Texas Engineer Magazine /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:21:56 -0500 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb From Boston to Austin /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9917-from-boston-to-austin /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9917-from-boston-to-austin Texas Engineer Karen Willcox

Aerospace engineer Karen Willcox departs MIT to become the new director of UT’s Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences.

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In Their Own Words /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9916-in-their-own-words /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9916-in-their-own-words Texas Engineer Moriba Jah

For over a decade, Moriba Jah has been on a crusade to inform the public about the growth and consequences of free-floating space debris.

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Inspired by Nature /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9915-inspired-by-nature /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9915-inspired-by-nature Texas Engineer Savanna Smith

Civil engineering senior Savanna Smith has a particular interest in biomimicry.

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Balancing Bots /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9914-balancing-bots /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9914-balancing-bots Texas Engineer Luis Sentis

Thanks to Luis Sentis and the amazing work happening in his Human Centered Robotics Laboratory, the same type of balance and “natural” control that humans use may soon be experienced by robots.

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Driverless cars? That's So Yesterday. /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9913-driverless-cars-thats-so-yesterday /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9913-driverless-cars-thats-so-yesterday Illustration of taxi with airplane wings flying in sky

Uber is betting that one day — however soon or far away that is — we all will be ride-sharing in the skies, and the company has enlisted UT engineers to help.

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Texas Engineers Go Green /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9912-texas-engineers-go-green /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9912-texas-engineers-go-green Group of Texas Engineering students sitting on stone wall

This year marked the Cockrell School’s first-ever study abroad Maymester course on the island of Ireland.

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2018 Unsung Heroes /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9911-2018-unsung-heroes /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9911-2018-unsung-heroes Texas Engineer Hortensia Peoples

From alumni outreach to student life programming, staff members dedicate themselves to improving and advancing the Cockrell School.

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Rex Tillerson Headlines Cockrell School’s Inaugural Distinguished Lecture /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9910-rex-tillerson-headlines-cockrell-schools-inaugural-distinguished-lecture /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9910-rex-tillerson-headlines-cockrell-schools-inaugural-distinguished-lecture Texas Engineer Rex Tillerson and others smiling at formal event

As the inaugural speaker of the Cockrell School's new Distinguished Lecture Series, Rex W. Tillerson discussed the topic of leadership and ethics in a global society.

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Putting a Face to a Name /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9909-putting-a-face-to-a-name /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9909-putting-a-face-to-a-name Outside of Walker Mechanical Engineering building

Two extraordinary Cockrell School alumni have made gifts in support of two engineering departments.

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The New Generation /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9908-the-new-generation /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9908-the-new-generation Texas Engineering students holding robotic arm

More so than any other generation, Gen Z students are eager to get out of the classroom and learn in the real world.

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