About
Javen Weston received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in chemical engineering. His Ph.D. research focused on understanding the fundamental behavior of catalytic nanoparticles at oil/water interfaces and the flow behavior of nanoparticle dispersions. After graduating, he spent three years at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) in the Materials Science and Engineering Division, where he worked on building a neutron scattering sample environment capable of simultaneously measuring the viscosity and structure of complex fluids.
In 2018, Weston joined the faculty of UTulsa’s Russell School of Chemical Engineering, where he conducts research related to understanding the fundamental physics and chemistry of complex fluids and hydrogels using rheology and scattering, focusing on the areas of self-assembly, hydrogen production and carbonaceous materials. He currently serves as the faculty liaison for the Materials Characterization Lab (MCL) of UTulsa’s CORE facilities collection of shared scientific instruments. This facility is open for use by scientists and engineers at external universities and nonprofit and for-profit companies.
Awards & Honors
- Dean’s Excellence Faculty Award, College of Engineering & Computer Science, The University of Tulsa, 2026
- Kermit E. Brown Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering & Computer Science, The University of Tulsa, 2024
Education
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2015
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 2011
Research Interests & Areas of Expertise
- Surface science
- Rheology
- Surfactant formulation
- Delayed coking
- Complex fluids
- Small angle scattering
