Nuclear engineer selected to chair international advisory group
March 25, 2008
Sean O'Kelly, associate director of the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory, was selected to chair the International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Working Group on Research Reactors.
Transportation engineering student selected for national leadership conference
March 21, 2008
Alison Conway, a Ph.D. student in transportation engineering, has been selected to participate in the 2008 Eno Leadership Development Conference by the Board of Regents of the Eno Transportation Foundation.
Civil engineering professor receives lifetime achievement award
March 18, 2008
Dr. Thomas Kennedy, emeritus professor of civil engineering, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Modified Asphalt Producers for his research that focused on the development of new materials and technical procedures.
Chemical engineers discover new way to control particle motion potentially aiding micro- and nano-fluid systems for drug delivery, sensors, more
March 17, 2008
Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels, potentially aiding the development of micro- and nano-scale technologies such as drug delivery devices, chemical and biological sensors, and components for miniaturized biological "lab-on-a-chip" applications.
Better air traffic flow goal of adaptable system for flight decisions
March 10, 2008
A system for streamlining decisions about airplane takeoffs and landings that adjusts to new input on the fly is under development by a University of Texas at Austin engineer and Massachusetts colleagues.
The University of Texas at Austin Wins $17 Million Grant from Department of Energy for Computational Research
March 7, 2008
The Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) at The University of Texas at Austin has received $17 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to develop computer modeling techniques that can provide more reliable predictions of complex systems, such as re-entry of vehicles from space into Earth's atmosphere.
Biomedical engineering professor selected as international fellow
March 6, 2008
Dr. Lisa Brannon-Peppas, professor of biomedical engineering, was named a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering by the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering for her pioneering work on degradable polymers and drug delivery products, especially for cancer treatment.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and The University of Texas at Austin Form Academic Partnership
March 5, 2008
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and The University of Texas at Austin today announced a research and educational partnership in computational earth sciences and engineering. Under the Academic Excellence Alliance (AEA), the universities will identify and nominate the founding KAUST faculty, establish joint research, and collaborate in the design of the academic curriculum. This innovative approach to institutional collaboration and faculty selection will enable KAUST, a new international, graduate-level research university opening in Saudi Arabia in 2009, to build its academic foundation during the University's first several years of operation. The partnership will also expand The University of Texas at Austin's capacity to carry out basic research and develop innovations that can benefit the people and economy of Texas.
