ChBE Alumni Committee

ChBE Alumni Committee

A group of department alumni and faculty have been meeting since January 2009 to discuss ways to assist the department faculty, students, and provide networking opportunities for them and alumni. The charter of the Rice ChBE Alumni Committee (CAC) is to advise the department on short-term and long-term goals, provide student mentoring, and coordinate alumni networking opportunities with the ultimate goal to prepare ChBE students for life beyond Rice and maintain engagement with the ChBE alumni community.

Under the new CAC leadership of Dr. Andreas Matzakos (PhD' 92), the ChBE Department will be re-launching CAC in 2024-2025 academic year. Andreas has had an illustrious 32-year career with Shell. He has given back to the University through the years, including the adjunct professorship from 2004-2015 and his last role as "Academic Partnerships Manager" at Shell forming strategic relationships with Rice and other prestigious US universities. He has contributed to our profession also, serving as former Chair of the South Texas Section of AIChE. He is an AIChE Fellow.