News Archives
2006

December
15Two Electrical Engineering professors named fellows of international association
15Scientific American selects engineering alum among 2006 leading scientists
15Aerospace Engineering Chair awarded AIAA fellowship
14Chemical engineering graduate student receives national research award
14Folliard receives student organization outstanding faculty award
13NASA outlines recent changes in Earth's freshwater distribution
11College honors faculty for teaching, research, professional service
11Biomedical engineering student receives NSBE research award
11Students win national nuclear design award
11Civil engineer receives international award
11University's College of Engineering announces 2006 Distinguished Graduates
8Fall graduates to be honored during convocation on Dec. 9
8Biomedical engineer receives national young investigator award
8Civil engineering student awarded indoor environmental quality fellowship
7Innovation experts present interdisciplinary workshop on developing and implementing new ideas
7Researchers help predict easiest Rocky Mountain reservoirs to tap for natural gas
5Air quality of Austin bars, fire houses among symposium topics tonight
November
29Professors elected fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
29Walton tells national transportation commission, New funds needed for future U.S. freight, people transport
29Engineering professor named AAAS fellow
29Beyond the Classroom: Texas Research Experience
27Energy productivity focus of Galveston conference for chemical plants and refineries
20Engineering student writing contest again offers $1,500 first prize
8Electrical and Computer Engineering researchers earn best paper award
8Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor to receive New Investigator Award
7National astronautics honor awarded to engineer as former U.S. Air Force secretary, NASA director
6Global technology competition fosters entrepreneurship, commercialization
3Chemical Engineering Chair elected American Physical Society fellow
October
27Chemical Engineering Professor elected national fellow
25Biomedical Engineering Professor to receive lifetime award
25Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program encourages more students consider engineering
25Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program works to ease students' transition to college
18Engineers will use explosive for failure test on full-size bridge
16Harrington Fellows Program names 14 Faculty and Graduate Fellows
12New York Times reporter to discuss politics behind energy policy
11College honors industry supporters with 2006 Corporate Awards
11Petroleum alumni receives lifetime award
5ExxonMobil official discusses global energy picture
4Civil Engineering Professor elected head of national transportation organization
September
27Two graduate students awarded EPA fellowships
26Former Clean Energy Incubator director discusses Austin clean-energy market
25Accessing trapped natural gas to be easier with new computer models
25Wireless engineers receive $6.5 million to help emergency responders, others
22Assistant dean receives advising award
18Bike lanes prevent over-correction by drivers, bicyclists, reducing danger even on narrow roads
18Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate student named Applied Materials Fellow
14U.S. Department of Energy official to discuss national energy policy, resources
12Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman, engineering professor, speaks Thursday about future of nuclear power
8Professor to receive award from American Institute of Chemical Engineers
August
28Engineers identifying earliest signs of pending heart attacks
25HENAAC awards scholarships to five engineering students
21Biomedical engineer receives $1.6 million to research tailored mouse stem cells, DNA-based vaccines
21Two engineering graduate students receive Intel and IBM fellowships
21College of Engineering institute ranked among top Austin computer training firms
15High school students learn about biomedical engineering research
11Schweitzer Engineering donates power engineering equipment for student labs
11Civil engineers' ConcreteWorks computer programs named top innovation
11Chemical and Engineering News highlights student's paper on industrial waste remediation
11Two biomedical engineering professors appointed to four editorial boards
11Dr. Jianli Chen receives presidential award
10Greenland's ice loss accelerating rapidly, gravity-measuring satellites reveal
7Leadership change in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
July
26University helps establish new polymer research center
18Civil engineering professor invited to attend National Academy of Engineering symposium
18Engineers funded to help fight chief cause of heart attacks with tailored nanoparticles, new image techniques
17Engineering alumna Stephanie Wilson returned to earth July 17
14UT System to launch nanoelectronics initiative
11Engineers, economist receive $2.9 million to establish first U.S. graduate program on indoor environmental quality
10Two chemical engineering graduate students receive national best paper awards
10UT Austin's Office of Technology Commercialization licenses unique cancer detection method
6Biomedical engineering faculty receive Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Early Career Awards
6Engineering Professor Dale Klein sworn in as chairman of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
6Texas Instruments provides more than $700,000 to give students hands-on experience with semiconductors
June
28McKinney named to California Bay-Delta Authority Independent Science Board
28Women In Engineering honored with National Engineers Week "Girl Day" award
26Professors to receive research awards from American Institute of Chemical Engineers
23Stice receives lifetime achievement awards from his alma maters
23Engineering alumna Stephanie Wilson launching in July
21The University of Texas at Austin and College of Engineering ranked fifth-best producers of minority undergraduate degrees
20Biomedical engineering students chart careers through dual medical, research internship
19Torres elected to AISD board of trustees
13Incoming engineering grad students, recent grads awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
12With advanced computing models and new technologies, university helps Gulf Coast predict and prepare for major hurricanes
12News media, researchers to drive and learn about new fuel-saving vehicles during showcase sponsored by the Center for Transportation Research and GM
May
19Engineering graduate will join U.S. Air Force research institute
17Gore to receive national academic advising award
16Interinstitutional Biomedical Engineering Department created by University of Texas System components
15College of Engineering honors young engineering graduates
12University of Texas at Austin student tackles U.N. Summit on Climate Change
11Demkowicz accepts visiting professorship at UC-Berkeley
11ATDF and UT launch center to help bring nanoelectronics to the marketplace
9Wheeler appointed to help manage Argonne National Laboratory
5Engineers discover predictor of mobility for fluids at nano-scale
4President Bush nominates UT engineer to Nuclear Regulatory Commission
3Chenevert joins Hall of Fame for drilling engineers
3Reible receives volunteer award from President Bush
April
20Distinguished Technical Achievement Award recognizes Torres-Verdín
18Engineering Ph.D. student wins $10,000 scholarship
17Idea to Product Competition fosters future technology entrepreneurs
14Faster computer simulator being developed
12Bonnecaze wins award for step and flash lithography research paper
12Biomedical Ph.D. candidate wins award for paper on controlled drug delivery
12Stationary fuel cells that use natural gas one step closer
6Dr. Burns receives American Concrete Institute award
5Dr. Wood receives national award for service to concrete profession
5Dr. Peppas to receive ASEE Dow Lectureship Award
4Dr. Gilbert to help examine New Orleans hurricane protection system
3Dr. Markey receives ASEE teaching award
3Dr. Richard Furlong is Austin’s Civil Engineer of the Year
3Engineers receive $2.3 million to develop better glaucoma test
March
31Dr. Landsberger becomes fellow of World Innovation Foundation
30Center for Lifelong Engineering Education receives donation from Lockheed Martin
29University’s chapter of Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers wins national award
27NSF-funded summer program will provide intensive training for undergraduates
23Two awards recognize Dr. Pope’s excellence in enhancing oil recovery
9University of Texas at Austin researcher gets $500,000 to study integrating nano into silicon semiconductors
9College honors academic achievers and inducts engineers into ethics organization
9Two aerospace engineers release National Science Foundation report on simulation-based engineering
8Malina honored by environmental engineering association for lifetime achievement
8Siegel wins two awards to fund research on indoor air filtration systems
7Two professors to serve as officers of national academy
7Engineer receives $400,150 to model thin film patterns
3NASA mission detects significant Antarctic ice mass loss
February
28Seven engineering students honored for distinguished achievements
22Truskett wins Sloan Research Fellowship
21Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day offers interactive fun for first- through eighth-graders
21Engineer receives $400,000 CAREER award to develop disease-fighting cells
20Kyriakides to serve as editor of international journal
15Associate Dean Meyer named a distinguished graduate of Texas A&M
14Petroleum engineering advisor to receive university-wide award
14Bovik wins national technical achievement award
13Engineering profession's top organization elects Dr. Nicholas Peppas as member
13Local teens to attend Interactive Edison Lecture to learn about microprocessors' development, future
10Sanchez’s paper earns place on list of 100 most-cited papers
9Civil engineering student organization to compete in national competition
7Walton’s transportation research and teaching win national award
6Graduate Engineering Council awards annual prizes to engineering faculty, staff, students
3Professor will chair division of national institute
2Civil Engineering Professor named distinguished alumni of his undergraduate university
2New material brings hydrogen fuel, cheaper petrochemicals closer to reality
1Ph.D. candidate wins nanotechnology research grant
January
27Researcher will spend semester at Swiss university studying cements
20Biomedical engineer on editorial board of international drug delivery journal
17Variable tolls for Dallas-area freeway use should reduce congestion, provide indirect cost benefit
17Half of active children pursue non-traditional physical activities
17Engineers develop smallest device to control light, advance silicon technology
12College of Engineering professors elected leaders in Texas academy
11Dr. Randy Machemehl receives transportation education award
6Waller and Gulipalli win national transportation awards
5Texas Academy honors Loo as outstanding young investigator
5Professor named chair of international research association
5Lack of seat belt use, head-on collisions, vehicle type among factors that increase accident mortality

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