A Texas-sized Thank You!

What a great time we had at the fourth annual Longhorn Engineering Rendezvous held last week at NASA's Gilruth Center. Even with the threatening weather, we had more than 100 UT engineering alumni in attendance. For those that the weather kept away – we missed you.

The reception gave Prof. Philip Varghese, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics Department Chair, the chance to talk about our faculty’s research in small satellites, GPS security, and computational modeling of everything from water aquifers to the human heart. In addition, the new Department Chair for Mechanical Engineering, Prof. Jayathi Murthy, shared her vision including a focus on robotics, nano-scale engineering, and advanced manufacturing. We encourage you to stay connected to everything happening in the Cockrell School by visiting our website often.

You are also invited to visit any of our departments the next time you head to campus. You’ll find students designing and building everything from an unmanned aerial vehicle to a potable water distribution system for underserved communities. Over the past decade there has been a real focus on project-based learning. Recently, students in Women in Aerospace Leadership Development (WIALD) sent an IMU payload to the edge of space.

None of this would be possible without the support of our amazing alumni and friends. Remember you are an integral part of everything that happens in the Cockrell School of Engineering and what starts in UT engineering, changes the world!

Above: Astronaut Stephanie Wilson, MS ASE '92
with new Mechanical Department Chair, Prof. Jayathi Murthy
at the NASA-JSC Longhorn Engineering Rendezvous.

Hook 'Em!

Philip L. Varghese Jayathi Y. Murthy

Chair, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics Chair, Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin