The McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering announced the top presenters for the 2016 Graduate Student Seminar Series, as voted by attending first-year and third-year Ph.D. students. [Read more…] about Michelle Dose is Runner-Up in Graduate Student Seminar Series Top Presenters
Alumnus, Zachary P. Smith, Joins MIT Chemical Engineering Faculty
Professors Donald R. Paul and Benny D. Freeman’s former graduate student, Zachary P. Smith, joins the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Chemical Engineering faculty in 2016. See news item posted by The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Chemical Engineering.
Jovan Kamcev Selected to Receive NSF Science and Technology Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) Outstanding Graduate Student Award for 2016
The National Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (CLiPS) selected Jovan Kamcev to receive one of the Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for 2016. These awards are given to students who have made exceptional contributions to the Center in the areas of Research, Teaching and Mentoring, or Service to the Organization.
2016 North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Award Winners!
Jovan Kamcev won first place in his category of posters and one of three NAMS Student Fellowship Awards, the highest student award offered by The North American Membrane Society (NAMS). Michelle Dose and Josh Moon took second and third place for posters in their section. NAMS is the primary technical outlet for membrane research in the United States.
During the event, a close colleague and co-advisor, Dr. Don Paul, was recognized as an inaugural NAMS Fellow.
Benny Freeman Selected for a Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award
Benny Freeman has been selected for a Fulbright Distinguished Chair award. Each year, there are approximately forty such awards from this program made possible through funds appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress and, in many cases, by contributions from partner countries and the private sector. Fulbright Distinguished Chair Awards are viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program. [Read more…] about Benny Freeman Selected for a Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award
Josh Moon Receives 2016 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship
The fellowship selection is based on demonstrated potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the U.S. science and engineering enterprise. The GRFP Fellowship period is for 5 years and financial support is provided for 3 years. In the words of Dean Evasius, NSF Division Director, Division of Graduate Education, “Your selection as an NSF Graduate Fellowship awardee is a significant accomplishment.”