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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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Todd Humphreys Honored for GPS Work with ION Kepler Award

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September 21, 2023

Todd Humphreys has been honored with the 2023 Johannes Kepler Award from the Institute of Navigation “for sustained contributions to the art and science of navigation signal processing; and for increasing the public awareness of the vulnerability of GNSS.”

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To the Moon: New Research Aims to Establish Safe and Reliable Mission Operations Through Cislunar Space

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September 19, 2023

The University of Texas at Austin is collaborating with three other institutions to build the foundation for space operations to, from and throughout the Earth and moon neighborhood.

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Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Program Ranks No. 9 in Nation

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September 18, 2023

The aerospace engineering undergraduate program in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has once again been named one of the nation’s top programs in the nation coming in at No 9, with Texas Engineering coming in as the 11th best undergraduate engineering program in the nation (No. 6 among public universities and No. 1 in Texas).

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ASE/EM Faculty Lead AFOSR Research Collaboration in Outer Space

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Written by: Rebecca Riley, Oden Institute
September 13, 2023

ASE/EM faculty at UT Austin are set to spearhead a groundbreaking research collaboration to advance the U.S. Air Force’s ability to understand and monitor activity in cislunar space.

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UT Mourns Pioneer of Computational Mechanics and Founder of Oden Institute

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Written by: Joanne Foote, Oden Institute
August 30, 2023

J. Tinsley Oden, who was widely known as the founder of computational mechanics and the first director of what is now known as the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, died on Sunday, Aug. 27.

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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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