Cockrell Investment in Excellence Honored in School’s Name
“Ernie” Cockrell and Carol Curran are the children of Ernest Cockrell Jr. and Virginia Harris Cockrell, founders of the Cockrell Foundation and the Cockrell Family legacy to engineering. →
Star Engineers Start in High School
With the United States facing a substantial projected need for engineers in the next 20 years, Texas is seeking to reverse a trend of declining student interest and scores in high school science and math. →
Arriving at Energy Future Requires All Able Hands and Minds
Oil, gas or coal. Wind, sun or water. Whether tomorrow’s energy comes from more efficient recovery and usage of the earth’s remaining fossil fuels or from new technologies that make renewable energy sources a viable enterprise—or all of the above—one fact is clear. Energy production and distribution will be one of this century’s greatest challenges. →
Engineers Shed Light on Biotechnology
Since the creation of the university’s Biomedical Engineering Department in 2001, professors such as Drs. Andrew K. Dunn (PhDBME ’97) and James W. Tunnell (BSEE ’98) have been exploring the frontiers of biomedical research. →
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