Chemical engineering professor receives national award
November 24, 2008
Benny D. Freeman, chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been selected to receive the 2009 American Chemical Society Award in Applied Polymer Science for his pioneering polymer science research that has defined the state of the art in polymer-based gas, liquid, and vapor separation membranes.
Aerospace engineering professor receives national award and is appointed to NASA Council
November 24, 2008
Bob E. Schutz, aerospace engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, is the 2008 recipient of the American Astronautical Society Dirk Brouwer Award.
Civil engineering professor receives national award
November 19, 2008
Maria Juenger, civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the 2009 Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award from the American Concrete Institute.
The University of Texas at Austin among leaders in study abroad, international students
November 17, 2008
The University of Texas at Austin is among the top three universities sending students abroad and the Top 10 universities educating international students, according to the new "Open Doors" report, published by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Biomedical engineering students collaborate with SpineSmith Partners to develop innovative products
November 17, 2008
SpineSmith Partners, an innovative bio-medical device company, is collaborating with several senior design teams in The University of Texas at Austin's Biomedical Engineering Department to help educate students on the design, engineering, and commercialization process of medical devices.
Engineer to present leak-proof method for carbon dioxide storage at international conference
November 13, 2008
Steven Bryant, engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, will present new research at the ninth annual International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies that examines a unique storage method in carbon sequestration that eliminates the risk of CO2 escaping via buoyancy.
Annual award renamed after Cockrell School professor; Cockrell School assistant professor selected as first recipient
November 3, 2008
The Special Achievement Award for Young Investigators in Applied Mechanics, an award given annually by the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), has been renamed the Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award.
$500,000 award to fight clandestine nuclear activity
November 3, 2008
As part of a broad international effort to eliminate the testing of nuclear weapons, engineers at The University of Texas at Austin were awarded $511,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to research better methods for monitoring and detecting covert nuclear tests.
