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Freeman, Benny Ph.D.Richard B. Curran Centennial Chair in EngineeringOffice:CPE 3.404Mailing Address:Phone:(512) 232-2803, 232-3810The University of Texas at AustinFax:(512)232-2807McKetta Department of Chemical EngineeringEmail:freeman@200 E Dean Keeton St. Stop C0400UT Mail:C0400Austin, TX 78712-1589Research Areas: Advanced Materials, Polymers Nanotechnology? and Environmental EngineeringResearch WebsitePresentation Made to Prospective Graduate StudentsEducational QualificationsPh.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (1988)B.S., Chemical Engineering, NC State University (1983)NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, EcoleSupérieure de Physique et de ChimieIndustrielles de la Ville de Paris, LaboratoirePhysico-ChimieStructurale et Macromoléculaire, Paris, France (1988-1989)Department of Chemical Engineering, NC State University (1989-2002)ResearchMy research program explores the relationship between polymer structure, processing and properties. More specifically, we study the effect of polymer structure on the solubility, diffusivity, and permeability of small molecules in polymers and polymer-based materials. These fundamental studies bear directly upon membranes for liquid, gas, and vapor separations; controlled drug delivery devices and techniques; barrier plastics for food and specialty packaging; monomer and solvent removal from formed polymers; and physical aging of glassy polymeric materials and membranes.Current projects Next Generation Gas Separation Membrane MaterialsOxidatively Stable Desalination and Forward Osmosis Membrane MaterialsBioinspired Membranes to Control Fouling of Water Purification MembranesCatalytically Active Polymer Membranes for High Barrier PackagingIsabel Escobar Isabel Escobar is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Escobars research focuses on developing and/or improving polymeric membrane materials for water treatment and water reuse o