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Engineering Professor Awarded $1 Million for Research Enabling Scale-Up of Promising Graphene

Mechanical engineering Professor Rodney Ruoff will lead research on graphene, an atom-thick layer of carbon that could change how electronics, cars, airplanes and even buildings are produced.

 

Wasting Food Means Wasting Energy

A new study by mechanical engineering professor Michael Webber finds that the U.S. could power Switzerland for more than a year just in the energy we lose in wasted food.

Electrical Engineers Offer Vision of Wireless Possibilities

Cockrell School faculty are tackling a big-picture wireless initiative, Network of Systems Vision, combining communication and computation in never-before-imagined ways.

 

Bridging Nerve Gaps for Faster Regeneration

Building bridges is nothing unusual for engineers. But for Dr. Christine Schmidt, professor of biomedical engineering, the bridges in question connect human nerves.

Engineer Reduces Big Problems to Manageable Numbers

Mary Wheeler solves the unsolvable to model the invisible, and in the process, she provides solid answers to improve groundwater quality or find oil and gas.

 

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