Two graduate students awarded EPA fellowships
September 27, 2006
Two students at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded Science to Achieve Results (STAR) fellowships from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Former Clean Energy Incubator director discusses Austin clean-energy market
September 26, 2006
Richard Amato, president and CEO of Venti Energy and former director of Austin's Clean Energy Incubator, will discuss clean-energy entrepreneurs and Austin’s clean-energy picture in the second lecture of a series hosted by The University of Texas at Austin Graduate Engineering Council.
Accessing trapped natural gas to be easier with new computer models
September 25, 2006
Oil and gas exploration companies expect more success in extracting trapped gas from existing wells thanks to improved computer models under development by a petroleum engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin.
Wireless engineers receive $6.5 million to help emergency responders, others
September 25, 2006
To enable emergency responders and others to establish temporary wireless networks in the future, electrical engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have received $6.5 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to understand the physical constraints on such networks.
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.
Bike lanes prevent over-correction by drivers, bicyclists, reducing danger even on narrow roads
September 18, 2006
By studying the interactions of drivers and bicyclists on Texas roads, transportation engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that having painted bike lanes on streets and roads helps both commuters stay in safer, more central positions in their respective lanes.
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.
U.S. Department of Energy official to discuss national energy policy, resources
September 14, 2006
Scott Minos, a public affairs specialist from the U.S. Department of Energy, will talk about U.S. energy policy, energy consumption and future energy options in the first lecture of a five-part series hosted by the The University of Texas at Austin Graduate Engineering Council.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman, engineering professor, speaks Thursday about future of nuclear power
September 12, 2006
Dr. Dale Klein from The University of Texas at Austin, who was named chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in July, will discuss the challenges of renewed interest in nuclear power and the workforce expansion this would require.
Professor to receive award from American Institute of Chemical Engineers
September 8, 2006
University of Texas at Austin Professor Nicholas A. Peppas will receive the 2006 James E. Bailey Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Biological Engineering at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in November.
