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Maruthi Akella

Maruthi Akella Named Fellow of India’s Department of Science and Technology

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March 10, 2025

Professor Maruthi Akella has been named a VAIBHAV (Vaishvik Bharatiya Vaigyanik) fellow by the Indian Government Ministry of Science and Technology.

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Gurley Investment Will Sustain Texas Robotics’ Undergraduate Program as Leader

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March 7, 2025

Visionary venture capitalist Bill Gurley is investing in Texas Robotics’ new undergraduate degree program at The University of Texas at Austin, with the goal of making it the preeminent destination for tech-savvy, entrepreneurial freshman applicants.

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Student Spotlight: 5 Questions with Brookie Fellow Heavyn Porter

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February 17, 2025

Aerospace engineering major Heavyn Porter is among 44 women across the globe selected for a 2025 Brooke Owens Fellowship, which recognizes exceptional undergraduate women and other gender minorities studying aerospace engineering.

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Hurricane Simulations in High Gear

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Written by: Jorge Salazar, Joanne Foote
February 12, 2025

Scientists and supercomputers generate fast storm surge forecasts in 2024 to help protect lives and property.

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UT Leads Defense Research in Robotics

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February 6, 2025

 Since 2019, Army Futures Command’s collaboration with TEXAS Robotics has led to a novel method for rapid adaptation and integration of robotics and AI systems research.

Manuel Rausch

Manuel Rausch Part of Collaborative Team to Advance Women’s Health Research

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February 4, 2025

Manuel Rausch is part of an interdisciplinary research team that has received a grant to advance women’s health research.

Zak Kassas

Alumnus Zak Kassas Honored with PECASE

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February 3, 2025

Alumnus Zak Kassas, a professor in the electrical and computer engineering at The Ohio State University, has been recognized with the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

Leszek Demkowicz

Bridging Continents: Leszek Demkowicz' Distinguished Career in Theoretical and Applied Mathematics

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Written by: Joanne Foote, Oden Institute
January 29, 2025

Professor Leszek Demkowicz retires after a distinguished career in theoretical and applied mathematics.

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Connecting the Dots: Visualizing Science

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January 22, 2025

Clint Dawson's work on storm surge and coastal flood modeling is featured in this piece on visualizing science.

CJ Busic, Tim Crain, Maruthi Akella at Intuitive Machines

Making a Moon Mission | Texas Engineer Magazine

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January 15, 2025

For the first time since the landing of Intuitive Machine's lunar lander Odie, the key UT players of the mission — alumni Tim Crain and CJ Busic, and professor Maruthi Akella — got together at IM’s HQ. Hear what they had to say about this historic landing.

Jeannie Leavitt and Tim Crain

'It's Not Win or Lose, it's Win or Learn': Bold Leaders Give Advice to the Next Generation

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January 8, 2025

The Cockrell School's Bold Leadership Download, moderated by students from the Texas Rocket Engineering Lab, featured alumni Jeannie Leavitt and Tim Crain, who discussed topics of career success, fostering innovation through collaboration, and why failure is essential for creating meaningful change.

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ASE/EM Industry Open House

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January 7, 2025

Join us for ASE/EM Industry Open House on Thursday, January 30 from 1 - 4:30 PM. Visit with members of industry in the fields of aerospace and computational engineering. Bring your resume and questions. Open to all students.

Jin Yang

Jin Yang Awarded Pilot Seed Grant from Semiconductor Research Corporation

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December 18, 2024

Jin Yang has been awarded a pilot seed grant from the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) to support cutting-edge research in semiconductor packaging.

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Better AI Could Mean Smooth Sailing in the World of Turbulence Modeling

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December 16, 2024

With new funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Fabrizio Bisetti is leading a research team that aims to greatly improve turbulent flow modeling using advanced machine learning techniques.

Thomas Hughes

Thomas J.R. Hughes Honored with Honorary Doctorate for Advances in Computational Mechanics

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December 12, 2024

Thomas J.R. Hughes was recently honored for his groundbreaking contributions with an honorary doctorate awarded from the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) Lyon, France.

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