Conference Held to Celebrate 70th Birthday of Thomas Hughes

To celebrate the 70^th birthday of Professor Thomas J.R. Hughes, the Advances in Computational Mechanics (ACM 2013) conference — A Conference Celebrating the 70th Birthday of Thomas J.R. Hughes, was held on February 24-27 in San Diego California.

Cockrell School Drives Innovative Conversations at SXSW 2013

Every March, a slew of innovators, educators, entrepreneurs, media, entertainers and others descend on Austin for nearly two weeks of South by Southwest action. Again this year, the Cockrell School of Engineering is sharing ideas and driving conversations in multiple ways at SXSW 2013.

Todd Humphreys Receives Faculty Excellence Award
The Cockrell School of Engineering Faculty Excellence Awards will be presented to four distinguished faculty members on Jan. 29. The awards recognize exemplary teaching and professional leadership. Assistant Professor Todd Humphreys has been selected as one of four faculty members to receive the 2013 award.

Jayant Sirohi Wins Best Paper Award at Rotorcraft Conference

Dr. Jayant Sirohi and PhD candidate Jerome Sicard won the Rotor Dynamics Session best paper award at the 38^th European Rotorcraft Forum.

Longhorns on Mars

Read the Alcalde's story, "Longhorns on Mars" and learn how former ASE students Tom Rivillini, Mike Watkins and Dan Johnston were involved with the Mars Curiosity mission.