July 9, 2009
Donald Paul and Grant Willson, chemical engineering professors at The University of Texas at Austin, have been chosen as Inaugural Fellows of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The group considered their outstanding research, leadership and advances in the chemical sciences field. Paul and Willson will be honored at a special ceremony during the ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 17, 2009.
Donald Paul holds the Ernest Cockrell, Sr. Chair in Engineering, and Grant Willson holds the Rashid Engineering Regents Chair.
About the Cockrell School of Engineering:
The Cockrell School ranks among the top ten engineering programs in the United States and aspires to move into the top five. With the nation's fourth highest number of faculty members elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the Cockrell School's more than 7,000 students work with many of the world's finest engineering educators and researchers. This environment prepares graduates to become engineering leaders and innovators working for the betterment of society.