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Rare Earth Element Extraction Bolstered by New Research

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:39:33 -0500

A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric vehicle batteries to smartphones could increase domestic supply and decrease reliance on costly imports.

Smoothing Over Rough Edges in Batteries

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:29:58 -0500

Texas Engineers have discovered a new phenomenon in modern batteries, one that could be used to improve their life cycles.

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.

New Research Boosts Future Whooping Cough Vaccines

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:14:22 -0500

New research from The University of Texas at Austin could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines to once again push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the infection.

Pharmacoengineering Program Enables Advanced Drug Development and Delivery

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:59:47 -0500

Graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin have a new opportunity to revolutionize how medicines are developed and delivered.

Norovirus-Neutralizing Antibodies Open Door to Vaccine

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:30:40 -0600

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a strategy to fight back against norovirus, a leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide.

Emerson Partnership Bolsters UT Expertise in Semiconductors and AI

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:00:17 -0600

A new partnership between industrial technology leader Emerson and The University of Texas at Austin will support advanced research into artificial intelligence, automation, energy, semiconductors and more.

Long-Term, Multi-Institutional Study on Health Impacts of Los Angeles Wildfires Launched

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:03:50 -0600

Texas Engineers are part of a team from four universities studying short- and long-term health impacts of the devastating wildfires in California.

Biomanufacturing Blasts Off: Collaborative Effort Sends Radiation-Resistant Samples to International Space Station

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:05:56 -0600

Microorganisms made by Texas Engineers that can be programmed to make a variety of molecules that can be used as food ingredients, fuels, pharmaceuticals and more have been launched to the International Space Station.

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.

Carbon Reduction Gets a Spark in New Research

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:40:38 -0600

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have made a significant breakthrough that could accelerate electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, a technology that uses electricity to transform CO₂ into valuable fuels and chemicals.

This Enzyme Plays a Key Role in Protecting Cells from Aging and Disease

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 02:15:02 -0600

Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin discovered important information about an enzyme that can protect cells from oxidative stress, a condition linked to sources like air pollutants and cigarette smoke that can damage organs and contribute to various diseases and accelerated aging.

Newly Discovered Antibody Protects Against All COVID-19 Variants

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:28:46 -0500

Researchers have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals.

A Community-Wide Commitment

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:28 -0500

The ambitious “Challenge for McKetta" fundraising effort was completed in spring 2016.

The Ekerdt Effect

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:08:03 -0500

In 15 years as an associate dean, John Ekerdt helped build a collaborative research culture and served as a catalyst for the transforming skyline of the engineering campus.

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.

Peppas Featured in First Issue of Nature Chemical Engineering

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:02:31 -0600

Nicholas Peppas is among a handful of prestigious researchers whose publications were featured in the inaugural issue of Nature Chemical Engineering. The article, A Bright Future in Medicine for Chemical Engineering, is co-authored with Professor Robert Langer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Texas Engineers Receive Funds Through Joint French Science Program

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:53:03 -0600

A pair of Texas Engineers are teaming up with scientists from France as part of a six-year-old collaborative research program.

Delia Milliron and D. Nicolas Espinoza were among the 2023 awardees of the Dr. Cécile DeWitt-Morette France-UT Endowed Excellence Fund.

New Grant Aims to Gain Control Over Disordered Materials

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:51:07 -0500

A new class of designer gels is on the way, potentially packed with a combination of properties that have traditionally been mutually exclusive to either stiff or soft materials.

Texas Engineer Brian Belardi Awarded Packard Science and Engineering Fellowship

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:37:18 -0500

Brian Belardi has been awarded the prestigious David and Lucile Packard Foundation Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering, a high honor that recognizes the nation’s top young scientists and engineers and spurs them to take on risky, impactful projects.

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