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Renee Babcock Honored with Student-Nominated Advising Award

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Written by: Kendra Harris
March 19, 2024

Renee Babcock, the academic advising coordinator for the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin, is a recipient of the 2024 Texas Exes James W. Vick Award for Academic Advising.

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How Texas Engineers Helped Complete the First U.S. Moon Landing in 50 Years

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March 4, 2024

 Maruthi Akella, a professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering's Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, and his students supported the development of an onboard guidance algorithm that helped Intuitive Machines precisely target and point its lander toward its destination near the Moon’s south pole.

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Imagining the Future of Digital Twins: Karen Willcox Featured on NPR's TED Radio Hour

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Written by: Joanne Foote, Oden Institute
February 29, 2024

 National Public Radio’s TED Radio Hour features Karen Willcox in a discussion on digital twins.

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Alumnus Nahum Alem Recognized with Modern-Day Technology Award

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February 26, 2024

Alumnus Nahum Alem, B.S. ASE 2018, was presented with the Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Modern-Day Technology Leader Award at the 2024 BEYA DTX Conference on Feb. 16. The awards, presented annually at the BEYA STEM conference, are granted to individuals in the workforce for their outstanding work in the field of STEM.

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Two ASE Women Win Brooke Owens Fellowships

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February 8, 2024

Two aerospace engineering juniors are recipients of the 2024 Brooke Owens Fellowship. Samantha Dolski and Wendy Rossi are among 47 women across the globe selected for the fellowship, which recognizes exceptional undergraduate women and other general minorities studying aerospace engineering.

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Precision Guidance for Moon Mission Supported by UT Aerospace Engineers

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February 7, 2024

Texas Engineers are playing an important role in what could be the first U.S.-based lunar landing in more than 50 years.

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Noel Clemens Elected to National Academy of Engineering

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February 6, 2024

The National Academy of Engineering has elected Noel T. Clemens, a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin, to the academy for 2024.

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David Fridovich-Keil Wins NSF CAREER to Develop Game Theory Models for Improved Traffic Flow

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Written by: Kendra Harris
January 31, 2024

David Fridovich-Keil was selected to receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for 2024.

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How Space Lasers Have Unearthed New Information About Our World

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January 30, 2024

For the last few decades, a series of satellites have used lasers to radically improve our understanding of Earth and how it is changing over time. This technology, satellite laser altimetry, has quantified data on critical climate issues such as melting ice, sea level changes, carbon levels in forests around the globe and the amount of aerosols in the sky.

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Captain Cockrell: Alumna Jeannie Leavitt Sets a Course for Future Generations of Female Fighter Pilots

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January 29, 2024

ASE Distinguished Alumna Jeannie Leavitt set a course for future generations of female fighter pilots, including members of the Marvel Universe.

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Sai Subhankar Wins Best Paper Award for Hydrogen Fuel Research

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January 23, 2024

Aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Varanasi Sai Subhankar was presented with the Green Engineering Best Student Paper Award at the 2024 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition.

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Lori Magruder Named Director of Center for Space Research

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Written by: Kendra Harris
January 18, 2024

Lori Magruder has been named director of the Center for Space Research, effective Jan. 1. Prior to becoming director, she served as associate director of research and communications from 2020 – 2022, then as the center’s interim director throughout 2023.

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Etching Progress into Memory: Leszek Demkowicz’ 'Mathematical Theory of Finite Elements’ Published by SIAM

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Written by: Aira Balasubramanian, Oden Institute
January 17, 2024

After being approached by thirteen students eager to explore this fundamental concept in 2002, Leszek Demkowicz, a professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics, has taught ‘Mathematical Theory of Finite Elements’ at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences over thirteen times.

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John-Paul Clarke Joins AIAA Artificial Intelligence Advisory Group

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January 10, 2024

Aerospace engineer John-Paul Clarke will serve on the advisory board of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) newly formed Aerospace Artificial Intelligence Advisory Group.

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Ufuk Topcu Named Fellow of IEEE

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Written by: Kendra Harris
January 3, 2024

Ufuk Topcu has been named a class of 2024 fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity.

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