ly/TxChE_Sp26.
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