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Official Twitter account of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at @UTAustin @CockrellSchool.

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It’s official. As of Aug. 16 Jim Chelikowsky is retired 🎉. Professor of physics and chemical engineering, + the W.A. "Tex" Moncrief, Jr. Chair of Computational Materials w/ the Oden Institute, he leaves big shoes to fill. Look back on his 60-year career: https://t.co/yWbY6Fd0hQ.

[TexasChE @TexasChE]

Congrats John Ekerdt on Retirement 2.0! As interim assoc. dean for research he led strategic facilities/research plans, incl our soon-to-be Autry C. Stephens Building (ACS). John is an ACS tour guide for advocate-level Alumni Wknd partners. RSVP by 09/07: https://t.co/tXxg49z6Y0.

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Texas ChE is seeking an Associate Academic Advisor (Learn more >> https://t.co/lFQ2NMfwId) to support undergraduate student success through advising, peer academic support programs, scholarships and awards administration, student events, and program coordination.

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UNDERGRAD OPP: Fall apps for the $3K @Merck Research Fellowships are now open to students working in a biotech lab this fall. Texas ChE partners with Merck to create awards that support undergrad biotech research each semester. *Apply by AUG 19. Details + APPLY through Canvas.

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We are saddened to share the news that Professor Emeritus Donald ‘Don’ R. Paul has passed away at the age of 87. Learn more about the polymer engineering giant, one of the most cited chemical engineers in the world, and our former chair >> https://t.co/gZp0DICyeb.

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Join the energy synergy! @brian_korgel, Texas ChE professor + director of @EnergyUT joins our Houston July 29 social as guest celebrity. RSVP (OPEN thru Wed 07/22) > https://t.co/fqj0k4PuNl to mingle with ChE + ME students and ChE alumni.🤘

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Check out the work Matthew McClellan, Texas ChE B.S. 2020, is doing in the area of scalable, sustainable power!🤘https://t.co/f7TCurDSaS

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It's A LOT. And you're invited! Details in RSVP LINK: https://t.co/J2U00hCAIX.

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RSVP NOW LIVE: Join us Sept. 17-19 for ALUMNI WEEKEND: https://t.co/J2U00hCAIX. A networking event at the iconic Scholz Garten, Grand Opening of the Autry C. Stephens Engineering Discovery Building, Academy of Distinguished Chemical Engineers Banquet and the McKetta Tailgate!🤘

[Nicholas A. Peppas @NPeppas]

A wonderful site for HYDROGELS PROBLEMS has been posted by @NateRichbourg and @NPeppas https://t.co/xzi0eqOxNT It includes helpful sections on Models, Swelling, Stiffness, Diffusivity and Tools. IT MUST BE READ! @TexasChE @UTBiomedical @BMESociety @CRSScience @SFBiomaterials

[Texas Global @UTexasGlobal]

From 3D printing to injectable biomaterials, @CockrellSchool Dean Bonnecaze’s work shapes how materials move. Congrats on receiving the Bingham Medal, one of rheology’s top international honors!

🔗 https://t.co/R3TRukqoyT

@SoRheology @texasche @UTexasResearch @SandBoxSemi

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Texas ChE professors Michael Baldea and Adrianne Rosales make @UTexasResearch New Directions short list. Learn more: https://t.co/bqZhT0LhLJ.

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

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: https://t.co/7Drd4XATsK

#TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere #ItStartsWithResearch

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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 >> https://t.co/icDD8XBj4A

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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!🤘

[Georgia Tech Research @GTResearch_]

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. https://t.co/nPAqJExvF4

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Houston-area students and alumni (RSVP https://t.co/MTXzrcH18z), come visit with @ParkerHannifin reps about their products/services or internship/career opportunities.

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@TexasChE students & alumni: RSVP for a summer networking social: https://t.co/MTXzrcH18z! 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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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

[The Welch Foundation @WelchFoundation]

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. https://t.co/C07Ds4zqyn

[American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) @ChEnected]

Submissions for the CEP Photo Contest close June 19. 📸⚛️Capture chemical engineering in action and enter for a chance to win $500: https://t.co/MTATueFTdH #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:

[Texas Engineering @CockrellSchool]

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:
https://t.co/wHCF2uML2A