Dr. Jacob Abraham receives Best Paper Award at international conference
September 28, 2007
Dr. Jacob Abraham, professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the Best Paper Award at the 24th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) Very-Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Test Symposium (VTS).
Chemical engineering graduate student receives national best paper award
September 27, 2007
Hyung Joo Lee, a chemical engineering Ph.D. student, will receive the best paper award at the Advanced Equipment Control/Advanced Process Control (AEC/APC) Symposium for his research in eliminating systematic disturbances and improving chamber-to-chamber matching in semiconductors.
HENAAC awards scholarships to four engineering students
September 26, 2007
Four University of Texas at Austin engineering students will receive scholarships this year from the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation.
Carbon Dioxide Underground Storage Feasible Using "Off-The-Shelf" Technology from Oil Industry
September 25, 2007
Despite the sobering amount of carbon dioxide needing storage to reduce greenhouse gases, funneling the offensive chemical underground remains technologically possible for the oil industry, says Dr. Steve Bryant, associate professor of petroleum and geosystems engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.
Summer Vocation: Professor Ocampo shares secrets of solar system, education, dignity with rural Colombian children
September 20, 2007
Cesar Ocampo plans to start a non-profit organization to help Colombia’s neediest people while opening their eyes to what he knows best – space.
New lounge opens in Engineering Sciences building
September 18, 2007
A new lounge for electrical and computer engineering students will officially open on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. in the Engineering Sciences building (ENS).
Engineering volunteers among creators of solar house to be unveiled Sept. 17 during event recognizing SolarD Day
September 13, 2007
Engineering volunteers among creators of solar house to be unveiled Sept. 17 during event recognizing SolarD Day
Computer engineering professor named Outstanding New Faculty
September 12, 2007
Dr. Michael Orshansky, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, was named the Special Interest Group on Design Automation's (SIGDA) Outstanding New Faculty at the 2007 Design Automation Conference. SIGDA is part of the Association for Computing Machinery, the professional organization of computer scientists.
Dr. Pengyu Ren receives $1.2 million grant for drug research
September 12, 2007
Dr. Pengyu Ren, a biomedical engineering assistant professor, received a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop software that will improve the process of identifying the most effective chemical structures for new drugs.
Texas Executive Education Opens Energy Finance Program in Houston
September 12, 2007
The University of Texas at Austin will offer an innovative Energy Finance Certificate (EFC) program at its Federal Reserve Bank campus in Houston, beginning this fall.
Computer engineer receives NSF CAREER Award
September 11, 2007
Dr. David Z. Pan, an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, received a $410,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, which recognizes promising young faculty members.
Dr. David T. Allen receives Joe J. King Award
September 7, 2007
Dr. David T. Allen, a chemical engineering professor, received the 2008 Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award for making significant contributions to the engineering profession at the Cockrell School of Engineering.
