Civil engineering professor and student win 2006 Best Journal Paper
May 9, 2007
Lance Manuel, Associate Professor of civil engineering, and Korn Saranyasoontorn, who earned his civil engineering doctorate in May 2006, won the Best Journal Paper for 2006 from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Technical Committee on Wind Energy (Solar Energy Division). The paper, entitled "Design Loads for Wind Turbines using the Environmental Contour Method,” proposes an efficient simulation-based procedure for predicting design loads for a wind turbine that ensures specified reliability levels over the turbine’s planned service life. Manuel holds the Fluor Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Engineering.
Computer engineers win most influential paper of the year award
April 30, 2007
A research paper by Dr. Yale N. Patt, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Centennial Chair in Engineering, and his former student Dr. Tse-Yu Yeh, an associate research scientist in the HPS Research Group and currently the Chief Architect of Palo Alto Semiconductor, won the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA) 2007 Most Influential Paper of the Year Award. The paper, entitled "Alternative Implementations of Two-Level Adaptive Branch Prediction," published in ISCA in1992 was selected as having had the most impact on the field (in terms of research, development, products or ideas) during the 15 years since it was published.
Environmental engineering professor receives lifetime achievement award
April 30, 2007
Dr. Raymond C. Loehr, the Hussein M. Alharthy Centennial Chair Emeritus in Civil Engineering, was awarded the Environmental and Water Resources Institute 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award is given to members who have significantly contributed public service and research to the advancement of water and environmental engineering. Dr. Loehr has had an active teaching and research program for over 40 years which has focused on the management of industrial and hazardous wastes and on technologies for the remediation of soils and sediments contaminated with organic chemicals.
Biomedical student elected president of national organization
April 27, 2007
Margaret Phillips, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, was elected president of Society for Biomaterials national student organization for the next two years. The society represents all biomedical engineering programs with active biomaterials programs and has about 550 members on 16 campuses nationwide.
Biomedical engineering assistant professor wins junior faculty enhancement award
April 27, 2007
Dr. James Tunnell, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, received the 2007 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities. The award is for his research entitled "In vivo Tumor Targeting with Metal Nanoparticles" that focuses on treating cancers using light irradiated nanoparticles that find and attach themselves to cancer cells in the body.
Engineering staff member receives Excellence Award from student organization
April 27, 2007
Glynda Groth-Putnam, director of the College’s Office of Student Life, received the university-wide Excellence Award from The Eyes of Texas, an anonymous student organization. The Eyes of Texas awards faculty, staff and administrators who positively impact student life with their commitment to the university.
UT alumnus wins federal engineer of the year
April 27, 2007
Dr. Garrett Polhamus, a 1976 electrical engineering alumnus of The University of Texas at Austin is the National Society of Professional Engineer’s 2007 Federal Engineer of the Year. The award is based on his engineering achievements, educational, civic and humanitarian activities. Polhamus is the chief of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Bioeffects Division and has overseen research conducted on non-lethal weaponry as well as the biological effects of high powered lasers.
Biomedical engineer receives Welch Foundation seed grant
April 25, 2007
Muhammad Zaman, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, received a research grant of $150,000 over a three-year period from the Welch Foundation. The grant will fund research seeking to customize the adhesion properties of cell surfaces. Zaman’s findings on how cells attach to the surrounding matrix as well as other cells, will have wide ranging applications in biomaterial design, drug discovery and various aspects of cancer research.
College of Engineering names 2007 Staff Excellence award winners
April 25, 2007
The College of Engineering announced the winners of the 2007 Staff Excellence Awards. They are Jessica Baugher, assistant director of the Engineering Career Assistance Center; Sharon Bressette, undergraduate advising center coordinator for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Amy Gilbert, accountant for the Chemical Engineering Department; Nabeel Khwaja, research associate for the Center for Transportation Research; Sylvia Romero, administrative services officer for the Business Affairs Office and Jewell K. Walters, executive assistant for the Construction Industry Institute.
UT Professor elected to IEEE Communications Society Board of Governors
April 16, 2007
Dr. Ted Rappaport, professor of electrical engineering and an expert in wireless communications, was elected to the IEEE Communications Society Board of Governors by the society’s 42,000 members to serve as a Member at Large for a 3 year period.
Civil engineering professor named distinguished graduate by Texas A&M University
April 16, 2007
Professor Emeritus Ronald Hudson was named a distinguished graduate from Texas A&M University Department of Civil Engineering for his teaching and research in pavement and infrastructure management systems, which have been adopted worldwide by transportation agencies at all levels of government.
Mechanical engineering professor wins national award from American Nuclear Society
April 16, 2007
Dr. Sheldon Landsberger, Professor and Coordinator of the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program in the Mechanical Engineering Department, received the Arthur Holly Compton award from the American Nuclear Society for outstanding achievements in education in nuclear science and engineering for designing and implementing “one of the most advanced distance learning programs in the nation” for nuclear engineers.
Undergraduate electrical engineering advisor wins Texas Exes’ award
April 16, 2007
Janice Williams, an undergraduate advisor in the electrical and computer engineering department, received a 2007 Texas Exes’ James W. Vick Advising Award, recognizing her dedication to students, and her positive influences not only on others’ educational experiences, but on their entire lives. Awardees are selected by students and given to only four advisors annually.
Chemical engineering alumna awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
April 9, 2007
Corinna Kester, a 2004 Plan II/Chemical Engineering alumna from The University of Texas at Austin, received one of 48 Gates Cambridge Scholarships for study at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. Kester plans to pursue a master’s degree in engineering for sustainable development there. Selection for this scholarship is based on academic achievements as well as interest to contribute to the general good of society. Kester currently heads a sustainability program at the university. Her Gates award is only the second awarded a University of Texas at Austin student since the scholarship was established in 2000. Kester is a 2003 Truman Scholar and was a finalist for both the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships.
Aerospace engineering senior received the national 2007 Co-op student award
April 9, 2007
Corwin Olson, an aerospace engineering senior, was selected for the Co-op Student Achievement Award by the Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA). Recipients are chosen based on written statements by a CEIA member, the student’s employer and the student. Olson completed three Cooperative Engineering Education tours with United Space Alliance, working in the Training Division of NASA's Johnson Space Center. He became a certified NASA instructor and taught astronauts and future crewmembers of the International Space Station. He was ranked among the top four overall instructors in the Training Division by the 2004 class of astronauts.
Two doctoral students receive Grants-In-Aid from national society
April 9, 2007
Federico Noris, a doctoral student in environmental and water resources engineering and Donghyun Rim, a doctoral student in architectural engineering, were each selected to receive a Graduate Student Grant-In-Aid from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The students received $10,000 and $7,500 respectively. Awards are based on advisor recommendations, student and advisor activities, and descriptions of the student’s research project. The students were commended on their state-of-the-art research. Rim, advised by Dr. Atila Novoselac, assistant professor of architectural engineering, studies human exposure to indoor pollutants. Noris, advised by Dr. Kerry Kinney, professor of environmental engineering, analyzes material deposited on air filters.
Civil engineering professor receives national innovation prize
April 9, 2007
Ellen Rathje is the 2006 recipient of the Shah Innovation Prize from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. The prize rewards young professionals and academics for creative efforts in the field of earthquake risk mitigation and management. Rathje has made several advances in the study of liquefaction of soil during earthquakes and using satellite imagery to document earthquake effects. She is currently working on projects regarding methods to improve liquefiable soils, as well as to predict of earthquake-induced landslides.
Aerospace student receives Fulbright to Australia
April 2, 2007
Aerospace engineering doctoral candidate Tyler Summers received a 2007 U.S. Postgraduate Fulbright Scholarship to Australia. Selections to this program are based on leadership potential, academic and/or professional excellence, and commitment to mutual understanding. Summers will research controlling vehicle formations with Distinguished Professor Brian D.O. Anderson, an electrical engineering professor at The Australian National University in Canberra.
Gilbert wins Austin Civil Engineer of the Year
March 27, 2007
Dr. Bob Gilbert, professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, was awarded Civil Engineer of the Year by the Austin branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Gilbert, the Hudson Matlock Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, was recognized for his six years as faculty advisor to the American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter; his contribution to the formation and operation of the organization’s national Geo-Institute; and his current service on the society’s External Review Panel reviewing the forensic analysis of the levee failures in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Gilbert’s technical expertise is in risk analysis and management, with a wide-range of applications including building foundations, pipelines, slopes, dams, landfills and groundwater remediation systems.
Professor named fellow of international association
February 12, 2007
Chemical Engineering Professor Grant Willson was recently elected a fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering for his contributions to lithography and microelectronic processing. Willson’s research aims to understand the interaction between organic materials and light in order to better design, synthesize and characterize new organic materials with useful properties. Fellows are chosen for their significant contributions to the optics, photonics and imaging fields.
Chemical engineer receives university teaching innovation award
February 12, 2007
Chemical Engineering Professor Dave Allen was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA) at The University of Texas at Austin. The university-wide award is given annually to faculty who “demonstrate inspiration, innovation, technology, collaboration and assessment." Allen received the award for a pilot course entitled “Sustaining a Planet,” which he taught last fall with Geology Professor Jay Banner. For more information, see: http://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/news/etaward07_allen-banner.php
Chemical engineering student earns best poster award regionally
February 12, 2007
Tracy Bucholz, a graduate student in chemical engineering, received the best poster by a graduate student award at the Polymers West Gordon Research Conference. Her research project focused on a new synthesis technique, known as atom transfer radical polymerization, to synthesize well-defined functional polymers and block copolymers for microelectronic applications. Bucholz studies under Dr. Lynn Loo , assistant professor of chemical engineering.
Lawler receives alumni award from alma mater
February 07, 2007
Environmental Engineer Desmond Lawler received the distinguished alumni award from his alma mater, the University of North Carolina. Lawler, the W.A. Cunningham Professor of Engineering in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin won UNC’s 2007 Environmental Sciences and Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award. Lawler was noted for his state and national recognition for both his research and teaching. Since 1980, Dr. Lawler has received 12 teaching awards and is a member of the University’s Distinguished Teaching Academy. His research includes both experimental and mathematical approaches to investigate physical and chemical treatment processes for drinking water, wastewater, and industrial process water. Currently his research focuses on pre-treating membranes to improve water recovery in desalination by reverse osmosis.
Chemical engineer elected to profession's hall of fame
February 02, 2007
Chemical Engineering Professor Thomas Edgar will be one of three 2007 inductees into the Process Automation Hall of Fame. The new additions are profiled in Control magazine’s February issue, which is available here: http://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2007/015.html. Edgar was chosen for his research in the field of control technology and his work to promote the field, such as co-authoring one of the field’s leading textbooks. He carries out research in process modeling, control and optimization.
Transportation engineer named Outstanding UT Graduate Teacher
January 12, 2007
Transportation Engineering Professor Chandra Bhat has been selected as the 2007 recipient of the UT Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award. The award honors faculty members for outstanding teaching at the graduate level and mentoring of graduate students. It is coordinated by the Graduate School and underwritten by the University Co-op. Bhat has supervised around 40 graduate students since arriving at the university in 1997. Since 2000, his graduate students have won 15 external (non-university) awards. In the past five years, Bhat and his graduate students have jointly authored more than 40 refereed articles that have been published or are forthcoming.
Civil Engineering professor named distinguished alumna
January 9, 2007
Sharon Wood has been selected to receive the 2007 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association at the University of Illinois. Wood, professor of civil engineering, studies the behavior of reinforced concrete structures. Her recent research includes the development of wireless sensors to detect corrosion and procedures for evaluating the fatigue response of existing prestressed concrete bridges.
Aerospace Engineering Chair awarded AIAA fellowship
December 15, 2006
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Chair Robert H. Bishop has been elected a 2007 fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Fellows are selected based on notable valuable contributions to the aerospace arts, sciences, or technologies. Bishop researches guidance, navigation and control of aerospace vehicles. He was one of 30 selected this year. The new fellows will be honored at the AIAA's Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala in Washington D.C. in May.
Two Electrical Engineering professors named fellows of international association
December 15, 2006
Electrical Engineering Professors Ari Arapostathis and Ross Baldick were elected fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Fellows are academic and industry professionals with extraordinary accomplishments in the field of electrical engineering. Arapostathis was elected for his contributions in nonlinear and stochastic control as well as applications in power systems. Currently, he is developing control techniques that would allow U.S. Navy ships' power systems to continue operating after sustaining damage. Baldick was named a fellow for his work analyzing power system economics. He is now working to analyze vulnerabilities of power grids and the performance of electricity markets.
Folliard receives student organization outstanding faculty award
December 14, 2006
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Kevin Folliard received the Texas Blazers Outstanding Faculty Award at the Texas Blazers Faculty Appreciation Breakfast on Dec. 8. Kevin was one of 10 faculty members from across the University to receive this award. Texas Blazers is an organization for male students at UT Austin. The organization promotes community service, university traditions, campus leadership and academic excellence. Professors are treated to a gourmet breakfast and presented with customized plaques at the faculty appreciation breakfast, which is held every semester.
Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Receives National Research Award
December 14, 2006
Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Megha Surve won the Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum's inaugural Award for Outstanding Research Performance at the national American Institute of Chemical Engineers convention in San Francisco. Nanoparticles are added to plastics to make the materials stronger, more light-weight, fire resistant or able to conduct electricity. Surve studied the interactions, stability and origins of material properties of resulting polymer-nanoparticle mixtures. She is advised by Chemical Engineering Professor Venkat Ganesan.
Civil engineer receives international award
December 11, 2006
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Kara Kockelman recently received the 2006 Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Award from the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). The award recognizes distinguished contributions to regional science by young researchers. Kockelman's primary research interests include the statistical modeling of urban systems (including models of travel behavior, trade and location choice), the economic impacts of transport policy, crash occurrence and consequences, and transport policy-making.
Students win national nuclear design award
December 11, 2006
Mechanical Engineering graduate students Emilio Alvarez, Derek Haas, Kevin Jackman, Scott Whitney and Stephen Wilson (who has since graduated) recently won the national American Nuclear Society Student Design Competition. The students designed a fast-neutron prompt gamma activation analysis facility for the UT Austin TRIGA nuclear reactor. The system collides neutrons with a sample material and measures the resulting emitted gamma rays to determine the material’s composition. Unlike other methods, theirs detects smaller samples of material and doesn’t destroy the material it’s assessing. Possible applications for the facility include analyzing soil and other environmental media for carbon sequestration studies, and analyzing carbon-based nuclear fuels. Assistant Mechanical Engineering Professor Steven Biegalski oversaw the project.
Biomedical engineering student receives NSBE research award
December 11, 2006
Shanique Roberson, a biomedical engineering junior, recently won first place in the Undergraduate Students in Technical Research competition at the National Society of Black Engineers’ fall regional conference. Roberson studied how cell density variation as well as mechanical and biophysical properties of extra-cellular matrix components affect the ability of cancer cells to spread. Roberson is a researcher with Dr. Muhammad Zaman's Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Dynamics. She will represent the nine-state region at the upcoming NSBE national convention in Columbus, Ohio. The technical research competition is composed of a poster session, oral presentations, and question-and-answer sessions.
College honors faculty for teaching, research, professional service
December 11, 2006
The College of Engineering announced the 2006 Faculty Excellence Awards during its annual November banquet.
Dr. Chandra Bhat, professor of civil engineering, received the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching. Bhat's award recognized his reputation for ensuring students receive a stimulating, well-rounded education in transportation research and his resulting perfect scores on course evaluations some semesters. His open-ended discussion approach and insistence that students apply his classes' data analysis methods to real-life transportation situations garner consistent praise from his students.
Dr. Gary Pope, professor of petroleum and geosystems engineering, received the Billy & Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Centennial Engineering Research Award. The award recognizes faculty whose documented research, while associated with UT Austin, has significantly advanced the engineering profession. The award recognized Pope's consistent ability to successfully guide research projects from theory to real-world applications, and his willingness to share his extensive research knowledge. Software he developed over several decades has become a mainstay for modeling surfactant-enhanced oil recovery and in surfactant remediation of contaminated groundwater.
Dr. Mary F. Wheeler, professor of aerospace engineering and petroleum and geosystems engineering, received the Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award for exemplary leadership in the engineering profession. Wheeler has spent 35 years applying her significant mathematical skills to developing sophisticated computer models of subsurface environments, assisting women to become successful researchers, and seeking to solve practical, important problems by encouraging interactions among researchers. She directs the university's Center for Subsurface Modeling in the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, a leading research group for mathematically-based models of underground petroleum and water resources.
Dr. Oguzhan Bayrak, who was promoted to associate professor of civil engineering in September, received the College of Engineering Award for Outstanding Teaching by An Assistant Professor. Bayrak was noted for his boundless patience and depth of knowledge and passion for teaching about concrete structures. He has received above average instructor ratings for three years because of his careful consideration of students' needs and the interactive environment in his courses that favors open communication and intensive learning.
Civil engineering student awarded indoor environmental quality fellowship
December 8, 2006
Civil Engineering graduate student Chi Phuong Hoang won the 2006 Ken Dillon Fellowship for Indoor Environmental Quality Design from the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute. The annual award is given to graduate or undergraduate students interested in the relationship between indoor air quality and public health in building design and construction. Hoang will receive $3,500 to study the chemistry of green building materials. Specifically, she will determine “secondary emissions” of organic chemicals that result from ozone reactions with green building products. These secondary emissions may persist for months or years and may be irritating or harmful to building occupants. Hoang’s research is supervised by Environmental Engineering Professor Richard Corsi and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Kerry Kinney.
Biomedical engineer receives national young investigator award
December 8, 2006
Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Krishnendu Roy will receive the 2007 Young Investigator Award from the Society for Biomaterials (SFB). Roy was selected for his "comprehensive research and educational program in biopolymer-based gene therapy and stem cell-based tissue engineering that has already produced new and exciting results." The SFB’s annual Young Investigator Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in the field of biomaterials research. Previous recipients include Jennifer West, who received her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the university in 1994.
Professors elected fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
November 29, 2006
Professors Michael Bryant and Ofodike A. Ezekoye have been elected fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Fellow Grade is the highest elected grade of membership within ASME, recognizing exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. Bryant, the Accenture Endowed Professor, specializes in tribology, the study of friction, wear and lubrication, as well as mechatronics, which integrates mechanical, electrical and computer elements into “modern” machines. Ezekoye has applied fundamentals of heat transfer and aerosol mechanics to better understand combustion burners and fire evolution in internal combustion engines. To be considered for a fellowship, engineers must have at least 10 years of active experience in the field.
Engineering professor named AAAS fellow
November 29, 2006
Peter Rossky, professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and professor of chemistry and biochemistry in the College of Natural Sciences, has been elected a 2006 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Fellows are chosen annually by their peers to recognize their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Rossky was selected for distinguished and creative contributions to theoretical understanding of the structure and dynamics of molecular liquids and solutions. This year's fellows were announced in the organization's prestigious journal Science on Nov. 24.
Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor to receive New Investigator Award
November 8, 2006
Assistant Professor Mia Markey will be awarded the American Medical Informatics Association’s 2006 New Investigator Award at the organization’s annual meeting on Saturday, November 11 in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes an individual for early informatics contributions and significant scholarly contributions on the basis of scientific merit and research excellence. Markey is interested in the application of artificial intelligence and statistical techniques in biology and medicine. Her lab seeks to design cost-effective clinical decision support systems to help healthcare providers better diagnose, treat and manage diseases such as cancer.
Electrical and Computer Engineering researchers earn best paper award
November 8, 2006
Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Michael Orshansky and Ph.D. students Murari Mani and Ashish K. Singh will receive the 2006 William J. McCalla Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, which is sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery. The paper introduces a novel optimization strategy for reducing the impact of variability in process parameters on the performance of future microprocessors. Using solutions during the design and post-manufacturing phases, the researchers proposed a method for improving chip yield and minimizing the power consumption of microprocessors.
Chemical Engineering Chair elected American Physical Society fellow
November 3, 2006
Chemical Engineering Department Chair Roger Bonnecaze has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society, an honor limited to one half of one percent of the organization's membership. Bonnecaze received the fellowship “for seminal contributions to the understanding of suspension and interfacial flows.” Bonnecaze’s research focuses on developing computer models and predictive tools that improve product development for systems of concentrated suspensions and manufacturing processes for imprint and immersion lithography. Other American Physical Society fellows in the Chemical Engineering Department include Jim Chelikowsky, Miguel Jose-Yacaman, Nicholas Peppas, Peter Rossky and Isaac Sanchez.
Chemical Engineering Professor elected national fellow
October 25, 2006
Chemical Engineering Professor John Ekerdt has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in recognition of his microelectronic materials research and leadership in the field of chemical engineering. Ekerdt, who holds the Dick Rothwell Endowed Chair, studies electronic materials chemistry, and surface and interface reaction kinetics. Other AIChE fellows on the College of Engineering faculty are Professors Thomas Edgar, Nicholas Peppas and Donald Paul as well as Senior Lecturer C. Thomas Sciance.
Biomedical Engineering Professor to receive lifetime award
October 25, 2006
Biomedical Engineering Professor A. J. Welch will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Optical Engineering at the organization's Biomedical Optics Exhibition in San Jose, California in January. Welch researches optical and thermal response of tissue to light radiation in order to evaluate present and future therapeutic and diagnostic techniques.
Petroleum alumni receives lifetime award
October 11, 2006
Harry A. Trueblood, Jr. was recently honored as the “2006 Wildcatter of the Year” by the Independent Petroleum Association of the Mountain States. This annual award represents a lifetime achievement of distinguished service, and is based upon the recipient's successful 55-year career in Rocky Mountain natural gas and oil exploration and production, community service and support of the oil and gas industry activities and organizations. A 1948 graduate of the university in petroleum engineering, Trueblood is the 24th recipient of this annual award.
Civil Engineering Professor elected head of national transportation organization
October 4, 2006
Civil Engineering Professor C. Michael Walton was elected chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) at the organization's annual meeting Oct. 1. Walton has held a variety of ARTBA leadership positions and helped develop the association's policy positions on federal transportation development issues. Walton, who holds the E.H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, is an international leader in transportation policy and engineering analysis.
Assistant dean receives advising award
September 22, 2006
Tricia Gore, assistant dean of student affairs in the College of Engineering, received a 2006 National Academic Advising Association Certificate of Merit Award for Outstanding Academic Advising Administrator. The award honors individuals who have excelled in directing an advising program as well as providing advising services.
Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate student named Applied Materials Fellow
September 18, 2006
Electrical and computer engineering graduate student Yonghyun Kim has been named an Applied Materials Graduate Fellow to study semiconductor process and device modeling for ultrashallow junction technology. The fellowship carries an $18,000 annual stipend renewable up to three years. Kim's graduate advisors are Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Sanjay Banerjee and Associate Chemical Engineering Professor Gyeong Hwang.