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New Report Urges Multiagency Action to Support Potentially Transformative Digital Twins Research

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January 2, 2024

Federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation, should develop new crosscutting programs to advance the mathematical, statistical, and computational foundations underlying digital twin technologies, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Texas ASE/EM Welcomes New Faculty Member, Jan Fuhg

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Written by: Kendra Harris
January 2, 2024

We’re pleased to announce that Jan Fuhg has joined UT Austin’s Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics as an assistant professor.

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Space Lighthouses: Small Satellites Will Someday Help Navigate Spacecraft to the Moon

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December 8, 2023

A new agreement with NASA paves the way for UT Austin researchers and the Texas Spacecraft Laboratory to build and launch a CubeSat that will help spacecraft determine their location in relationship to the Earth and, eventually, the moon.

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Introduction to Machine Learning Course Offers Students Vital Skills for Job Competitiveness

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December 6, 2023

Learn about the Introduction to Machine Learning course and how it offers students vital skills for job competitiveness in this essay by associate professor Tan Bui-Thanh.

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Personalizing Cancer Care with Digital Twins of Brain Tumors

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December 5, 2023

Imagine a world where cancer treatment is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Enter the digital twin, a mathematical model that virtually represents a physical object and the way that object changes — in this case, a brain tumor. Because the digital twin is personalized to the individual patient, it can predict response to treatment and provide doctors with targeted advice.

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Nanshu Lu Named 2023 Highly Cited Researcher

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December 4, 2023

Nanshu Lu is one of eleven Texas Engineers who were among the most cited researchers in the world in 2023.

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UT Center for Space Research Outreach Program Wins NASA Award

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November 27, 2023

The STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) High School Summer Internship Program has been awarded a NASA Group Achievement Award for 2023. SEES, a nationally competitive STEM program for high school students hosted by The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Space Research (CSR), exposes selected interns to Earth and space research.

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Student Profile: Maritza Miranda

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November 27, 2023

Meet Maritza Miranda, a Class of 2025 aerospace engineering major selected to receive Aviation Week Network’s 2023 Wings Club Foundation Scholarship.

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Computational Mechanics Conference Celebrates Thomas J.R. Hughes' 80th Birthday

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November 27, 2023

The 2023 Advances in Computational Mechanics (ACM) Conference marked a momentous milestone as it celebrated the 80th birthday of Thomas J.R. Hughes. The celebration was in conjunction with the thematic conference, held October 22-25, which featured a special track on Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction: Frontiers in Methods and Applications.

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UT Austin Named No. 2 Institution for Entrepreneurship Studies

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November 17, 2023

The University of Texas at Austin continues to be known as one of the best universities for entrepreneurship, with students, faculty and alumni launching hundreds of companies in recent years.

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Digital Twin of UT Campus Visualizes Present, Past, Future Energy Needs

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November 14, 2023

A new “digital twin” of The University of Texas at Austin campus gives the clearest picture yet of historical and current energy usage across the Forty Acres — from engineering labs, to medical facilities, to sports stadiums, to residence halls.

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ASE/EM Faculty Recognized with Navy Impact Influencer Awards

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Written by: Kendra Harris
October 27, 2023

Faculty members John-Paul Clarke, Ryan Russell and Raghav Mahalingam were recognized with U.S. Navy Impact Influencer Awards at a ceremony held in the Aerospace Engineering Building at The University of Texas at Austin on Oct. 23.

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Curtailing Unhealthy Impacts of Steel Production: DOE Earthshot Program

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October 25, 2023

Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin are part of a multi-university team attempting to decarbonize manufacturing, and one of their first targets is steel production. L.L Raja and Tan Bui-Thanh are leading modeling work on alternative steel production methods.

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Research Shows Proposed Changes to Texas Ship Channel Depth has Minimal Storm Surge Effect

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Written by: Joanne Foote, Oden Institute
October 16, 2023

A new case study using computational modeling has predicted minimal effects on increasing hurricane storm surge in surrounding Texas Gulf Coast communities as a byproduct of proposed depth increase of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel near Aransas Pass.

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Oden Institute Celebrates 50 years in Interdisciplinary Leadership

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October 11, 2023

The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin celebrated its 50th anniversary on September 21, hosting a full day of events, which featured two keynote addresses and afternoon panels looking at the future of computational science and engineering.

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