Chemical engineering professor receives Texas Exes Teaching Award
December 19, 2008
Hal Alper, chemical engineering assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the Texas Exes Teaching Award in his first semester at the Cockrell School of Engineering for his "positive influence on the educational experience of university students."
Transportation engineering professor selected to Hall of Fame
December 17, 2008
Michael Walton, transportation engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, was selected as a member of the inaugural class of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's Hall of Fame for his lifelong dedication to organizational leadership in the field and his contribution to the vision of intelligent transportation systems.
Mechanical engineering professor receives Cockrell School award
December 17, 2008
Steven P. Nichols, a mechanical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received the 2009 Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award for making significant contributions to the engineering profession at the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Graduate students receive national fellowships
December 17, 2008
Justin Carpenter, Paul Smith and Antonius Keddis, engineering graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin, have received National GEM Consortium Fellowships.
Research paper receives Fred Burggraf Award for excellence in transportation research
December 15, 2008
Professor Travis Waller and Jennifer Duthie, a doctoral candidate, will receive the Fred Burggraf Award for excellence in transportation research at the Transportation Research Board's January meeting in Washington, D.C., where over 10,000 transportation professionals will gather.
Aerospace engineering professor to serve as editor-in-chief
December 15, 2008
Professor Noel Clemens, aerospace engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been selected to serve as editor-in-chief of Experiments in Fluids, a top engineering journal published by Springer Publishing, based in Heidelberg, Germany.
Chemical engineering professors receive national award
December 15, 2008
Donald R. Paul and Nicholas Peppas, chemical engineering professors at The University of Texas at Austin, have been selected as the 2008 recipient of the Founders Award sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
State bicycle survey reveals danger concerns, cycling perceptions
December 9, 2008
Bicyclists in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are more concerned with being involved in vehicle crashes compared to bicyclists in other Texas cities, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin.
Cockrell School of Engineering names its 2008 Distinguished Graduates
December 4, 2008
Five alumni were elected Distinguished Engineering Graduates of The University of Texas at Austin and honored Dec. 6 during fall commencement ceremonies.
