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Wearable Electronic Health Patches May Now Be Cheaper and Easier to Make

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September 29, 2015

Nanshu Lu's research group has invented a method for producing inexpensive and high-performing wearable patches that can continuously monitor the body’s vital signs.

10 Years After Rita, We Still Need Better Hurricane Storm Surge Prediction

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Written by: Clint Dawson, ASE/EM Professor
September 28, 2015

Professor Clint Dawson authors an op-ed piece on the importance of hurricane storm surge prediction for Texas Perspectives.

Alumnus Alan Keisner Shares Space Career Experience with Students

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September 18, 2015

This fall, Alan Keisner, BS ASE ’78, MS ASE ’79, returned to the UT Austin campus to share his experience in the space industry with our students.

Thomas Hughes Named 2015 Highly Cited Researcher

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September 15, 2015

Thomas Hughes was one of five Cockrell School faculty members named in Thomson Reuters’ list of Highly Cited Researchers in 2015 for exceptional impact in their fields.

Alumna Angela Reeves Recognized by NASA for Excellence and Commitment

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September 2, 2015

Alumna Angela Reeves, BS ASE ’08, was recognized by NASA Johnson Space Center for configuring and running the Cupola mock-up in the Space Station Training Facility (SSTF). 

Michael Watkins

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August 31, 2015

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Michael Watkins joins ASE/EM as a professor and as the new director of the school’s Center for Space Research.

Before coming to the Cockrell School, Watkins served as manager of the Science Division at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, as well as the project scientist for the GRACE and GRACE Follow-On Missions. He was previously the mission manager for the Curiosity Rover, which landed on Mars in 2012, and was also the manager of the Navigation and Mission Design Section at JPL.

His engineering research interests include estimation theory, precise orbit determination and space navigation. His scientific research focuses on the acquisition and use of global maps of mass variability, derived from measurement of the gravity field, to better understand the earth's complex hydrosphere and cryosphere and their evolution.

Watkins was an originator of the GRACE mission concept when he was a graduate student at the Cockrell School. He is a pioneer in the development and use of gravity data in science applications, which has been extended to include the GRAIL lunar gravity mission and now the GRACE Follow-On mission set to launch in 2017. He received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering from UT Austin.

What attracted you to UT Austin?

I came back to UT Austin because it is a clear world leader in the type of research I conduct and has close connections to NASA and space missions, which is important for me. There was a great opportunity to return to UT Austin and help develop a new generation of faculty, researchers and students that was too good to pass up.

What do you enjoy most about engineering or your specific field?

I like the “end-to-end” nature of it — that I can be part of designing a space mission, building it and then using the data for science.

What are your favorite hobbies?

My hobbies are playing tennis and reading, especially history.

Welcome New ASE/EM Faculty

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August 31, 2015

The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics welcomes three new faculty members to the department for the 2015-16 year.

Maytee Chantharayukhont Receives 2015 Graham F. Carey Computational Science Scholarship

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August 26, 2015

Maytee Chantharayukhont, a senior in aerospace engineering honors and biochemistry, received the 2015 Graham F. Carey Computational Science Scholarship.

Departing ISS Manager Mike Suffredini, BS ASE '08, Interviewed by Houston Chronicle

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August 25, 2015

Alumnus Mike Suffredini was interviewed by the Houston Chronicle about his experience managing the International Space Station for the past ten years.

Cockrell School Ranked No. 5 Best Engineering School in the World

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August 20, 2015

In the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the Cockrell School has maintained its standing as one of the top five best engineering programs in the world.

Maruthi Akella Wins IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award

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August 14, 2015

Professor Maruthi Akella has been selected to receive the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society’s (AESS) Judith A. Resnik Space Award.

Alumnus Andrzej Stewart Selected for Mars Simulation Project

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August 11, 2015

Alumnus Andrzej Stewart is one of six scientists selected to spend a year in isolation for a Mars simulation project on a Hawaiian island.

Undergraduate Advisor Adele Magnani Wins Academic Counselors Association Award

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August 4, 2015

Undergraduate Advisor Adele Magnani was selected to receive an Academic Counselors Association Award.

Sirohi Research Group Tests Advanced Helicopter Rotor System

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August 4, 2015

Jayant Sirohi's research group performed their first wind tunnel test of an advanced helicopter rotor system this summer.

Aiming to Reduce Satellite Collisions

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July 27, 2015

Graduate student Vivek Vittaldev is working with Prof. Ryan Russell to develop computer models that could prevent satellite collisions with space debris and other satellites orbiting around Earth.

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