Aerospace engineering professor elected fellow of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 30, 2008
Dr. J. Tinsley Oden, an associate vice president for research and director of the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES), was elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Insulin pill possibilities starting to gel; engineer reports significant progress
April 28, 2008
Insulin pills to replace the injections necessary for those suffering from diabetes appear closer to reality through new research by chemical and biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Biomedical engineering professor named fellow of American Society for Engineering
April 21, 2008
Dr. Nicholas Peppas, biomedical engineering professor, was recently elected fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education in recognition of his commitment and excellence in engineering education.
Aerospace sophomore receives full scholarship and guaranteed summer internships
April 18, 2008
Philip Barcelon, aerospace engineering sophomore, received a SMART (Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Program) Scholarship from the American Society for Engineering Education.
Biomedical engineering professor wins alumni award
April 17, 2008
Dr. Mia K. Markey, biomedical engineering assistant professor, was selected to receive a 2008 Alumni Distinguished Leadership Award from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) for her "distinguished achievements and leadership contributions in her professional field of endeavor consistent with IMSA's mission".
Associate professor receives Fulbright Scholar award
April 16, 2008
Dr. Elmira Popova, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was recently named a Fulbright Scholar by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to lecture and conduct research in operations research and statistics during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Gel-like material shows promise as oral insulin pill for diabetes
April 16, 2008
Biomedical engineers report development of a gel-like material that could help speed the long-awaited arrival of insulin that can be taken in a pill by mouth, rather than with injections.
Chemical engineering professor honored as international fellow
April 15, 2008
Dr. Thomas Edgar, chemical engineering professor, has been elected a fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) for his outstanding contributions to the fields of mathematical modeling, optimization, and automatic control of chemical and microelectronics processes and professional leadership.
Engineers, educators, science cohorts gather for conference seeking to recruit more girls to technical fields
April 15, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas — More than 100 educators, business representatives and advocates of technical fields will gather for the Texas Girls Collaborative Project Kick-off Conference to network and forge partnerships that seek to increase the number of girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Assistant professors receive national award
April 11, 2008
Seth Bank and Emanuel Tutuc, assistant professors in electrical and computer engineering, and Carlos Hidrovo, mechanical engineering assistant professor, recently received Young Faculty Awards from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further develop and validate their research.
Construction management professor and student win international innovation award
April 11, 2008
Dr. William O'Brien, civil engineering assistant professor, and his former graduate student Maj. March Distefano, received a FIATECH Celebration of Engineering and Technology Innovation (CETI) Award for their research project "Comparative Evaluation of Infrastructure Assessment Methodologies at the Small Unit Level."
Fifteen Texas plants recognized for significant energy savings
April 9, 2008
Texas Industries of the Future, a component of The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering, honored 15 Texas plants Wednesday in Houston for their energy-saving efforts as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now initiative.
Biomedical engineering professors receive regional awards
April 8, 2008
Two biomedical engineering professors recently received awards from the Gulf-Southwest sections of the American Society for Engineering Education.
Assistant professors receive national award
April 8, 2008
Seth Bank and Emanuel Tutuc, assistant professors in electrical and computer engineering, and Carlos Hidrovo, mechanical engineering assistant professor, recently received Young Faculty Awards from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further develop and validate their research.
Oil recovery expert, ecology spokesperson Tad Patzek of UC-Berkeley named chair of nation's top petroleum engineering department
April 7, 2008
Tad Patzek, professor of geoengineering at the University of California-Berkeley, will become chair of the Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin effective September 1.
Aerospace engineering professor wins international computation award
April 4, 2008
Tom Hughes, aerospace engineering professor, received the Grand Prize from the Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science.
Engineering graduate programs rank among nation's best
April 2, 2008
In the annual rankings of graduate program quality by U.S. News and World Report, the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin ranked 11th in the nation among 199 accredited engineering schools offering doctoral programs, and 5th among the public institutions.
Civil engineer receives award for First Pan American Conference
April 1, 2008
Dr. Jorge G. Zornberg, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, received the Achievement Award from the Mexican Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society "in recognition for his invaluable enthusiasm, dedication and commitment that led to GeoAmericas 2008, the First Pan-American Geosynthetics Conference."
Robotics and Automation Society student chapter mentors award-winning team
April 1, 2008
The Robotics and Automation Society student chapter mentored the high school robotics team that won the Johnson and Johnson Gracious Professionalism Award from the FIRST Robotics Lone Star Regional competition.
Civil engineering professor receives national transportation award
April 1, 2008
Randy Machemehl, civil engineering professor, has been selected to receive the 2008 Wilbur S. Smith Award from the Transportation and Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers for his "contributions to transportation engineering as a teacher, researcher and research administrator."
