Engineer receives $1.5 million grant for nanoparticle cancer research
June 30, 2008
A biomedical engineering assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute grant to conduct nanoparticle cancer research.
Idle computers offer hope to solve cancer's mysteries through grid computing project
June 24, 2008
A biomedical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin is using a concept called "grid computing" to allow the average person to donate idle computer time in a global effort to fight cancer.
Laser surgery probe targets individual cancer cells
June 24, 2008
Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases.
Materials science and engineering doctoral student receives national fellowship
June 20, 2008
Irvin Chen, a materials science and engineering doctoral student, received a fellowship from the Portland Cement Association for his work on "green" cements that are lower in energy and carbon dioxide production.
Civil engineer named distinguished member of national society
June 18, 2008
Dr. Michael Walton, civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Austin, was named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers for his exemplary career as a civil engineering educator and researcher and for his professional and technical leadership in transportation planning, financing and policy analysis.
Texas Industries of the Future program wins national energy award
June 13, 2008
The University of Texas at Austin Texas Industries of the Future program received the 2008 Industrial Energy Technology Conference Energy Award for its work with Texas' industrial energy users. Through 48 workshops, forums, roundtables, and conferences, The Texas Industries of the Future program resulted in energy savings of 1.79 trillion Btus/year among workshop attendees.
Aerospace engineering graduate student receives national fellowship
June 12, 2008
Makiko Okamoto, aerospace engineering graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, received a $10,000 Amelia Earhart Fellowship from Zonta International for her research on cooperative control problems of multi-agent systems.
Structural engineering faculty and student receive national research award
June 12, 2008
John E. Breen, James O. Jirsa, civil engineering professors, and M. Keith Thompson, former student under Dr. Jirsa, were recently awarded the Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research from the American Concrete Institute for their paper on "Behavior and Capacity of Headed Reinforcement." The paper reported results of tests used to develop design recommendations for the latest concept for reinforcing concrete structures, “headed reinforcement.” The concept involves attaching steel plates or “heads” to ordinary reinforcing bars (“rebar”) to further prevent the bars from pulling out of concrete.
Wheeler receives honorary doctorate
June 12, 2008
Dr. Mary Wheeler, professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics, and professor of petroleum and geosystems engineering at The University of Texas at Austin was granted an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering by the Board of Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines for her professional contributions to the engineering curriculum.
Engineering communications professor receives national honor
June 11, 2008
Hillary Hart, graduate and undergraduate engineering communication distinguished lecturer and director of the Braden Program for Excellence in Technical Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, was named fellow by the Society for Technical Communication for her significant contributions to the technical communication profession.
Aerospace engineering junior receives NASA scholarship
June 10, 2008
Grant Rossman, an aerospace engineering junior, has received a scholarship under the NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program. The scholarship includes tuition funds up to $15,000 for educational and related costs, and a 10 week summer internship with $10,000 stipend amount.
Computer engineer receives 2008 CAREER Award
June 10, 2008
Dr. Derek Chiou, an assistant professor of computer engineering, has been awarded a $400,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award, a prestigious honor which recognizes promising young faculty members.
Engineer develops detergent to promote peripheral nerve healing; 100 patients treated successfully in first year of use
June 10, 2008
A detergent solution developed at The University of Texas at Austin that treats donor nerve grafts to circumvent an immune rejection response has been used to create acellular nerve grafts now used successfully in hospitals around the country. Research also shows early promise of the detergent solution having possible applications in spinal cord repair.
Biomedical engineering professor receives Columbus Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
June 3, 2008
Christine E. Schmidt, biomedical engineering professor, received the first Chairmen's Distinguished Life Sciences Award, along with $25,000, from the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for her work with nerve grafting.
Dr. Gregory L. Fenves Appointed Dean of University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering
June 3, 2008
Dr. Gregory L. Fenves, international expert in structural engineering and former chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, has been appointed dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.
Prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowships offered to Cockrell School engineering students
June 3, 2008
Fourteen University of Texas at Austin engineering students received the prestigious National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship for 2008. Each year the program offers about 1,000 fellowships nationwide to provide graduate students with up to $40,000 annual support for three years.
Engineers to conduct fracture test on 120-foot bridge using explosives
June 3, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas--Structural engineers at the Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin will test the stability of a full-sized bridge in the event of a complete fracture of a steel girder.
