Distinguished Senior Lecturer
CurrentDr. Eldridge currently serves as Program Head of the Process Science and Technology Center and as a Distinguished Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. In his capacity as PSTC Head he coordinates the activities of a full-time technical staff and oversees a research effort with a yearly budget exceeding $ 1mm. As Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Eldridge teaches courses covering traditional chemical engineering concepts in fluid flow, heat… Show more Dr. Eldridge currently serves as Program Head of the Process Science and Technology Center and as a Distinguished Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. In his capacity as PSTC Head he coordinates the activities of a full-time technical staff and oversees a research effort with a yearly budget exceeding $ 1mm. As Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Eldridge teaches courses covering traditional chemical engineering concepts in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and process design.Outside the university, Eldridge is a Fellow of AIChE and has served as Chair of the AIChE Separations Division and Chair of the Bartlesville, Oklahoma AIChE chapter. Awards include Young Engineer of the Year from the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers, membership in the University of Arkansas Academy of Chemical Engineering, and recipient of the Stice, Wissler, Schechter undergraduate teaching award from the UT Department of Chemical Engineering. Eldridge and his wife, Kathleen Dyre, have two daughters. Outside interests include coordinating church related youth activities and bicycling Show less