Carbon materials pioneer joins Mechanical Engineering Department
July 25, 2007
Nanotechnology expert and physical chemist Rodney Ruoff will be joining the faculty this fall of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.
Computer engineering doctoral student receives Best Paper Award
July 20, 2007
Ramakrishna Kotla, a computer engineering doctoral candidate, with Computer Science Associate Professors Lorenzo Alvisi and Mike Dahlin, received the Best Paper Award at the USENIX Advanced Computing Systems Association annual technical conference.
Chemical engineering graduate student receives national scholarship
July 20, 2007
Yang Zhang, chemical engineering doctoral student, has received a scholarship from the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society to research multivariate statistical process control methods to develop and implement an online monitoring software package for industrial chemical and biological batch processes.
Chemical engineering undergraduate student selected to attend two national conferences
July 17, 2007
Jessica Rosinski, a chemical engineering undergraduate student, was selected to attend the U.S. Women in Nuclear 2007 Conference in Anaheim, California sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Institute.
Mechanical engineering senior research scientist receives national materials award
July 17, 2007
Dr. Joseph H. Koo, mechanical engineering senior research scientist, received the Fellows Award from the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE).
Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory receives national operations award
July 17, 2007
The university's Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory received the Meritorious Achievement in Operations Award recognizing outstanding nuclear reactor operations from the American Nuclear Society.
Chemical engineering professor receives national Creative Invention Award
July 17, 2007
Dr. Adam Heller, chemical engineering research professor, received the 2008 American Chemical Society (ACS) Award for Creative Invention.
Mechanical engineering professor receives entrepreneurship award
July 13, 2007
Dr. Steven Nichols, mechanical engineering professor, received the American Society for Engineering Education 2007 Kaufmann Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award.
College renamed Cockrell School of Engineering; 30 years of family giving builds $130 million endowment
July 11, 2007
The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System today (July 11) renamed the College of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin the Cockrell School of Engineering, honoring the late Ernest Cockrell Jr. of Houston, a 1936 graduate of the university who earned bachelor's and master's degrees in petroleum engineering.
Engineering School ranked among top producers of minority undergraduate degrees
July 11, 2007
The Cockrell School of Engineering ranks fourth in the nation in producing undergraduate degrees for minority groups, according to the June edition of Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.
McKetta's longstanding influence inspires chemical engineering alumni to give back
July 9, 2007
Dr. John J. McKetta, who will celebrate 61 years on campus this fall, helps the Chemical Engineering Department connect with alumni to continue growing as a vital interface between students, faculty and researchers.
University of Texas at Austin, Chevron form research alliance to develop next-generation enhanced oil recovery technologies
July 9, 2007
The University of Texas at Austin and Chevron Corp. have formed a research alliance to develop new technology to increase the amount of oil recovered from mature and challenging reservoirs.
European approval received for Abbott's continuous glucose monitor whose sensor was pioneered at University of Texas at Austin
July 3, 2007
Abbott recently received European CE Mark approval for its continuous glucose monitoring system whose biosensor was pioneered by a chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin.
Gloyna among 2007 Presidential Citation award recipients to be honored at University of Texas at Austin
July 3, 2007
Hector DeLeon, Earnest F. Gloyna and Mrs. Lyndon Baines "Lady Bird" Johnson have been selected to receive the prestigious Presidential Citation for 2007 awarded by William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin.
