STUDENT HANDBOOK
The chair of the Chemical Engineering Department, Thomas Truskett, is appointed by the Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering and sets policies on a variety of academic and research issues and administers the department’s budget.
The graduate advisor, Hal Alper, is appointed by the faculty and is responsible for the graduate program in the department, including admitting, recruiting, and advising graduate students who intend to obtain a degree in chemical engineering. The graduate advisor is also the chair of the departmental Graduate Studies Committee.
The GSC consists of all members of faculty in the department who are eligible to solely supervise students. All dissertation committees must include at least three of these members. For 2017-18 the list is as follows:
Allen, David
Alper, Hal
Baldea, Michael
Bonnecaze, Roger
Brennecke, Joan
Chelikowsky, James
Contreras, Lydia
Edgar, Thomas
Ekerdt, John
Freeman, Benny
Ganesan, Venkat
Georgiou, George
Heller, Adam
Hildebrandt Ruiz, Lea
Hwang, Gyeong
Johnston, Keith
Keitz, B. Keith
Korgel, Brian
Lynd, Nathaniel
Manthiram, Arumugam
Maynard, Jennifer
Milliron, Delia
Mullins, Charles
Paul, Donald
Peppas, Nicholas
Rochelle, Gary
Rosales, Adrianne
Sanchez, Isaac
Sharma, Mukul
Truskett, Thomas
Willson, Carlton
The graduate coordinator , Laura Mondino, is the member of staff responsible for all administrative duties surrounding the graduate program and reports to the graduate advisor.
The Graduate Leadership Council is an elected group of students who represent the student body to faculty, staff, and the wider university, assists with student recruitment, and organizes social and outreach events for graduate students in the department. Elections are held annually in September.