Report summary

The 2015-2017 picture for The University of Texas at Austin Department of Chemical Engineering is a 26-PI network with 15 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Engineering as the leading field (39% of slots across 19 PIs; 19 labels), Electrical and Electronic Engineering as the leading subfield (16% of slots across 10 PIs; 10 labels), and Advancements in Battery Materials as the leading topic (4% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). This is a solid, readable collaboration map: group-level fit matters more than a single department-wide label. The top weighted PIs are Gary T. Rochelle (28.5 weighted works; Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics). The strongest pairings are Benny D. Freeman and Donald R. Paul (32 shared works, weight 16.7). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 25.7, around Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, led by Benny D. Freeman, Venkat Ganesan, Christopher J. Ellison.