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Andreas Mogensen Pilots SpaceX Crew-7 to ISS

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August 28, 2023

On August 26, aerospace engineering alumnus Andreas Mogensen took to the stars, flying his second trip to the International Space Station where he is serving as the mission pilot and space station crew commander for the Huginn Mission.

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‘We Want All of You to Be Successful’

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August 18, 2023

Thomas Connolly is on a quest to make engineering more accessible through teaching, engineering and international studies.

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Ready for Launch

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August 18, 2023

Started last fall, Launch Texas aims to give students the entrepreneurial education needed to create their own space tech companies and serve as a hub for Texas space innovation, bringing together the aerospace community, academia and VCs.

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Alumna Jeannie Leavitt Named Texas Exes Distinguished Alumna

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August 8, 2023

Aerospace engineering alumna, Major General Jeannie M. Leavitt, has been named a 2023 Texas Exes Distinguished Alumna.

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A ‘Win-Win’: ASE Seniors Tackle NASA Design Challenges

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Written by: Kendra Harris
August 7, 2023

Two teams of aerospace engineering seniors made history this year by winning two NASA design competitions. Both teams participated in the annual NASA Glenn Research Center University Student Design Challenge, which invites undergraduate students to become involved in research and technology development.

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Modified Virtual Reality Tech Can Measure Brain Activity

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August 3, 2023

A research team led by Nanshu Lu has modified a commercial virtual reality headset, giving it the ability to measure brain activity and examine how we react to hints, stressors and other outside forces.

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Karen Willcox Receives Multiple Honors at USACM Conference

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August 3, 2023

Karen Willcox received simultaneous awards at the 17th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics hosted by the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics.

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Computational Sciences Visionary J. Tinsley Oden Celebrates 50 years at UT Austin

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July 31, 2023

J. Tinsley Oden was firmly planted at The University of Texas at Austin long before the What Starts Here Changes the World  branding existed. There is no doubt, however, that he may be the one of the reasons this statement is so relevant. 

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Students Awarded NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities

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July 17, 2023

Two aerospace engineering Ph.D. students have been selected to receive 2023 NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) awards.

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Mary F. Wheeler Medal Established by U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics

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June 29, 2023

The U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) has established the Mary F. Wheeler Medal, in recognition of outstanding and sustained contributions to interdisciplinary and emerging areas including earth, environmental and energy sciences.

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K. Ravi-Chandar Awarded Takeo Yokobori Gold Medal

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Written by: Kendra Harris
June 26, 2023

Krishnaswamy Ravi-Chandar has been awarded the Takeo Yokobori Gold Medal by the International Congress on Fracture (ICF).

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Texas ASE/EM Newsletter: Summer 2023

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June 21, 2023

Just in time for your summer reading, the Texas ASE/EM Newsletter is here! A new chest e-tattoo for continuous heart monitoring, commencement coverage, 2023 distinguished alumni, improving deep learning, Texas Rocket Engineering Lab hotfire, awards, updates and so much more.

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Brandon Clarke Wins Adhesion Society Presentation Awards

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June 14, 2023

Brandon Clarke, a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering mechanics, was presented with two presentation awards at the annual Adhesion Society meeting in February.

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New Research Aims to Fix Machine Learning’s Struggle with Uncertainty

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June 7, 2023

Tan Bui-Thanh has recently received several grants to develop scientific machine learning models that take into account uncertainty and use underlying governing mathematical models to fill in data gaps, the same way our brains do.

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Oden Institute Honors Leszek Demkowicz's 70th Birthday with International Workshop

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May 16, 2023

Guests from around the globe gathered for a celebratory workshop on April 11 in honor of Leszek Demkowicz’s 70th Birthday, hosted by the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. 

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