McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering

05/26/2026

Congratulations to Dean Roger T. Bonnecaze - 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 all the way up for our very own, Dean Roger Bonnecaze 🤘
Dean Bonnecaze has earned the Eugene C. Bingham Medal, the top international award in rheology.

For more than two decades, he has led influential research on how materials flow under pressure — work that’s earned him worldwide respect and helped advance the field in meaningful ways.

He’ll be honored this October in Boston at the Society of Rheology annual meeting, where he’ll also deliver the prestigious Bingham Lecture.

Help us congratulate this momentous recognition for the Cockrell School of Engineering, the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, and, last but not least, our very own Dean Roger Bonnecaze!

Learn more about this top honor: https://news.utexas.edu/2026/05/26/cockrell-dean-to-receive-international-medal-for-rheology-research/

05/18/2026

TEXAS ChE is hiring an Academic Advising Coordinator. This position provides leadership for the department’s advising and student support efforts, including managing the advising team, overseeing academic operations, and supporting programs that promote student success. Help shape our future >> https://bit.ly/ChE_SrAdv

05/12/2026

Congratulations Class of 2026! You did it! It was an epic turnout of friends, family and faculty who came to celebrate our 2026 Texas ChE graduates. We are all so proud of your accomplishments. This is just your beginning... what starts here changes the world! Pics are live: bit.ly/ChE_GradPIX (

You did it! Celebrating the recent graduates of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering with faculty and family. Congratulations.

05/11/2026

Professor Jennifer Maynard has been named the new chair of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, effective May 16, 2026.

Dr. Maynard is an expert in antibodies, and is widely recognized for her work in the development of protein therapeutics to address unmet medical needs in infectious diseases.

In 2015 she was named UT Austin Emerging inventor of the Year and in 2017 she became an American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers fellow.

Read more at bit.ly/maynardchair (or 🔗 in bio).

04/30/2026

TEXAS ChE is HIRING: Human Resources Coordinator - this position will provide comprehensive administrative and HR support for our department. *See comments for more details or bit.ly/ChE_HR26.

04/13/2026

Congrats to our spring Undergrad Poster Competition winners and participants:

1st Place | Anupama Subramanian, 3rd Year, "Harnessing Non-Traditional Yeasts for Enzymatic Hydrocarbon Metabolism" PI: Dr. Alper

2nd Place | Kilali Latter & Lucas Jabara, both 3rd year, "Multilayer H2-stable Ag+ Thin Film Composite Facilitated Transport Membranes for Olefin Paraffin Separations" PI: Dr. Brennecke

3rd Place | Gavin Hoffmann, 3rd Year, "Linking Output Characteristics to Spiking Dynamics in Organic Electrochemical Transistors" PI: Dr. Keitz

Special thanks to ExxonMobil representatives (and Texas ChE alumni!) for assisting as judges and for sponsoring the competition: Promise Eke (B.S. 2024), Michael Clark (B.S. 2018), Christopher McLaurin (B.S. 2021) and Adithya Chunangad (B.S. 2022). And thanks to Manuel Rosales (B.S. PGE 2008) and Ross Lanzini also from Exxon.

04/13/2026

Our first-ever Ice Cream Social, sponsored by , brought all the students to the CPE yard Friday afternoon. , and students kept the reps busy. Big thanks to everyone who came by. Good times. 🤘🍧

04/11/2026

STUDENT/ALUM OPP: Celebrate Earth Day with UT alumni (thanks Sandy Eapen, ChE B.S. 2001, for sharing this opportunity) and students—join SAN (Sustainability Alumni Network) to clean and care for Adams-Hemphill Neighborhood Park on Saturday, April 18! RSVP and details >> bit.ly/ChE_SANEarthDay 💪🌎🧡

04/06/2026

It's the first day of UT Energy Week 2026! It's a FREE (thanks sponsors!), five-day conference with/for students, researchers, policymakers and industry leaders to discuss our energy challenges.... and more!

The free, five-day conference runs Monday through Friday this week and is open to the public.