Nuclear fusion-fission hybrid could destroy nuclear waste, contribute to carbon-free energy future
January 27, 2009
Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed, would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear power plants.
Interdisciplinary team at The University of Texas at Austin receives $500,000 grant to tackle urban sustainability issues
January 26, 2009
An interdisciplinary team composed of faculty and graduate students from four divergent areas at The University of Texas at Austin has received $500,000 from the University of Texas System to develop an integrated approach to solving issues associated with rapid urbanization and sustainability.
Civil engineering professor appointed chair of committee
January 26, 2009
Kevin Folliard, a civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed chair of the International Alkali-Aggregate Reaction Committee.
More accurate FEMA flood maps could help avoid significant damages, losses
January 23, 2009
Significant loss of life, destroyed property and businesses, and repairs to infrastructure could be avoided by replacing Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps with ones that contain high-accuracy and high-resolution land surface elevation data, says a new report from the National Research Council.
Aerospace chairman appointed to serve in space consortium
January 15, 2009
Robert H. Bishop, chairman of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed by President William Powers to serve as the associate director of the Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC), representing the University of Texas at Austin.
Engineers embark on $6.8 million research project to develop accurate, wireless monitoring of highway bridges
January 15, 2009
The nation's aging highway bridges could become safer structures using state-of-the-art wireless monitoring and inspection systems being developed through a multi-million-dollar grant to an engineering team from The University of Texas at Austin, National Instruments and Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, an engineering firm based in Northbrook, Ill.
Former engineering student receives dissertation honor
January 13, 2009
Abdul Rawoof Pinjari, a University of Texas at Austin engineering alumni, is the 2008 recipient of the Charley V. Wootan Memorial Award for the best Ph.D .dissertation in the United States in the field of Transportation Policy and Planning.
University of Texas at Austin engineer awarded statewide honor for young investigators
January 8, 2009
Brian Korgel, a chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has received the 2009 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST).
FIG facilitators, mentors receive recognition
January 7, 2009
The Cockrell School of Engineering has awarded four outstanding individuals for their efforts to help students grow academically, developmentally, and socially in the First-Year Interest Group (FIG) program.
Engineering professor receives chemistry award
January 6, 2009
Peter Rossky, a chemical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, is the first recipient of the American Chemical Society Physical Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry for his outstanding contributions to physical chemistry.
Professor emeritus in electrical engineering passes away
January 5, 2009
Harold "Skeet" Wood Smith, a longtime and dedicated electrical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, died Dec. 22. He was 85.
Environmental engineering professor named fellow of national science organization
January 5, 2009
Danny Reible, an environmental engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS) for his research in the assessment and management of environmental pollution, particularly the science and technology of contaminated sediment assessment and remediation.
Civil engineering professor awarded visiting professorship in Denmark
January 5, 2009
Richard Corsi, a civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the Otto Monsted Visiting Professorship at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
