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As of the current time, Chemistry has received approximately $ 2.5 million in external funding from various organizations. Current research areas of the faculty includes renewable energy (chemical processes for the conversion of biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals), molecular dynamics, and organo metallic catalysts.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We gratefully acknowledge the following organizations for their support:

• American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• Robert A. Welch Foundation
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
• Higher Education Coordinating Board (Texas) Advanced Technology Program