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Research in the energy space within our chemical engineering department focuses on the grand challenge of providing affordable and sustainable clean energy solutions for future generations. To address this broad challenge, research efforts include (i) novel technologies for clean energy, electrification, decarbonization and the hydrogen economy, (ii) enabling novel materials that will support and empower energy technology and transition scenarios, such as in batteries, and (iii) multi-scale energy systems engineering methods and tools, for the systematic assessment of energy scenarios from a techno-economic and sustainability point of view.

Energy Faculty 

Perla Balbuena

  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Mike O’Connor Chair I Professor of Chemical Engineering
  • Joint Professor of Chemistry
  • Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science and Engineering
Perla Balbuena

Abdoulaye Djire

  • Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
Abdoulaye Djire

Joe Elabd

  • Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Interim Vice Chancellor for Engineering
  • Interim Dean of the Texas A&M University College of Engineering
  • Interim Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
  • Axalta Coating Systems Chair II
  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Office: Zachry Engineering Education Complex (ZACH), Suite 500
  • Phone: 979-458-5598
  • Email: engineeringvcd@tamu.edu
Joe Elabd

Efstratios Pistikopoulos

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Director, Texas A&M Energy Institute
  • Dow Chemical Chair
Efstratios Pistikopoulos

Manish Shetty

  • Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Manish Shetty

Benjamin Wilhite

  • Director of Undergraduate Studies, Chemical Engineering
  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Benjamin Wilhite

Mark A. Barteau

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering
  • C. D. Holland '53 Chair
Mark A. Barteau

Micah Green

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Associate Department Head of External Engagement, Chemical Engineering
  • Gas Processors Suppliers Association Professor
Micah Green

Shuyi Xie

  • Assistant Professor
Shuyi Xie

Sreeram Vaddiraju

  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Sreeram Vaddiraju

Mustafa Akbulut

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Axalta Coating Systems Faculty Fellow
Mustafa Akbulut

Jodie Lutkenhaus

  • Associate Department Head, Internal Engagement, Chemical Engineering
  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Presidential Impact Fellow
  • Axalta Coating Systems Chair
  • Dean’s Fellow
Jodie Lutkenhaus

Jorge Seminario

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Lanatter & Herbert Fox Professor
Jorge Seminario

Faisal Khan

  • Interim Department Head, Chemical Engineering
  • Professor, Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering
  • Mike O'Connor Chair II
  • Director, MKO Process Safety Center
  • Director, Ocean Energy Safety Institute
  • Affiliated Faculty, Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Ocean Engineering
Faisal Khan

Qingsheng Wang

  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • George Armistead ’23 Faculty Fellow
  • Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
Qingsheng Wang

Chad Mashuga

  • Associate Professor of Practice, Chemical Engineering
Chad Mashuga

Joseph Sang-Il Kwon

  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Kenneth R. Hall Career Development Professor
Joseph Sang-Il Kwon

M. M. Faruque Hasan

  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Kim Tompkins McDivitt ’88 and Phillip McDivitt ’87 Faculty Fellow
  • Assistant Director of Decarbonization, Texas A&M Energy Institute
M. M. Faruque Hasan

Mahmoud El-Halwagi

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Bryan Research and Engineering Chair in Chemical Engineering
  • Managing Director, TEES Gas and Fuels Research Center
Mahmoud El-Halwagi