Dean Ben Streetman was honored during IBM Austin’s 40th anniversary celebration for “outstanding leadership in engineering education and innovation.” The company’s research and development operation in Austin acknowledged his sustained contributions to collaborations of technology, resources and talent between the Cockrell School and IBM since IBM moved to Austin in 1967. IBM consistently ranks in the top five among the 300 employers hiring new engineering graduates from the Cockrell School. Streetman is widely recognized among leaders credited with broadening the state’s economy to include high technology industries, in addition to its historic reliance on agriculture, oil and gas. He became dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering in 1996 after founding and directing the university’s Microelectronics Research Center for 14 years. His teaching and research interests focus on semiconductor materials and devices, and he authored the textbook Solid State Electronic Devices, which has been translated into Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Polish.
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The Cockrell School ranks among the top ten engineering programs in the United States and aspires to move into the top five. With the nation's fourth highest number of faculty members elected to the National Academy of Engineering, the Cockrell School's more than 7,000 students work with many of the world's finest engineering educators and researchers. This environment prepares graduates to become engineering leaders and innovators working for the betterment of society.