Brian Belardi has been named an awardee of the Ono Pharma Foundation’s Breakthrough Science Initiative. He is the first researcher at The University of Texas at Austin to receive this award. Belardi, an assistant professor in the McKetta De…
An innovator in the field of polymer science and engineering, specifically, in mass transport of small molecules in solid polymers, Professor Benny Freeman has been inducted into the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for the invention of
Six graduates from our undergraduate and Ph.D. programs discuss their future. Q: Tell us about your time here, and how did you get involved at UT? I started at UT in 2021 in the College of Education and transferred to the McKetta Department…
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
Assistant Professor Joaquin Resasco of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering has been selected to receive the prestigious Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Award. The Award recognizes his research to expand fundament…
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 in the United States, and w…
(Left/1): Carolina Vigil Hernandez (second from left) at the glassware cleaning demonstration station at Safety Day. (Right/2): The personal protective equipment demonstration station at Safety Day. Texas ChE sponsored the first graduate st…
Texas AIChE is hosting the McKetta Picnic Fri., April 17, 2026, in Eastwoods Park from 2:30-6:30pm. Faculty, undergrads, grad students, post-docs, alumni, EAC members, and staff are invited. RSVP here. For decades, department namesake John
Assistant Professor Kent Zheng has received Materials Research Society’s (MRS) Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy, which recognizes young professionals for their ‘development of novel sustainable soluti…
2023 graduates experienced college differently. In March of 2020 COVID abruptly halted in-person classes, amongst a host of other daily life changes, challenging students to adapt quickly to online courses. The graduates of 2023 persevered.…
An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days. This discovery, published
Joaquin Resasco is gathering momentum. It’s been just shy of a month since teems of UT Austin students returned from a short-term study abroad program known as a May Term. 2023 graduates experienced college differently. In March of 2020 COV…