Women in Engineering Program Director Elected President-Elect of WEPAN
May 31, 2007
Tricia Berry, Director of the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected President-Elect of the Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN).
Engineering students and professors honored by University Coop
May 31, 2007
Three teachers in the college of engineering received outstanding graduate teaching awards for 2006-2007.
Environmental, architectural engineering website honored with instructional technology award
May 29, 2007
An interactive website teaching about mass and energy balances in buildings (www.ce.utexas.edu/bmeb) received the university provost's highest honor during its annual Innovative Instructional Technology Awards Program.
Graduate student wins Best Student Paper at international conference
May 29, 2007
Ramya Bhagavatula, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering won Best Student Paper Award this spring at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, one of the premier conferences for cutting edge research in wireless communication.
Oilfield offers open classroom for top petroleum engineering students
May 29, 2007
Natural gas drilling sites, oilfield pumping equipment and rugged, remote office locations appended two years of scholarly books and orderly classrooms when 33 petroleum engineering students attended Camp Bevo this month. The University of Texas at Austin Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering began the "intersession" program three years ago as a student retention tool. For many participants it represented their first introduction to an actual oilfield outside of university laboratories.
Mechanical engineer receives medal for underwater acoustics
May 25, 2007
Dr. Preston S. Wilson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received the 2007 A. B. Wood Medal from the Institute of Acoustics, a professional society in the UK.
Assistant professor wins innovative excellence award for creative teaching
May 23, 2007
Dr. Jeffrey Siegel, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, received the Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology from the International Conference on College Teaching and Learning.
Helping stroke patients walk better goal of $1.3 million grant to mechanical engineer
May 23, 2007
Dr. Rick Neptune, professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, received a four-year, $1.3 million grant to improve computer tools for assisting people with stroke-related impairments in walking.
Chemical engineer selected to present Van Ness award lectures
May 17, 2007
Thomas Truskett, assistant professor in chemical engineering, has been selected to present the 2007 Hendrick C. Van Ness Award Lectures on October 10th and 11th, 2007, in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Aerospace student team places sixth at Design, Build, Fly competition
May 17, 2007
A team of 15 aerospace engineering students placed sixth among 50 teams competing in American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics's 2007 Cessna/Raytheon Missile Systems Student Design/Build/Fly competition.
Engineering professor emeritus becomes interim director of university's student financial services
May 14, 2007
Charles A. Sorber, a former senior administrator at the University of Texas System, former president of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and former interim president of the University of Texas at Arlington, has agreed to come out of retirement and head the Office of Student Financial Services for an interim period, beginning May 29. Sorber, professor emeritus in the College of Engineering, agreed to step in as Lawrence W. Burt, associate vice president and director of student financial services at The University of Texas at Austin, was dismissed today following an investigation into allegations of impropriety in his office.
Chemical engineer named Fulbright Scholar in Spain for next year
May 10, 2007
Brian Korgel, associate professor in chemical engineering, has been named a Fulbright Scholar in Spain for the 2007-2008 school year.
Electrical engineer's article becomes most viewed of publication
May 10, 2007
An article co-written by Dr. Ananth Dodabalapur, Ashley H. Priddy Centennial Professor in Engineering, listed among the 2006 Top 10 most viewed articles published in "Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry."
Chemical engineering professor writes one of Macromolecule's most cited
May 10, 2007
Isaac C. Sanchez, professor of chemical engineering, wrote the paper ranked 12th among articles most cited in the 40-year history of the journal Macromolecules.
Construction Industry Institute announces new director
May 10, 2007
This semester Wayne Crew became the new executive director of the Construction Industry Institute (CII) at The University of Texas at Austin.
National Science Foundation selects 15 university students for research fellowships
May 10, 2007
Fifteen University of Texas at Austin students have been accepted to the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship program for 2007.
Engineering students win six awards at GAIN conference
May 10, 2007
The Graduate Engineering Council presented the third annual Graduate And Industry Networking (GAIN) conference at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.
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).
Aerospace engineer elected fellow of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
May 8, 2007
Professor Thomas Hughes from the University of Texas at Austin has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Civil engineering students win four awards at regional bridge competition
May 8, 2007
The University of Texas at Austin's student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers won three first place awards at the 2007 Texas-Mexico Regional Steel Bridge Competition.
ExxonMobil donates more than $700,000 as matching gift to The University of Texas at Austin
May 7, 2007
ExxonMobil has given $727,606 to The University of Texas at Austin to match $243,596 in gifts made by the company's employees and retirees in the past year. The donation was presented to university President William Powers Jr. at a reception that capped a day of open-house events for ExxonMobil personnel and their families.
Local students robot inventions showcased during LEGO MINDSTORMS Mania! event
May 7, 2007
More than 450 elementary and middle school students from the Austin area will re-enact a Star Wars battle scene and demonstrate other robotic achievements to the public in the seventh annual LEGO MINDSTORMS Mania! event sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering, National Instruments and the Texas Computer Education Association.
