December 17, 2008
Steven P. Nichols, a mechanical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received the 2009 Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award for making significant contributions to the engineering profession at the Cockrell School of Engineering. Nichols’ work at the university has encouraged entrepreneurship, education and commercialization experiences for students from the Cockrell School as well as other schools and colleges within the university. Nichols is the director of the Advanced Manufacturing Center and holds the Clint W. Murchison, Sr. Chair of Free Enterprise.
About the Cockrell School of Engineering:
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.