Chemical engineering professor emeritus receives honorary doctorate
May 29, 2008
Dr. Adam Heller, chemical engineering professor emeritus, received an honorary doctorate from the City University of New York (CUNY) and gave the commencement address at CUNY's Queens College.
Academic advisor receives university service award
May 21, 2008
Audra Sneed, engineering academic advisor, was awarded the Texas Star Award for Outstanding Service by the Association of Professionals in Student Affairs for her excellent student service and outstanding contributions to the university community during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Graduate student receives two best paper awards
May 15, 2008
T. Muraliganth, materials science and engineering graduate student, was honored with two best paper awards.
Petroleum engineer's research group receives national best paper award
May 15, 2008
Carlos Torres-Verdin, petroleum and geosystems engineering associate professor, received the Petrophysics 2007 Best Paper Award with co-authors, Guodong Jin, Sarath Devarajan, Emmanuel Toumelin and E.C. Thomas.
Four young engineering graduates honored during commencement ceremonies
May 13, 2008
During May commencement ceremonies the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin recognized four outstanding young graduates who have become influential leaders in the engineering community. They are Tim Crain, Rebekah Drezek, Jeff Edgar and Shay Roalson.
ExxonMobil gives more than $900,000 in matching gifts to The University of Texas at Austin
May 13, 2008
ExxonMobil has given $929,091 to The University of Texas at Austin as a three-to-one match of gifts made by the company's employees and retirees in the past year.
Civil engineering professor receives national award
May 9, 2008
Dr. Joseph Yura, emeritus civil engineering professor, received the Offshore Technology in Civil Engineering Hall of Fame award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for his paper entitled "Ultimate Capacity Equations for Tubular Joints."
Chemical engineering senior receives University Co-op grand prize award
May 9, 2008
Baltej Ludher, chemical engineering senior, received the $20,000 University Co-op George H. Mitchell grand prize award for his research paper "Novel Methods for Producing Micron and Sub-micron Pharmaceutical Particles for Pulmonary and Oral Delivery."
Design-Build-Fly teams receive second and fourth place at international aeronautics
May 8, 2008
Aerospace engineering student teams scored 2nd and 4th place wins in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design-Build-Fly (DBF) international competition.
Black engineers student group wins coveted national honor
May 5, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas--The University of Texas at Austin’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers was recently named “National Large Chapter of the Year” by its parent organization, a first-time honor for the 60-member student group.
Nanosurgery on a specially designed microchip reveals anesthetics interfere with nerve regeneration process
May 5, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas--A hair strand-thin worm is providing substantial clues on how nerves regenerate, offering insight and hope to finding genes that affect nerve generation and ultimately new drugs and therapies for human neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer’s.
Aerospace engineer receives CAREER award to minimize environmental footprint of engines
May 2, 2008
Dr. Venkat Raman, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, received a $400,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, a prestigious honor which recognizes promising young faculty members. This five-year grant will be used to develop new mathematical tools for simulating the complex physics inside aircraft engines and similar devices.
Technology to be taught to construction workers using $1 million National Science Foundation grant
May 1, 2008
A collaborative research team from The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering and School of Information has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to teach construction professionals to incorporate cutting-edge technology into everyday tasks.
