Aerospace engineer's lifetime achievements honored by international Space Foundation
January 30, 2008
Dr. Hans Mark, aerospace engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, will be honored with the 2008 General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award from the Space Foundation for more than 50 years of impact and leadership in space policy and the space industry.
Accomplishments of prestigious awards winners recognized by University of Texas at Austin
January 28, 2008
Some of the most prestigious awards given by The University of Texas at Austin were presented to a civil engineering professor and other recipients Wednesday, Jan. 23, during an honors dinner at the Blanton Museum of Art.
Student receives Silver Award from Materials Research Society
January 22, 2008
Christopher Carlton, a materials science and engineering doctoral student, received the Silver Award from the Materials Research Society (MRS) for his significant observations and imaging of silver nanoparticles undergoing the deformation process.
Electrical and computer engineering advisor receives Eyes of Texas Excellence Award
January 22, 2008
Janice Williams, an academic advisor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the Fall 2007 Eyes of Texas Excellence Award.
Bovik elected fellow of the Society of Photo-Optical and Instrumentation Engineers
January 22, 2008
Dr. Alan C. Bovik, an electrical engineering professor, has been elected fellow of the Society of Photo-Optical and Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) for his "pioneering technical, leadership, and educational contributions to the field of image processing."
Congressman Smith announces $1.2 million appropriation, tours university's wireless research lab involved in project
January 17, 2008
U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith toured The University of Texas at Austin's wireless research lab recently while announcing he obtained a $1.2 million appropriation for electrical engineers to create advanced wireless communication devices for military use.
Biomedical engineering professor receives profession's prestigious Galletti Award
January 16, 2008
Dr. Nicholas Peppas, professor of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering and pharmaceutics, has been selected to receive the 2008 Pierre Galletti Award from the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering for his contributions and leadership in biomaterials science and engineering, and for his work on drug delivery that led to new biomedical products and devices.
Bridge safety expert available to comment on Minneapolis bridge collapse findings
January 16, 2008
A University of Texas at Austin structural engineer from the Cockrell School of Engineering is available to discuss the findings related to steel plates identified as the fault point in the design of the Interstate 35-W bridge that initiated its collapse last summer in Minneapolis.
Cancer status could be determined in single office visit with biomedical engineering technology under development
January 11, 2008
By studying light-sensitive particles that latch onto cancer cells, a biomedical engineering researcher at The University of Texas at Austin and a medical physics expert at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are developing a technique to clarify within one office visit whether someone’s cancer has spread from an original tumor. whether someone's cancer has spread from an original tumor.
