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Launch Texas Program Receives First Seed Funding Gift

Launch Texas, a comprehensive program that will combine world-class technical and entrepreneurial education, fundamental and applied space research and outreach in a collaborative initiative, has received its first seed funding gift thanks to a donation from Texas Engineering alumnus Thomas (Tom) McKnight (B.S. ASE 1970) and his wife, Mimi.

Nanshu Lu Receives Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award

Nanshu Lu has been selected to receive the 2022 Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award by the Applied Mechanics Division of the ASME.

Maruthi Akella Named Fellow of IEEE

Maruthi Akella has been elevated to the grade of fellow for the class of 2022 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Special Journal Issue Dedicated to Professor Emeritus David Hull

A special issue of the Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (JOTA) was dedicated this year in honor of Professor Emeritus David Hull for his pioneering research in optimization theory and its applications toward the field of aerospace engineering.