Chemical Engineering
News and updates featuring research, faculty achievements, student projects, and industry impact from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering.
Dr. Abdoulaye Djire is improving electrochemical devices to meet the needs for renewable energy storage.
Using quantum mechanics, researchers can better understand the impact of external pressure on lithium ions, potentially leading to improved lithium-metal battery fabrication processes and more efficient battery technologies.
CrystalGPT: Researcher combines AI and engineering to improve medicine
March 12, 2024 • 4 min. readDr. Joseph Sang-Il Kwon combines machine learning with chemical engineering to streamline the drug manufacturing process, leading to cost-effective, higher-quality medicine.
Pipeline integrity and microbial corrosion research earns Best Paper Award
Feb. 26, 2024 • 3 min. readPipeline corrosion and integrity have been at the forefront of Dr. Faisal Khan’s research for years and his 2021 paper was honored with a Best Paper Award.
Researchers in Texas A&M University’s chemical engineering department combine food-grade wax with essential oils to defend produce from bacteria.
Dr. Mustafa Akbulut and Dr. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos have created a coating for galvanized steel containers for safer food transportation and storage.
The first-of-its-kind technique could offer a much safer and more effective alternative to current cancer treatments.
Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus in Texas A&M’s chemical engineering department delves into the potential of polymer-air batteries for enhanced performance and sustainability.
Texas A&M University researchers are co-leading a $20 million project to develop a $1 cancer treatment.
Engineering professors team up to measure mechanical stresses and strains
Oct. 23, 2023 • 3 min. readChemical engineering professor Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus has teamed up with aerospace engineering professors Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas and Dr. James Boyd to create an instrument that measures mechanical stresses and strains.









