April, 2004
UT group to bicycle from Austin to Alaska for cancer research
Months of early morning practices and physical training will soon pay off for
members of Texas 4000 for Cancer. This summer they will begin a trek to
Anchorage, Alaska, for the benefit of cancer awareness and research.
Electrical engineering senior
receives $20,000 University Co-op/George Mitchell award
Brian E. Hardin, electrical engineering senior at the College of Engineering, was nominated by Dr. Anthony Ambler for creating a sophisticated computer program, which generates unusual shapes for solar cells and maximizes their ability to collect light on a smaller space. Brian’s project, Non-tracking Solar Concentrator Model, has long-range implications for the viability of solar power. A patent for his ideas has been filed by Oxford University.
Mechanical Engineer Gets $400,000 NSF Grant To Improve Prosthetics for Amputees
Lower-limb amputees may soon be walking more easily, thanks to new studies of
prosthetics by Dr. Rick Neptune, a mechanical engineering assistant professor at
The University of Texas at Austin.
Li Shi receives $300,000 grant to further work on nanowire cooling
Li Shi, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received a Young
Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research.
Texas and SEMATECH Launch Advanced Materials Research Center in Austin to Preserve Technology Leadership and Pave Way for Tomorrow’s Employers
The State of Texas and SEMATECH announce the signing of an agreement to launch the Advanced Materials Research Center (AMRC) with the University of Texas (UT) System and other Texas universities to investigate promising new semiconductor technologies and help ensure the state’s high-tech future.
New Doctoral Program in Nanotechnology Will Begin This Fall
Graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin soon will have the opportunity to receive advanced training in a scientific area expected to revolutionize science.
Varghese Wins College-Wide Teaching Award
Dr. Phillip Varghese, the Stanley P. Finch Centennial Professor in Engineering and aerospace engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received this year’s Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching.
Professor Sanjay Shakkottai wins NSF CAREER Award
Dr. Sanjay Shakkottai, assistant professor in the Wireless Networking and Communications Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded an NSF CAREER Award. more...
Welch wins College of Engineering research award
Dr. Ashley J. Welch, the Marion E. Forsman Centennial Professor in Engineering and biomedical engineering and electrical engineering faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin, received this year’s Billy and Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Engineering Research Award. more...
University of Texas at Austin Researcher Named Outstanding Young Computer Professional
Dr. Stephen W. Keckler at The University of Texas at Austin will receive the Grace Murray Hopper Award from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) at a June 5 banquet in New York. The Hopper award is presented to the outstanding computer professional of the year for work performed before the age of 35. more...
ChevronTexaco, Lockheed Martin, others receive corporate awards from College of Engineering
Companies and individuals who have shown outstanding support of the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Engineering were recognized April 6 with this year’s Corporate Service, Texas Star and Corporate Champion Awards. more...
Mark Awarded Honorary Degree from England's Royal Military College of Science
Dr. Hans Mark, professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin the past 16 years, has been selected to receive an honorary degree from the Royal Military College of Science in England. It will be presented July 16 in Shrivenham, England during the college’s graduation ceremony. more...
Distinguished Engineering Graduates Call for Nominations
The highest honor the College of Engineering can bestow on one of its own is the title of "Distinguished Engineering Graduate." Nominations are now being accepted for the 2004 Distinguished Engineering Graduate Award. For more information and to nominate yourself, or an engineering colleague, please go to: http://www.engr.utexas.edu/alumni/distgrads/index.cfm. The deadline for nominations is July 1, 2004.
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Front End IC Design for Wireless Communications
http://www.cerc.utexas.edu/vlsi-seminar/vlsi_20040505_rg.pdf
May 5, 2004
Contact: Dr. Michael Orshansky, 512-471-1082, orshansky@mail.utexas.edu
Aerospace Engineering/Engineering Mechanics Spring Happening
May 7, 2004
Only open to ASE/EM students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Latency Lags Bandwidth
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/cart/arch/abstracts.html#patterson
May 8, 2004
Contact: Dr. Yale Patt, 512-471-4085, patt@ece.utexas.edu
Women in Engineering Program End of Semester Celebration
May 10, 2004, 11:45 1:00 p.m., CPE 2.208
Share student successes and summer excitement with engineering students over lunch! Share tips on how to start a job off on the right foot. Provide your helpful hints and tidbits on how to be successful at an internship or a co-op or at your first days of a full time job. For more information or to register online, visit http://www.engr.utexas.edu/wep/Current/Career/Registration/wecan_reg_05.htm.
Principles of Software Testing (online or onsite)
May 10-June 4, 2004
512.471.4875
tdobbs@mail.utexas.edu
www.softwarequality.org
Engineering Master’s Degrees in Circuit Design, Engineering Management and Circuit Design Information Session
May 20, 2004 in Austin, Texas
September 21, 2004 in San Antonio, Texas
October 19, 2004 in Fort Worth, Texas
October 20, 2004 in Richardson, Texas
November 9, 2004 in Houston, Texas
www.executivemasters.org
512.232.5169
cathe@mail.utexas.edu
Software Quality Assurance (online or onsite)
June 21-July 30, 2004
512.471.4875
tdobbs@mail.utexas.edu
www.softwarequality.org
Construction Industry Institute Project Management Course I Planning & Design
July 12-16, 2004
www.UTclee.org
512.471.3506
jpuryear@mail.utexas.edu
Construction Industry Institute Project Management Course II Project Construction & Startup
July 19-23, 2004
www.UTclee.org
512.471.3506
jpuryear@mail.utexas.edu
Women in Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Recruitment Program
http://www.engr.utexas.edu/wep/Precollege/Programs/we@ut/
July 21-22, 2004
5th Annual IEEE-UT Engineering Management Conference
“Managing the Future”
August 12-13, 2004
512.232.5550
jpuryear@mail.utexas.edu
www.ieeeutemc.com
International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies: CCCT’04
August 14-17, 2004
512.232.5172
cpolito@mail.utexas.edu
www.utclee.org
The Texas Symposium on Software
August 27-28, 2004
512.232.5550
jpuryear@mail.utexas.edu
www.utclee.org
Airport Planning
September 13-15, 2004
512.471.4875
tdobbs@mail.utexas.edu
www.utclee.org
Two Week Black Belt Six Sigma Training
Week one: September 20-24, 2004
Week two: October 18-22, 2004
www.UTsixsigma.org
512.471.4875
tdobbs@mail.utexas.edu
Engineering Homecoming 2004
October 15-16, 2004.
Come for the festivities and to watch the UT Longhorns take on the University of Missouri. For more information, please contact Kelsey Evans at Kelsey.evans@mail.utexas.edu.
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