Civil engineering student selected to lead Longhorn Band
August 27, 2008
Senior John Brady fell in love with music in the sixth grade when he picked up the clarinet for the first time.
Presidential Medal for technological breakthroughs earned by two chemical engineering professors
August 27, 2008
Two chemical engineering professors from The University of Texas at Austin have been recognized by President George W. Bush as 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation laureates, the nation's highest honor for technological achievement.
Premier $55 million Biomedical Engineering Building opens for Teaching and Research at the University
August 27, 2008
The University of Texas at Austin will dedicate on Thursday, Aug. 28 a new $55 million Biomedical Engineering building, which is being touted as a world-class facility for inter-disciplinary research and collaboration in biomedical engineering, pharmacy and natural sciences.
World-class $55 million Biomedical Engineering Building to open Aug. 28
August 25, 2008
The University of Texas at Austin students, faculty, staff and friends will attend a dedication of the new $55 million Biomedical Engineering Building including Bill Powers, president of The University of Texas at Austin and several deans, including Ben Streetman, dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering. Biomedical engineering faculty will be available before the dedication ceremony to discuss their ongoing and ground-breaking research.
Chemical engineering professor's text book receives national recognition
August 21, 2008
Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, a text book written by David Himmelblau, chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been recognized as one of the most important books in chemical engineering by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Petroleum engineering professor receives national research award
August 20, 2008
Carlos Torres-Verdin, petroleum engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received the 2008 Society of Petroleum Engineers Formation Evaluation Award for his original research on numerical simulation and interpretation of borehole geophysical measurements, including well logs, acquired for the petrophysical assessment of rock formations penetrated by a well.
Environmental engineering graduate student receives award
August 19, 2008
Susan Jablonski, graduate student in environmental and water resources engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, received the 2008 Richard S. Hodes, M.D. Honor Lecture Award.
Staff engineer elected national president of Women in Engineering ProActive Network
August 19, 2008
Tricia Berry, director of the Women in Engineering Program at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected national president of the Women in Engineering ProActive network.
Petroleum engineering professor wins international technical award
August 19, 2008
Mukul M. Sharma, petroleum engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received the Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal, the Society of Petroleum Engineer's major technical award.
New probe to detect skin cancer receives more funding for clinical trials
August 18, 2008
Assistant Professor James Tunnell has been awarded a Phase II Early Career Award from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation to continue the development and testing of a device that uses light to detect skin cancer without the need for an invasive biopsy procedure.
Chemical engineer receives national new faculty award
August 15, 2008
Hal Alper, chemical engineering assistant professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the national 2008 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation New Faculty Award.
Nuclear and Radiation Engineering program receives $610,000
August 11, 2008
The Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program at The University of Texas at Austin received $610,000 from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission through two grants.
Computer engineering professor's textbook wins national award
August 8, 2008
Charles H. Roth, electrical and computer engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the 2008 McGuffey Longevity Award for his fifth edition of Fundamentals of Logic Design.
Chemical engineering professor receives national award
August 5, 2008
Benny Freeman, chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin,received the 2008 Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology for his work on gas separations using membranes.
Two engineering students receive national fellowships
August 5, 2008
Alvaro Garcia and Nathan Malcolm, engineering doctoral students at The University of Texas at Austin received 2008 Applied Materials fellowships.
Electrical engineering professor wins national award
August 5, 2008
Seth R. Bank, electrical engineering assistant professor, received the North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy (NAMBE) Young Investigator Award for his work on devices made from semiconductor nanostructures.
