Awards

Allen Wins UT President's Research Impact Award

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:37:31 -0500

An engineer who developed technology to measure methane emissions and a scholar who is a driving force in using scientific evidence to improve children’s reading comprehension have been named the 2025 recipients of The University of Texas at Austin President’s Research Impact Award.

Fan Joins AIMBE Board

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 09:57:53 -0500

Donglei “Emma” Fan was one of seven scholars elected to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) board of directors.

Kockelman Named MIT Mobility Initiative Fellow

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:24:30 -0600

Kara Kockelman has been named a senior fellow of MIT’s Mobility Initiative, which aims to improve the global mobility system.

Texas Engineer Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:00:08 -0600

Linran Fan is one of six University of Texas at Austin faculty members to receive Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

National Academy of Engineering Selects 5 From UT

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:17:19 -0600

Two faculty members and three alumni from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest honors in the engineering field.

Texas Engineers Take Home Hill Prizes

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:56:36 -0600

Chemical engineers Joan Brennecke, Benny Freeman and James Chelikowsky are among the recipients of the TAMEST and Lyda Hill Philanthropies 2025 Hill Prizes.

Michael Webber Receives Energy Thought Leader Award

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:52:42 -0600

Michael Webber, who holds a dual appointment in the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering and the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, was selected as the Energy Thought Leader: Higher Education for The American Energy Society’s 2024 Energy Awards.

Bovik Wins Fritz Medal for Streaming Innovations

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:03:04 -0600

Streaming video pioneer Al Bovik has been awarded the John Fritz Medal, one of the most storied and esteemed honors in engineering.

Srinivas Bettadpur Wins Whitten Medal for Earth Dynamics Research

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:15:18 -0500

Srinivas Bettadpur, a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin, is the recipient of the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Charles A. Whitten Medal.

Guihua Yu Wins Falling Walls Engineering and Technology Award

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:26:32 -0500

Texas Engineer Guihua Yu has been honored for his work to generate clean, drinkable water using solar energy.

Nina Telang Helps Students Find Their Engineering Community

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:29:05 -0500

Nina Telang has impacted thousands of electrical and computer engineering undergraduate students over the last two decades, at the most important time of their academic careers.

Alper Elected to IAMBE

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:23:22 -0500

Hal Alper has been elected to the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, a select group of innovators recognized for their outstanding contributions to the medical and biological engineering professions.

CityLearn Challenge Gets a Boost from Climate Change AI Program

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:39:22 -0500

A global artificial intelligence challenge led by Texas Engineers Zoltan Nagy and Javad Mohammadi has been recognized by the Climate Change AI Innovation (CCAI) Grants program.

3 Cockrell Faculty Members Elected as AAAS Fellows

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:17:07 -0500

A trio of Texas Engineers have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.

Karen Willcox Wins 2024 Theodore von Kármán Prize

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 15:38:04 -0500

Karen Willcox, professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics and the director of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, won the 2024 Theodore von Kármán Prize from the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Clint Dawson Honored With President’s Research Impact Award

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:52:04 -0500

The creator of a code to predict hurricane storm surges and an expert on the federal courts and constitutional law have been named the 2024 recipients of The University of Texas at Austin President’s Research Impact Award.

Texas Engineers Inducted into AIMBE

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:03:08 -0500

A pair of Texas Engineering faculty members have been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows.

How AI Can Bolster Power Grid's Resistance to Weather, Cyberattacks

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:26:10 -0600

Texas Engineer Javad Mohammadi has dedicated his research to strengthening power grids, using artificial intelligence to make them more resistant to evolving threats.

Professor, Alumna Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:13:24 -0600

The National Academy of Engineering has elected Noel T. Clemens, a professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin, to the academy for 2024. Christine Schmidt, who received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from UT and later served on the University’s faculty from 1996 to 2012, has also been elected.

Bob Metcalfe Honored by Franklin Institute for Invention of Ethernet

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:03:46 -0600

Cockrell School of Engineering professor Bob Metcalfe has been honored by The Franklin Institute with the 2024 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering for his “pioneering role in the design, development, and commercialization of Ethernet, an interface for networking and file sharing between computers.”