Chemical Engineering
News and updates featuring research, faculty achievements, student projects, and industry impact from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering.
Chemical engineering assistant professor Chelsea Hu has been selected for a three-year Air Force Young Investigator award, supporting her research into innovative scientific approaches with the potential for broad impact.
Through summer research opportunities within Dr. Abdoulaye Djire’s research group, students are gaining hands-on experience while exploring STEM questions aligned with Army research priorities.
Researchers are examining how electrons and ions move through metal-organic frameworks, offering insights to advance neuron-inspired computing.
Texas A&M undergraduate engineering programs improve in national rankings
Sep. 22, 2026 • 2 min. readThe College of Engineering and eight of its undergraduate engineering programs earned top 10 rankings among public institutions.
Researchers at Texas A&M and the American Bureau of Shipping are studying how refrigerated ammonia behaves when it enters water, providing new insights to help improve spill response.
Bright Ngozichukwu gained valuable insight into how scientific discoveries can move from the lab to real-world technologies through the Dow BEST Symposium.
Several chemical engineering undergraduates discussed gaining hands-on research experience while working alongside faculty mentors on challenging projects.
Dr. Chelsea Hu is developing new tools that combine real-time feedback, device engineering and mathematical modeling to help scientists better understand and control engineered biological systems.
Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus has been named the recipient of the 2026 AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum Award for her pioneering research in advancing nanomaterial-based coatings.
A multidisciplinary team is developing three novel wound treatments that quickly kill larvae while reducing chemical residues, offering ranchers and veterinarians a rapid response tool that current eradication methods cannot provide.









