Media Mentions

Todd Humphreys weighs in on the confusion at sea this summer caused by falsifying the location of 100+ ships near Ukraine and Russia in this NPR Morning Edition newscast.

Moriba Jah joined Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice on Tyson's StarTalk series to discuss the space junk problem and how to manage objects in orbit.

Brandon Jones chats with Fox 7 News Austin about the future of commercial spaceflight after Blue Origin's first human flight.

Clint Dawson discusses the importance of hurricane forecasting and modeling as part of this historical speaker series focused on Hurricane Beulah.

Listen to this Star Talk podcast featuring professor Moriba Jah where he discusses the growing issue of space debris with Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Opinion piece authored by aerospace engineering alumnus Michael Webber on preparing for a future where climate change fuels a wider range of extreme weather.

Should we treat other planets like natural resources or national parks? Professor Moriba Jah argues that governments should fold sustainability into their licensing processes for space activities.

Eyes on the Sky is a a Mixed Reality experience designed to bring space environmentalism education alive, with the goal to inspire the eyes of the public and legislators to look upward, protecting and preserving our Near Earth Space for generations to come. 

Professor Nanshu Lu's wearable electronic tattoo that monitors human vital signs - such as blood flow and heart rate - is featured in this BBC News piece on the future of light-emitting tattoos.

Clint Dawson discusses modeling storm surge, one of the most dangerous and difficult parts of a hurricane to forecast.

Karen Willcox is co-author of this opinion piece on the importance of physics-based modeling and inverse theory in computational science.

Alumna Stephanie Wilson made UT Austin's 2021 list of women who have made history.  

Alumnus Michael Webber authored this opinion piece on diversifying Texas' grid after the recent statewide freeze in 2021.

Alumnus Chris Combs is featured in this San Antonio Express-News for his work in hypersonics and building up the aerospace engineering program at UT San Antonio.

John-Paul Clarke co-authored this piece on how the aviation industry made major changes to business and operations models to stay in the air during the pandemic.