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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Congratulations to 1st place Undergraduate Poster Competition winners: James Herget + Jimmy Pham. Their innovative research--triplet-triplet annihilation photon upconversion for photocatalysis + 3D printing--and exceptional presentations earned top recognition and a cash award!
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Professor Peppas created a nanotechnology-based oral drug carrier that makes it possible to deliver protein-based therapeutics...
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Nicholas Peppas Wins Northwestern’s Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine
Drug delivery luminary Nicholas Peppas has won the Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine from Northwestern University’s International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN). The $250,000 Kabiller...
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Who's on Bluesky? Say hey.
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Alumni Weekend RSVP is LIVE: bit.ly/RSVP_AW25! Thanks to Phillips 66 for being our McKetta Tailgate Field Goal sponsor. Consider becoming an Alumni Weekend Partner to support all the weekend's events + our peer tutoring program. RSVP + sponsorship opps in link.
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Texas ChE Austin-area alumni + former students of Dr. McKetta ~ our spring McKetta Luncheon is Monday, June 2nd. bit.ly/McKettaLuncheon25 << Please RSVP by May 21 to join us, fellow students, faculty, staff, postdocs and recent alumni on campus for this fun event.
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Are you a stellar Senior Academic Advisor or know someone looking to join a top-10 ranked undergraduate chemical engineering program? Texas ChE is hiring! Learn more about the role + apply: bit.ly/ChE_SrAdvisor
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Congratulations to Texas ChE's recent graduates! Here's to the all of our grads, their families and friends who celebrated with us last week. Pics are LIVE: //bit.ly/ChE_PIX. This is just your beginning. What starts here changes the world... #TexasEngineering #cockrellgrad
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Norovirus, a leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide, infects more than 700 million people annually. Developing an effective vaccine has proven challenging. A new study shares how researchers are closing in on a promising antibody, VX22, that has targeted a previously unknown weak spot.
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Research Identifies Key Antibodies for Development of Broadly Protective Norovirus Vaccine
Researchers identify key antibodies that bring us one step closer to treatment and vaccine for norovirus, a prevalent and difficult virus to prevent.
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Emerson has been a top Texas ChE industry partner for decades. They continue to move our department, UT Austin and ground-breaking research and education forward. We are grateful for their continued support and collaboration. bit.ly/EmersonBolst...
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Emerson Partnership Bolsters UT Expertise in Semiconductors and AI
Industrial tech leader Emerson and The University of Texas at Austin support advanced research into AI, automation, energy, semiconductors, and more.
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Congratulations! Professors Joan Brennecke (Engineering) and James Chelikowsky (Physical Sciences) take home 2025 TAMEST Hill Prizes. Recognized for improving our energy security + discovering materials to circumvent vulnerable supply chains.
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering has an opening for a senior faculty member > bit.ly/TexasChE_Hiring < to lead collaborative academic + industrial teams conducting research in fields relevant to decarbonization, carbon capture and separation technologies. Start Fall 2025. #TexasEngineering
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Delia Milliron @deliamilliron.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Excited to see this research published! From my @texasche.bsky.social colleague @joaquinresasco.bsky.social and his team about how dissolved ions restructure the electric field at the electrode-electrolyte interface to modulate electrocatalytic reactions. ChemSky 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Organic electrolyte cations promote non-aqueous CO2 reduction by mediating interfacial electric fields - Nature Catalysis
Electrolyte cations have been shown to have a strong impact on reactivity in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction. However, most studies have been performed in an aqueous environment. Here the effect of var...
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Please join Texas ChE in celebrating The University of Texas at Austin's most accomplished chemical engineers. 2025 NOMINATIONS OPEN >> bit.ly/ChE_25Nominations << thru- Sat., February 1, 2025. Recognize individuals for their innovation, service and support of higher education.
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Happy Holidays from the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. We thank our Texas ChE community for a wonderful 2024, and wish everyone a healthy, safe transition into 2025.🤘
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McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering @ UT Austin @texasche.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Kent Zheng - Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science. He has developed "textured electrodes" to achieve high levels of battery rechargeability. Learn how his work supports environmental sustainability + societal needs: bit.ly/Zheng30v30. @cockrellschool.bsky.social
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Kent Zheng named Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science
Kent Zheng, assistant professor, has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science.
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