| December |
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| 21 | NASA'S GRACE finds Greenland melting faster, 'sees' Sumatra quake |
| 20 | Ph.D. candidate wins scholarship for transportation field |
| 20 | Architectural engineer elected fellow |
| 16 | Biomedical engineer wins global award for technological innovation |
| 15 | College of Engineering announces 2005 Distinguished Graduates |
| 13 | Texas Exes honors Dr. Mark Mear with teaching award |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin joins Indo-US Inter-University Network for Higher Education and Research |
| 6 | Ph.D. candidate wins American Chemical Society contest, will present research |
| 6 | Highest science honor of the Czech Republic awarded Dr. Ivo Babuska |
| 5 | Engineering team places third at international technology competition |
| 5 | Engineer discusses earthquake impact, receding Greenland ice during conference about satellite findings on Earth’s gravity |
| 2 | Robotics Research Group director wins international robotics award |
| 1 | College-wide student writing contest again offers $1,500 for first prize |
| 1 | Ekerdt’s leadership skills honored with College-wide award |
| 1 | Dr. Adam Heller receives College's highest research award |
| 1 | Dr. Thomas Truskett is College’s outstanding engineering teacher |
| 1 | Dr. Joydeep Ghosh elected IEEE fellow |
| November |
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| 30 | Computer engineer wins best paper award for research on computer chips |
| 30 | Crawford wins College-wide award for teaching |
| 29 | Dr. David Hull elected fellow of astronautical organization |
| 29 | Astronaut discusses spacewalks, first “Return to Flight” mission |
| 29 | Hughes elected fellow of aeronautics institute |
| 29 | New antibody shows promise as cure for anthrax |
| 21 | $1.1 million prostate cancer grant focuses on computer simulation to optimize laser treatment |
| 21 | Ph.D. candidate wins international award for tissue engineering research |
| 17 | University of Texas at Austin engineers acknowledged for “landmark” paper |
| 17 | Engineering student organization wins second place in national competition |
| 17 | Dr. Mary F. Wheeler receives honorary doctorate from university in the Netherlands |
| 15 | Sorber wins national service award from the Water Environment Federation |
| 15 | Engineers, chemist report fuel cell option using cheaper, more durable material |
| 14 | University of Texas at Austin electrical engineers cited for prolific publication history |
| 14 | Women in Engineering Program wins award for accessible Web site |
| 8 | Computational engineering team receives $1.2 Million to model phenomena occurring at multiple scales |
| 4 | Bonnecaze wins best publication award for materials research paper |
| 3 | Mechanical engineer’s invention wins national automotive award |
| 2 | ECE Integrated Circuit Design Program receives donation from SigmaTel, Inc. |
| October |
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| 31 | Three student teams win in “Big Beam Contest” |
| 28 | Engineering robotics professor gives keynote speech at international forum |
| 27 | National aerospace group honors Dr. Glenn Lightsey with two awards |
| 27 | University of Texas at Austin professors honored by national science organization |
| 26 | Paper from Robotics Research Group wins ASME award |
| 24 | International technology competition to bring idea generators to Austin |
| 24 | Moncrief gift of $3 million to have dramatic impact on future research at The University of Texas at Austin |
| 18 | Ph.D. candidates win fellowships to pursue wireless research |
| 17 | Texas Wireless Symposium set for Oct. 26-28 at Driskill Hotel |
| 13 | Chemical engineering professor wins American Physical Society award |
| 13 | Two civil engineering professors to join group of distinguished alumni |
| 11 | Engineer receives $1.05 million for assessing biomedical promise of electrically active plastic |
| 5 | Environmental engineers at three universities team up to enhance environmental emphasis of engineering curricula |
| 5 | Welch Foundation awards $3.5 million to fund new institute for drug development |
| 5 | Congressman Lamar Smith visits university’s center on distributed global environments |
| 4 | Oden receives fourth honorary doctorate |
| 4 | Streetman to receive international career achievement award |
| September |
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| 23 | Equal Opportunity in Engineering director receives award for assisting students |
| 22 | Biomedical engineering doctoral candidate receives research paper grand prize at Italian meeting |
| 22 | Katrina's evacuated engineering students get free supplies |
| 20 | New professor has “outstanding potential” in electronic design automation |
| 20 | Protecting North American power grids from terrorists goal of $120,500 grant to electrical engineer |
| 20 | Two researchers offered membership in prestigious national construction organization |
| 15 | Inadequate air cleaning ability, production of harmful ozone plague ion-generating products sold as air cleaners |
| 15 | Field experience gives three students an edge in engineering |
| 14 | Center for Space Research uses satellite mapping to aid efforts to rescue Hurricane Katrina victims |
| 9 | Engineers receive $817,000 to create university facility to better understand response of building materials to fire |
| 8 | Structural engineer receives $950,000 to make bridges safer from terrorists |
| 7 | Applied Materials funds $28,500 fellowship to improve semiconductor processes |
| 6 | Georgiou honored with national bioengineering award |
| 1 | Impacts of nanotechnologies is focus of students' interactive online magazine |
| 1 | Gibson becomes president-elect of national institute |
| August |
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| 31 | Electrical engineer receives $909,000 from Army to prototype wireless devices for rapidly transmitting voluminous data |
| 31 | Civil engineering professor to chair international conference |
| 31 | Construction group names professor an outstanding researcher |
| 31 | $400,000 award will fund research on wind turbines |
| 31 | Rappaport among most highly cited researchers, receives IEEE award |
| 31 | Researcher receives first Frederick Pohland Award |
| 30 | Biomedical engineering doctoral candidate among recent recipients of Graduate Research Fellowships |
| 29 | Civil engineers receive $750,000 to address Rio Grande water questions, inform decisions about water use along border |
| 26 | Three professors receive prestigious chemical engineering awards |
| 23 | Invention of Process for Miniaturizing Features on Silicon Chips Leads Chemical Engineer to Receive Heroes of Chemistry Award |
| 22 | Civil engineering professor will join "Hall of Fame" |
| 22 | Two chemical engineering professors receive international awards |
| 22 | Electrical engineering professor's creation makes best invention list |
| 18 | Truskett selected to attend prestigious national symposium |
| 18 | HENAAC awards scholarships to five engineering students |
| 17 | AMRC developing nano-metrology to probe chip structures at atomic level |
| 17 | Aerospace engineering student completes co-op tours at NASA |
| 15 | University of Texas at Austin researchers win grant to develop nano-scale models |
| 9 | Three chemical engineering students receive best poster awards, other honors |
| 1 | Chemical engineering faculty recognized at membrane society meeting |
| July |
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| 22 | Faculty members delected for Dads' Association Centennial Teaching Fellowships at The University of Texas at Austin |
| 20 | Petroleum and Geosystems engineers win best paper award |
| 19 | Chemical engineering student helps Mexican community meet sanitation needs |
| 18 | Rathje receives geotechnical engineering achievement award |
| 12 | Engineering school ranked third best producer of minority engineers |
| 12 | University of Texas at Austin’s Solar Car Evaluated Today, Tomorrow In Advance of National Solar Car Race That Starts Sunday in Austin |
| 12 | New wireless course gives students rare chance to experiment with wireless communication |
| 12 | Engineering School Ranked Third Best Producer of Minority Engineers |
| 11 | Ferreira appointed a Portuguese advisor |
| 11 | Six named Distinguished Teachers at The University of Texas at Austin |
| 6 | Engineering Student Awarded Fellowship |
| 5 | Rappaport appointed to second term with U.S. Federal Communications Commission |
| June |
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| 28 | SBC Foundation gives $1 million to support programs at The University of Texas at Austin |
| 23 | Future doctoral candidates in engineering awarded Graduate Research Fellowships |
| 20 | UT civil engineering student receives two national awards |
| 17 | Biomedical engineering graduate student wins 2005 Poster Award |
| 14 | Underrepresented Texas high school students test rockets, build structures and more during six-day, Minority Introduction to Engineering program |
| 14 | University of Texas at Austin names director of U.S. Geological Survey to head new policy center on energy & environment |
| 13 | Hallock wins teaching fellowship for Spring 2006 |
| 7 | Engineering academic advisor receives university excellence award |
| 6 | Chemical engineering student receives prestigious national fellowship |
| 3 | Three engineering students receive Texas Exes President’s Leadership Award |
| 2 | Holmes receives national Outstanding New Advisor award |
| 1 | Backing from AMRC Benefits Promising High-Tech Startups in Texas |
| May |
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| 31 | Paul receives national awards for polymer, membrane research |
| 31 | Stokoe receives inaugural national research award |
| 31 | Lightsey receives national award for excellence in space navigation |
| 31 | Edgar named American Society for Engineering Education Fellow |
| 27 | Texas Exes honors outstanding college alumni |
| 27 | Bhat receives national James Laurie Prize |
| 25 | ConocoPhillips Gives $1 Million to Support Programs at The University of Texas at Austin |
| 24 | College of Engineering Outstanding Graduates honored |
| 23 | UT set to start research center in response to industry and government challenges posed by distributed people, teams, information and systems |
| 18 | Himmelblau honored with national CACHE award |
| 17 | Diller and Peppas elected Fellows of the Biomedical Engineering Society |
| 16 | Engineers Improve Plastic’s Potential for Use in Implants By Discovering Way to Link It to Biological Materials |
| 13 | Landsberger wins American Society of Engineering Education award |
| 10 | Chemical Engineer Receives $264,000 to Investigate Ways to Help Plastic Conduct Electricity |
| 6 | Lai wins scholarship and first prize for research presentation |
| 3 | Engineer Receives $2.1 Million to Improve Oral Delivery Device For Treating Diabetes, Other Diseases Responding to Protein Drugs |
| 3 | Sandberg selected to give prestigious international lecture |
| 2 | Cox awarded University Co-op/George H. Mitchell Award for Excellence in Graduate Research |
| 2 | Three graduate students selected to present research at world conference |
| 2 | Three students receive Whitaker Foundation awards |
| April |
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| 26 | Leadership changes under way in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering |
| 26 | Leadership changes under way in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering |
| 25 | Engineering students win all six prizes in I2P competition |
| 25 | Wang receives Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship in Regional Science |
| 25 | Ravi-Chandar elected president of international congress |
| 14 | New department name reflects broader scope of programs |
| 7 | College staff receive Excellence Awards |
| 6 | Nichols honored nationally for fostering technology innovation |
| 6 | Grady and Linkous receive Texas Exes Teaching Awards |
| 6 | Willson named 2005 recipient of international Frits Zernike Award |
| 5 | Chemical Engineer Receives $400,000 to Clarify Manufacturing Conditions’ Influence on The Properties of Silicon Alloy Nanostructures |
| 4 | Peppas receives Distinguished Scientist Award |
| 1 | UT engineering graduate programs rank highly |
| March |
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| 31 | Walton to receive education achievement award |
| 29 | Mechanical Engineer Receives $400,000 to Improve Computer-Guided Engineering Design |
| 29 | ExxonMobil, Advanced Micro Devices, others receive corporate awards from College of Engineering |
| 28 | Malina receives local Engineer of the Year award |
| 23 | Jeet Wins Award for Dissertation Proposal on Supply Chain Optimization |
| 22 | Chemical Engineer Receives $400,000 to Test Theory Explaining How Nano-Confinement Affects Materials |
| 22 | Eickmann named chairman of National Academies committee |
| 21 | Owens receives Whitaker Foundation Student Award |
| 11 | Fellowship for doctoral study honors former UT professor |
| 9 | Ortiz and Zimmerman named recipients of James W. Vick Texas Excellence Award |
| 8 | Electrical Engineer Receives $400,000 to Evaluate Maximum Capacity of Wireless Networks |
| 2 | Roden Issues Conference Explores Impact of Engineering Advances on Society |
| 2 | Alter selected to give prestigious international lecture |
| 1 | Engineers Develop Simpler, Faster Method for Steps Needed to Make Fastest Microprocessors |
| 1 | Rappaport receives Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineers Award |
| February |
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| 25 | Summers named recipient of James W. Vick Texas Excellence Award |
| 25 | Stokoe receives Harold Mooney Award |
| 21 | Girls Construct Gliders and Domed Structures, Tour 3-D Animation Lab and Trailer Loaded with Exhibits, During Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day |
| 11 | Four engineering professors elected members of engineering profession’s top organization |
| 10 | Engineers Develop Biowarfare Sensing Elements That Permit Mass Production of Highly Sensitive and Stable Nerve-Gas Detectors |
| 10 | Minnesota Materials Scientist Takes First Endowed Chair at Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences |
| 9 | Engineering student wins third place in national poster contest |
| 9 | Interactive Edison Lecture to Inform Public About Communication Technologies |
| 7 | Allen named National Associate of the National Academies |
| 7 | Civil Engineering Student Helps with Logistics for Environmental Art Project in Central Park |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin joins forces with Mexican institutions on nanotechnology |
| 4 | Graduate student selected 2004 Outstanding Student of the Year |
| 1 | Center for Research in Water Resources receives 2005 Engineering Excellence Award |
| January |
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| 31 | Department of Energy awards researcher $4.5 million for further development of robots to handle nuclear materials |
| 31 | Peppas elected to French Academy of Pharmacy |
| 28 | Canadian researchers share renewable energy software with UT Austin engineers |
| 28 | Folliard selected as U.S. representative on international committee |
| 24 | Peppas receives the Founders Award of the Society for Biomaterials |
| 24 | Tsunami lessons shared, students compete to build road walls, faculty shake Earth — it’s a day on the geo-frontier |
| 24 | Bryant and Campbell recognized for innovative use of technology in teaching |
| 24 | Four teams of engineering students chosen to perform experiments onboard NASA microgravity plane |
| 24 | Guo receives best transportation dissertation award |
| 24 | Hughes elected Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers |
| 20 | Biomedical engineer on editorial board of international drug delivery journal |
| 18 | Satellite Built by University of Texas at Austin Students Headed to Space After Winning National Competition |
| 10 | Nanotechnology Foundation of Texas Announces 2004 Outstanding Graduate Student Award Winners |
| 7 | Most changes in the Earth's shape are tied to climate swings |
| 7 | Middle-School Girls Interested in Engineering Can Apply for Free, Weeklong Summer Camp |
