http://www.me.utexas.edu/ News from the Department of Mechanical Engineering highlighting faculty, students, staff, a lumni, research, funding and community outreach and prospective students. en-us 60 http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0513_tim_smith_ices_internship.php Tim Smith, an Undergraduate Research Assistant for Assistant Professor Mark Deinert, has been selected for a prestigious summer internship with the Interdisciplinary Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) program at The University of Texas at Austin. Wed,08 May 2013 14:20 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0513_tim_smith_ices_internship.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0513_kendrick_internship.php James Kendrick, an undergraduate in the Mechanical Engineering Department and in the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program has been offered a summer position as Research Fellow with Penn State's Toshiba-Westinghouse Undergraduate Fellows Program. Wed,08 May 2013 14:20 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0513_kendrick_internship.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0513_elan_herrera_mcnair_scholar.php Elan Herrera, a Mechanical Engineering graduating senior in the McNair Scholars Program, has successfully completed his bachelor's degree while also working as an undergraduate research assistant and student technician under the direction of Dr. Sheldon Landsberger. Wed,08 May 2013 14:20 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0513_elan_herrera_mcnair_scholar.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0513_ruoff_mrs_fellow.php Rodney Ruoff's citation reads for fundamental and pioneering studies of novel carbon nanostructures, including graphene, chemically modified graphenes, nanotubes, nanofoams and fullerenes. Fri,03 May 2013 11:27 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0513_ruoff_mrs_fellow.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0413_dodoo_amoo_netl_scholarship.php Alumnus, Dr. David Dodoo-Amoo sets up undergraduate Nuclear Engineering scholarship. Thu,18 Apr 2013 14:19 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0413_dodoo_amoo_netl_scholarship.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0413_graham_george_donor.php Graham George, President and CEO of Enviroklean Products Development, Inc. of Houston, Texas, presented a $25,000 check to Professor Sheldon Landsberger to be used in the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Lab. Tue,09 Apr 2013 8:39 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0413_graham_george_donor.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0313_berberoglu_biofilms.php Assistant Professor Halil Berberoglu and Ph.D. student Mr. Tom Murphy are designing synthetic trees for biofuel. Tue,02 Apr 2013 9:18 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0313_berberoglu_biofilms.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0313_shane_frank_scholarship.php The Frank Family Foundation, funded by Shane Frank, is establishing an Endowed Presidential Scholarship (EPS) in honor of Mr. Leonard Eicher. It will fund one undergraduate student per year. Mon,25 Mar 2013 10:47 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0313_shane_frank_scholarship.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0313_mishra_gain_gec.php The eighth Graduate and Industry Networking (GAIN) event was put on by the Graduate Engineering Council on February 27. Mon,25 Mar 2013 10:5- CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0313_mishra_gain_gec.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0313_wood_maymester_vienna.php Billy Wood will be teaching Introduction to Design and Graphics as a Maymester in Vienna, Austria this summer. Wed,06 Mar 2013 10:12 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0313_wood_maymester_vienna.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_webber_energy.php Energy at the Movies, a documentary produced by ME professor Michael Webber and his team will be made available for national syndication on PBS stations starting March 29, 2013. Mon,04 Mar 2013 9:18 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_webber_energy.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_yu_liu_award.php Mechanical Engineering first-year graduate student Borui Liu (Materials Area), from Dr. Guihua Yu's Research Group, recently won first place in Engineering in the Texas Energy Research Challenge. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:10 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_yu_liu_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_beaman_nae.php The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced Professor Joe Beaman from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin had been elected to the prestigious academy for innovation, development, and commercialization of solid freeform fabrication and selective laser sintering. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:36 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_beaman_nae.php https://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_nichols_bar_association.php Dr. Steven P. Nichols, a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the UT School of Law has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:19 CDT https://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_nichols_bar_association.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_thurston_memorial.php Professor Emeritus George Thurston passed peacefully away at his home in Westlake Hills on January 19th at the age of 88. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:56 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_thurston_memorial.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_spring_expo.php Cockrell School engineering students from The University of Texas at Austin attended the 15th Spring Engineering Expo on February 1, 2013. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:56 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_spring_expo.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_landsberger_kapsimalis_roy.php Roger Kapsimalis, a Ph.D. student supervised by Dr. Sheldon Landsberger in the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program at The University of Texas at Austin, has received $5,000 for the Roy G. Post Foundation Scholarship. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:54 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_landsberger_kapsimalis_roy.php https://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_bourell_king_award.php David Bourell, professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, recently received the Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:30 CDT https://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_bourell_king_award.php http://www.engr.utexas.edu/news/7540-cockrell-members-elected-to-national-academy-engineering ME Professor Joe Beaman, cited for research in selective laser sintering, was one of four people associated with the Cockrell School of Engineering to be elected to National Academy of Engineering today. Tue, 07 Feb 2013 17:31 CDT http://www.engr.utexas.edu/news/7540-cockrell-members-elected-to-national-academy-engineering http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_goodenough_obama_award.php Dr. John B. Goodenough has received the National Medal of Science from President Obama. It is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. Tue, 07 Feb 2013 16:11 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_goodenough_obama_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_biegalski_deinert_nuclear.php Justin Lowrey, Steve Biegalski, Andrew Osborne and Mark Deinert from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin recently had a research paper on the detection of nuclear activity profiled in the journal Science. Tue, 07 Feb 2013 11:16 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0213_biegalski_deinert_nuclear.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_campbell_ifab.php University of Texas at Austin mechanical engineering professor Matt Campbell received DARPA grant to build an automated toolkit that streamlines the design and manufacturing processes of complex military vehicles for the Department of Defense. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:28 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_campbell_ifab.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_shi_tamest.php The Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science of Texas awarded Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Li Shi the 2013 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Engineering. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:04 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_shi_tamest.php http://www.pns-state.net/news.html Mechanical Engineering Professor Sheldon Landsberger visited three Moroccan universities to discuss integrating nuclear security coursework into existing university courses. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:17 CDT http://www.pns-state.net/news.html http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_sreenivasan-inventor.php Mechanical Engineering Professor S.V. Sreenivasan and Professor C. Grant Willson from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering received the Inventor of the Year award on December 7, 2012 for developing a nanolithography process used for manufacturing computer chips, hard drives and other electronic components. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:47 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_sreenivasan-inventor.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_goodenough_obama_award.php Dr. John B. Goodenough has received the National Medal of Science from President Obama. It is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:46 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2013/0113_goodenough_obama_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0712_sls_history.php Carl Deckard, Joe Beaman and Paul Forderhase (and many others) developed selective laser sintering, an additive manufacturing process in the late 1980s. This article details the technology, the path to commercialization, the early patents and the competing technologies from the 1980s to the present. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:41 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0712_sls_history.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/1112_fan_siemens.php The Siemens Foundation named Esther and Anna Huang, high school intern students of Assistant Professor Donglei Fan, Regional Finalists of the national Siemens Competition, one of the nation's most coveted math and science award for teens. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:37 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/1112_fan_siemens.php http://www.kvue.com/news/F1-cars-shaped-by-wind-tunnel-testing-179825951.html Dr. Carlos Hidrovo explains the aerodynamics of F1 race cars to KVUE News reporter Andrew Chung and explains wind tunnel testing. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:03 CDT http://www.kvue.com/news/F1-cars-shaped-by-wind-tunnel-testing-179825951.html http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/formula1science Chair Jayathi Murthy and Professor Robert Moser discuss computational fluid dynamics, the main science behind F1 racing. Fri, 15 Nov 2012 10:42 CDT http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/formula1science http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/1112_ferreira_microscopy.php Undergrad Brian Gawlik and Dr. Paulo Ferreira are on a quest to map the movement of a single atom using imagery produced using a JEOL electron microscope. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:56 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/1112_ferreira_microscopy.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/faculty_recruiting.php The Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin is recruiting for four tenure-track positions in Advanced manufacturing, Biomechanics and medical robotics, MEMS/NEMS and microsystems, and Emerging Areas. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 7:39 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/faculty_recruiting.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/alumni/tailgate.php Please join us on October 20th for the ME Tailgate Party before the UT vs. Baylor game. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:35 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/alumni/tailgate.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0912_yu_intro.php The Mechanical Engineering Department welcomes new Assistant Professor Guihua Yu to the department. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:15 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0912_yu_intro.php http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/ut-professor-finds-way-to-kill-cancer One University of Texas professor has developed an innovative way to kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:24 CDT http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/ut-professor-finds-way-to-kill-cancer http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0912_benedek_intro.php The Mechanical Engineering Department welcomes Assistant Professor Nicole Benedek, who specializes in research in the area of Materials Science. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:28 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0912_benedek_intro.php http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/nascent The University of Texas at Austin has been selected to receive an $18.5 million grant over the next five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create and lead a nanosystems engineering research center. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:12 CDT http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/nascent http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0912_ices.php Several ME faculty members are members of the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) and use advanced computer modeling in their research. Professors George Biros, Omar Ghattas and Robert Moser hold high appointments there. Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:06 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0912_ices.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0812_fan_hidrovo.php Assistant Professors Donglei Fan and Carlos Hidrovo have each received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, a grant aimed at helping outstanding junior faculty make strong advances in their research and instructional careers. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:41 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0812_fan_hidrovo.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0712_goodenough_birthday.php The Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted an informal birthday party for Professor John B. Goodenough to celebrate his 90th birthday on Wednesday, July 26. Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:49 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0712_goodenough_birthday.php http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/opinion/will-drought-cause-the-next-blackout.html?_r=2 Michael Webber's wrote this op-ed for The New York Times concerning the threat to power plants and oil and gas production from a shrinking water supply.  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:46 CDT http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/opinion/will-drought-cause-the-next-blackout.html?_r=2 http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0712_popova_memorial.php It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Elmira Popova.   Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:10 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0712_popova_memorial.php http://weareaustin.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_2768.shtml UT ME Professor David Morton, from Operations Research and Industrial Engineering (ORIE), along with two other UT professors, Greg Johnson (Texas Advanced Computing Center) and Lauren Meyers (Integrative Biology and Statistics), as well as ORIE Ph.D. student Neo HsinChan Huang, developed optimization models to recommend central and regional stockpiles for ventilators. In the coming year, they will again work with DSHS on recommending stockpiles for vaccines and antivirals.  Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:48 CDT http://weareaustin.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_2768.shtml http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0712_goodenough_john_awards.php He has been named an Honorary Engineer by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas, inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, and received the IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies. Fri, 7 Jul 2012 16:53 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0712_goodenough_john_awards.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0612_nuclear_awards.php Four Nuclear and Radiation Engineering faculty members, Drs. Steven Biegalski, Mark Deinert, Sheldon Landsberger, and Erich Schneider have won grants totaling over $1,000,000 through the Department of Energy's (DOE) Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) awards recently. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:53 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0612_nuclear_awards.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/alumni/distinguished.php The Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin announces its six new Distinguished Alumni: Amy Yip (Young), Dr. John B. Goodenough (Honorary), Dr. Rey Calderon and Chris Pappas (Distinguished), and Don Foster and David E. Leigh (Hall of Fame). Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:09 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/alumni/distinguished.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0612_selective_laser_sintering.php Selective Laser Sintering was invented in the Mechanical Engineering Department and is now used worldwide. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:01 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0612_selective_laser_sintering.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0512_manthiram_grad_teaching_award.php Dr. Manthiram has recently been awarded the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award by The University of Texas at Austin's Graduate School. Tue, 29 May 2012 11:23 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0512_manthiram_grad_teaching_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0512_prescreening.php You're invited to a pre-screening of Michael Webber's Energy At The Movies documentary Thursday May 24, at 6 p.m. at KLRU. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:13 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0512_prescreening.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0512_kholmanov.php Drs. Kholmanov and Ruoff have developed a new transparent conductive film and their paper has been highlighted by the journal ACS Nano. Fri, 11 May 2012 10:16 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0512_kholmanov.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0512_murthy_alum_award.php Dr. Jayathi Murthy has recently been honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) for Academic Excellence from the institute of her undergraduate studies, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur's (IIT Kanpur). The DAA is the highest award conferred by IIT Kanpur. Wed, 02 May 2012 16:04 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0512_murthy_alum_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0412_nsf_grant.php The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) is awarded annually to promising graduate students throughout the nation to fund their research. Meet some of the Mechanical Engineering's Department recent fellowship recipients from 2010 through 2012. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:26 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0412_nsf_grant.php http://www.utexas.edu/know/2012/03/26/migrant_student_fernandez/ Alexis Fernandez, an ME student, was profiled on the UT website this week. Fernandez went through the Migrant Student Worker Program and was the first person in his family to graduate from high school. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:23 CDT http://www.utexas.edu/know/2012/03/26/migrant_student_fernandez/ http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0312_student_leadership_awards.php San Quan Prioleau, Roberto Valle and Columbia Mishra were recently awarded Student Leadership Awards by the Cockrell School of Engineering. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:22 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0312_student_leadership_awards.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0312_dolder.php Mechanical Engineering graduate student Craig Dolder has recently received the Acoustical Society of America's (ASA) Best Student Paper Award for his research in underwater acoustics. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:15 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0312_dolder.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0212_leusch.php The Department of Mechanical Engineering has recently hired a designated Development Officer, Kelly Leusch. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:08 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0212_leusch.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0212_murthy.php Dr. Jayathi Murthy has begun serving as the new Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:40 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0212_murthy.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0212_beaman_asb.php Mechanical Engineering Professor from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Joseph J. Beaman, has recently been appointed to a three-year term as a member of the Army Science Board. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:05 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0212_beaman_asb.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0112_neptune.php Dr. Rick Neptune and his research team, including recent graduate, Dr. Nick Fey winner of a recent research award, discuss their work designing prosthetic and orthotic devices, which are giving injured soldiers a second chance at life. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:06 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0112_neptune.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0112_beaman.php Dr. Joseph Beaman has recently stepped down from his 11-year term beginning in 2001 as the 22nd Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and will return to teaching and research. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:47 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0112_beaman.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0112_sreenivasan.php Dr. S. V. Sreenivasan wins ASME William T. Ennor Manufacturing Technology Award. He co-founded Molecular Imprints, Inc. (MII), a nanotechnology spin-out from The University of Texas at Austin, in 2001. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:29 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2012/0112_sreenivasan.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1211_moon_moncrief.php Professor Tess Moon's graduate students Steven Kreuzer, Talal E. AlOtaibi and Jonathan L. Gaspredes are studying forces on proteins to better understand normal cellular processes. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:44 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1211_moon_moncrief.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1211_argo_guild.php Journal articles by Matt Guild and Ted Argo reached the positions of first and second most downloaded papers in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America last April. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:58 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1211_argo_guild.php http://www.engr.utexas.edu/students Commencement will last from 9 a.m. until noon and recognize all engineering graduates. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:58 CDT http://www.engr.utexas.edu/students http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1111_shimek.php This is the story of the personal tragedy and a hard-fought recovery of graduating doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, Moss Shimek, the survivor of a near-death motorcycle accident in 2011 that left him in a coma for over two months. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:17 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1111_shimek.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1111_ruoff_wta.php The World Technology Network awarded Professor Rodney Ruoff and Meryl Stoller of The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Materials Science and Engineering program, and Dr. Xin Zhao of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Laboratory), the 2011 World Technology Award for Energy. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:09 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1111_ruoff_wta.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_grand_challenges.php Longhorn Grand Challenges Scholar Program, a unique scholars program for University of Texas at Austin students from all years and disciplines is offering the chance to tackle the world's most pressing societal issues. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:49 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_grand_challenges.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/faculty_recruiting.php Currently the department has three faculty positions available, two associate or full professor positions and one assistant professor position. One position has an application deadline of November 15, 2011. Read the full job descriptions and application instructions. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:11 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/faculty/faculty_recruiting.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_pwilson_bubble_research.php University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Preston S. Wilson and researchers Dr. Kevin M. Lee and Dr. Mark S. Wochner from the Applied Research Laboratories at The University of Texas at Austin (ARL:UT) received a $1.5 million award from Shell Global Solutions to develop systems to reduce underwater noise generated by drilling and construction activities by using bubbles in different sizes and configurations. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:27 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_pwilson_bubble_research.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_fulcher.php UTME Distinguished Alumnus Clay W. G. Fulcher passed away on October 19, 2011. Services will be held Oct 21 and 22. See story for details. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:21 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_fulcher.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_bourell_fame.php Dr. David L. Bourell has been honored with the International Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellence (FAME) Award, sponsored by the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium under the aegis of the Advanced Manufacturing Center of The University of Texas at Austin. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:21 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_bourell_fame.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_tailgate_party.php At 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 29th, 2011, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will be hosting its 15th Annual Mechanical Engineering Alumni Tailgate gathering. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:41 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_tailgate_party.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_crawford.php Dr. Richard Crawford has been honored with the 2011 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award, awarded by The University of Texas Systems' Board of Regents. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:46 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_crawford.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_freiburg_maymester.php Senior Lecturer Billy Wood leads first Freiburg, Germany Maymester in May and June of 2012. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:48 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_freiburg_maymester.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_tmi_manthiram_nsf.php Professors Arumugam "Ram" Manthiram, John B. Goodenough and Jianshi Zhou have been awarded a nearly $3 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation to study materials that are vital to the development of a broad range of technologies, including everything from electronic devices to large-scale energy storage. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:13 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/1011_tmi_manthiram_nsf.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0911_webber.php Dr. Michael E. Webber has been awarded the 2011 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award, granted by The University of Texas Systems' Board of Regents for outstanding faculty performance. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:05 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0911_webber.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0911_ben-yakar_nih.php The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted researchers, Dr. Adela Ben-Yakar and Dr. Jon Pierce-Shimomura a highly competitive research grant to develop technology that significantly reduces the time and costs required to test drugs for neurodegenerative disease. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:39 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0911_ben-yakar_nih.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0911_biros.php Current World Leader in High-Performance Computing Joins University's Computational and Mechanical Engineering Team. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 8:46 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0911_biros.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0911_new_grad_students.php Chris Hadlock, Marcel Ojinnaka and Ellyn Ranz have joined the Mechanical Engineering Department program this fall. Victor Yu has joined the Operations Research and Industrial Engineering graduate program. Find out more about them and their research interests. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:35 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0911_new_grad_students.php http://austin.ynn.com/content/local_news/279820/humanoid-robot-on-display-in-north-austin In this video, Dr. Luis Sentis and John Petersen explain their robot Dreamer to students at Barnes and Noble. Dr. Sentis' son Dekel is asked how long it will take his dad to make one of these for their house. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:41 CDT http://austin.ynn.com/content/local_news/279820/humanoid-robot-on-display-in-north-austin http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0711_goodenough_hydro-quebec.php The University of Texas at Austin has announced an agreement with Canada-based Hydro-Quebec for lithium-ion material technology invented and patented by Dr. John Goodenough, a world-renowned scientist at the university and professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:25 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0711_goodenough_hydro-quebec.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0711_klein_ans_statesman_award.php Former NRC Chairman and Associate Director of the Energy Institute is honored at the American Nuclear Society (ANS) national meeting with Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:18 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0711_klein_ans_statesman_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_kiehne_manthiram_awards.php Professor Arumugam Manthiram and Senior Lecturer Thomas M. Kiehne have been selected as the 2011 Mechanical Engineering Teaching Award winners. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:48 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_kiehne_manthiram_awards.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_murthy_new_chair.php Jayathi Y. Murthy, a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, has been named chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:40 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_murthy_new_chair.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_teaching_videos.php The ME department produced 13 vidoes from an undergraduate focus group where students discussed what they like and need in engineering instruction. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:27 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_teaching_videos.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_maggiechen_nsf.php An assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department has been selected to receive a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award totaling $409,983 from the National Science Foundation. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:53 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_maggiechen_nsf.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_vural_staff_award.php System Administrator, Cengiz Vural, has been selected by The University of Texas at Austin as a 2011 recipient of the University of Texas at Austin Staff Award. Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:59 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0611_vural_staff_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_grassland_fire_research.php Three recent graduates from The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Mechanical Engineering began working on grassland fire research as part of their senior design course and have uncovered some concerns for Central Texas homeowners. Thu, 26 May 2011 14:09 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_grassland_fire_research.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_new_carbon.php Professor of Materials Science in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin Rodney S. Ruoff and three researchers in The Ruoff Group Nanoscience and Technology Lab, post-doc Dr. Yanwu Zhu and Ph.D. students Shanthi Murali and Meryl Stoller published a paper on May 12, 2011 describing their discovery of a new carbon material. Tue, 24 May 2011 10:55 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_new_carbon.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_distinguished_alumni.php Marcus Ashford, Joe Beaman, Jr., Daniel Crowley, Janet Ellzey, and posthumously, John MacGuire were recently honored as Distinguished Mechanical Engineers by the department. Fri, 13 May 2011 16:17 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_distinguished_alumni.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_nuclear_students_awarded.php Four Nuclear graduate students and one undergraduate have recently received university and national awards and recognition for their work. Thu, 12 May 2011 12:17 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_nuclear_students_awarded.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_undergraduate_research.php This article introduces you to about 20 ME Undergraduate Research Assistants, explains what they do, who they work for, how to become one yourself, and why you would want to do that. Wed, 04 May 2011 17:11 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0511_undergraduate_research.php http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9435957.stm Dave Bourell, with CSE at SXSW explains the 3D printing and manufacturing process known as Selective Laser Sintering on a BBC video. He is featured about 2 minutes into the video. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:40 CDT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9435957.stm http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0411_eweek_alec.php February 18 marked the start of a weeklong battle of wits, athletics, creativity, and skills for organizations in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:49 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0411_eweek_alec.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0411_melissa_pmf.php Mechanical Engineering graduate student Melissa C. Lott has been selected for the Presidential Management Fellows Program (PMF). Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:58 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0411_melissa_pmf.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0411_krueger_sec_award.php Dr. Thomas Krueger was recently honored with the 2011 Student Engineering Council (SEC) Faculty Appreciation Award for Mechanical Engineering. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:31 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0411_krueger_sec_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0411_jensen_memorial.php The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Operations Research and IndustrialEngineering's memorial tribute to to Professor Emeritus Paul A. Jensen who passed away April 4, 2011. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:30 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0411_jensen_memorial.php http://www.felcaustin.org/ The memorial service is planned for this Saturday, April 9th, at 4 p.m., at the First English Lutheran Church. Details are forthcoming. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:31 CDT http://www.felcaustin.org/ http://hosting-tributes-24744.tributes.com/show/Charles-Beightler-91136680 The family will receive visitors at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 North Lamar, on Saturday April 2 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:04 CDT http://hosting-tributes-24744.tributes.com/show/Charles-Beightler-91136680 http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_teaching_award.php Rich Crawford, Phil Schmidt, Carolyn Seepersad, Michael Webber, Billy Wood and Kristin Wood collectively won ten prestigious teaching awards in the past year. Find out more about these highly-respected, innovative educators. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:59 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_teaching_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_bourell_tms.php Dr. David L. Bourell has been awarded the 2011 TMS Fellows Award by The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS). This is the highest honor bestowed by TMS. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:18 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_bourell_tms.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_fromm_scio.php Rob Fromm, senior undergraduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin, was selected to participate in a Student Consulting International Organization (SCIO) project in Brazil. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:32 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_fromm_scio.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_top_materials_scientists-ruoff.pdf Times Higher Education of London ranks Dr. Rodney Ruoff 16th most influential Materials Science Research Scientist of the decade. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:18 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_top_materials_scientists-ruoff.pdf http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_spring_expo.php The spring 2011 University of Texas at Austin Engineering Career EXPO was hosted by the Engineering Career Assistance Center (ECAC) at the Frank Erwin Center on February 24. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:18 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0311_spring_expo.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0111_future_city.php A team of students from West Ridge Middle School in Austin were awarded the first place trophy in the Central Texas Region Future City Competition on Saturday January 15th. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:08 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0111_future_city.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0111_graphene_grant.php Professor Rodney Ruoff and his research group have been award a $1 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to spearhead a three-year research initiative to enable the large-scale creation and production of graphene and ultrathin graphite. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:20 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0111_graphene_grant.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0111_edgar_jimenez.php December 2010 Mechanical Engineering graduate, Edgar Jimenez was cited by the Cockrell School of Engineering for academic success. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 8:42 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2011/0111_edgar_jimenez.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1210_chair_recruiting.php The University of Texas at Austin seeks an experienced and visionary academic leader with a distinguished record of research for the position of Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:39 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1210_chair_recruiting.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1210_informs.php Mechanical Engineering faculty were the prime movers for the 2010 meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Austin with over 4,000 attending. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:33 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1210_informs.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1210_informs.php Mechanical Engineering faculty were the prime movers for the 2010 meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Austin with over 4,000 attending. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:33 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1210_informs.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1210_battery_grant.php Professors John B. Goodenough and Arumugam "Ram" Manthiram were recently awarded a $4.5 million grant along with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to tackle one of the most difficult and perplexing hurdles facing electric vehicles: their batteries. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:38 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1210_battery_grant.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1110_wood_k_csu.php Professor Kristin Wood received the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award for the Engineering Science Department, College of Engineering, Colorado State University. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:59 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1110_wood_k_csu.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_webber_dads_award.php Dr. Michael Webber, has been awarded the 2010-11 Dads' Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship. This award was established by The University of Texas System Board of Regents. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:52 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_webber_dads_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1010_Ruoff_interview.php This is a reprint of an interview with Professor Rodney Ruoff published by Materials Views, about his path from childhood soccer player to esteemed research scientist in the graphene research arena. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:37 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1010_Ruoff_interview.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1010_matthew_hall.php Dr. Matthew Hall, the Louis T. Yule Fellow in Engineering and member of the Thermal Fluids Group in Mechanical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:56 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1010_matthew_hall.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1010_tailgate_party.php Alumni, students, faculty and staff are invited to join us for the 14th Annual ME Tailgate Party on October 30 before the UT-Baylor game. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1010_tailgate_party.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1010_faculty_recruiting.php The Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin invites applicants for two (2) tenure-track Assistant Professor positions. Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:34 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/1010_faculty_recruiting.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_fall_expo.php The Fall 2010 University of Texas at Austin Engineering Career EXPO was hosted at the Frank Erwin Center September 21-22. Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:58 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_fall_expo.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_Ruoff_most_downloaded.php Professor Rodney Ruoff's team's paper titled Graphene and Graphene Oxide: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, was cited as the most downloaded paper from Advanced Materials over July 2010. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:56 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_Ruoff_most_downloaded.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_crawford_ralphcoats.php Dr. Richard H. Crawford received the 2010 Ralph Coats Roe Award from the Mechanical Engineering Division of ASEE. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:47 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_crawford_ralphcoats.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_kristinwood_regents.php Dr. Kristin Wood has been honored with the 2010 Regents Outstanding Teaching Award, awarded by The University of Texas Systems Board of Regents. Tue, 09 Sep 2010 17:09 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_kristinwood_regents.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_new_students.php The Mechanical Engineering Department enthusiastically welcomes 20 ORIE and 63 ME graduate students in our graduate program this year. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 1:49 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_new_students.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_seepersad_regents.php Dr. Carolyn Seepersad has been honored with the 2010 Regents Outstanding Teaching Award, awarded by The University of Texas Systems Board of Regents. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:26 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_seepersad_regents.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_bickel_career.php Dr. Eric Bickel won a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, which will fund his research in Decision Analysis for five years. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:14 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0910_bickel_career.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0810_human_centered.php The Mechanical Engineering Department's newest assistant professor, Luis Sentis, taught his first class in Human-Centered Robotics, and this article profiles the projects students created. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:44 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0810_human_centered.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0810_seepersad_us_frontiers_awd.php Dr. Carolyn Seepersad, has been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 16th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium. She is one of 86 of the nation's brightest young engineers (ages 30-45) chosen to attend. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0810_seepersad_us_frontiers_awd.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0710_schmidt_ccarlson_awd.php Professor Phil Schmidt, who began teaching engineering courses at The University of Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1970, has received one of the most prestigious awards given to an engineering professor, the 2010 Chester F. Carlson Award (PDF file Awards Banquet brochure) from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:54 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0710_schmidt_ccarlson_awd.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0710_goodenough_royal_society.php On May 21, 2010, Professor John B. Goodenough, who holds the Virginia H. Cockrell Chair in Engineering in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:11 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0710_goodenough_royal_society.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_mecklenborg.php Christine Mecklenborg, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recently selected as recipient of the Rudd Mayer Memorial Fellowhip, granted by Women of Wind Energy. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:07 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_mecklenborg.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_rylander_don_berry.php I loved Grady Rylander. He was important to me. I know I am not alone in that. I knew him for many years and I have too many stories to tell them all. But I will not be brief, not about Grady Rylander. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:37 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_rylander_don_berry.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_rylander.php Former ME Chair, Dr. Grady Rylander, Jr., went to his Home in Heaven on May 22, 2010. He is a beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:53 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_rylander.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_campbell_germany.php Associate Professor Matt Campbell left for Munich, Germany in late May to begin a fellowship at the Technische Universitat Munchen (Technical University of Munich) Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS). Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:57 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_campbell_germany.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_alumni_visit.php Texas Exes recently held a 50th reunion for UT graduates from 1960. Five ME alumni were in attendance, and went on a tour of the department while here. Fri, 28 May 2010 11:48 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0610_alumni_visit.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0510_seepersad_dean_award.php Assistant Professor Carolyn Seepersad has been awarded the Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching by an Assistant Professor. Mon, 24 May 2010 14:04 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0510_seepersad_dean_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0510_keys_alexander_curry.php UTME alumnus Keys Curry passed away in his home in Houston, TX on April 14, 2010. Mr. Curry was a charter member of the Mechanical Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and a beloved supporter of the Mechanical Engineering Department. Tue, 11 May 2010 13:45 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0510_keys_alexander_curry.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0510_ron_matthews_asme_award.php Ron Matthews Wins ASME Internal Combustion Engine Award (ICEA) and discusses the future of engine design. Tue, 04 May 2010 10:39 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0510_ron_matthews_asme_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0510_nsf_grant.php Graduate students Karen Kirk, Chioke Harris and Julia O'Rourke have been honored by the National Science Foundation. Mon, 03 May 2010 14:25 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0510_nsf_grant.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0410_student_leadership_award.php Two students, Cassandra Telenko and Mike Vu, from the Mechanical Engineering Department were recently honored by the Cockrell School of Engineering with the Student Leadership Award. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:50 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0410_student_leadership_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0410_eac_dist_alumni.php The Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin recently honored five alumni and one facutly member at its Distinguished Alumni presentation held Thursday, April 1, 2010. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:37 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0410_eac_dist_alumni.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0410_faculty_position.php Applicants must have demonstrated research excellence in one of the core areas of Mechanical Engineering (Thermal/Fluids, Dynamic Systems and Controls, or Design and Manufacturing) or in a cross-disciplinary area such as Biomechanics or Renewable Energy. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:40 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0410_faculty_position.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0310_bwood_wins_sec_teaching_award.php The Student Engineering Council (SEC), a student organization affiliated with the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin presents annual teaching awards to a faculty member from each of its departments annually. Senior Lecturer Billy Wood won the Mechanical Engineering Department award. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0310_bwood_wins_sec_teaching_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0210_rube_goldberg.php On February 17th, the Psi Beta Chapter of Theta Tau hosted the regional 2010 Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, with entries from ASME, SWE and Theta Tau. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:56 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0210_rube_goldberg.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0310_texas_independence.php Jim Nicar, Director of the UT Heritage Society, recounts the story of how the Texas Independence Day Celebration came to the university in 1896 and 1897. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:37 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0310_texas_independence.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0210_new_faculty.php The Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to introduce its newest three faculty members, who have recently joined the department. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:05 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0210_new_faculty.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0210_krueger_3d_machines.php On October 6, 2009 the Office of the Provost awarded him $66,233 to purchase new 3-D printers. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:04 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0210_krueger_3d_machines.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0110_graphene_carbon_citation.php Professor Ruoff's lab has been informed that one of their papers, Synthesis and exfoliation of isocyanate-treated graphene oxide nanoplatelets, was one of the top-cited papers in the Elsevier, Inc. publication, Carbon. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:04 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0110_graphene_carbon_citation.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0210_wood_disability_award.php Senior Lecturer Billy Wood, in the Mechanical Engineering Department, has won an Appreciation Award from the Students wtih Disabilities Division at The University of Texas at Austin. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:22 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0210_wood_disability_award.php http://www.tech2energy.com/index.php/2010/02/02/electric-utility-level-storage/ Meyers discusses what the near term future holds for electricity storage at the utility level, which can be an important capability when integrating renewables into the grid. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:09 CDT http://www.tech2energy.com/index.php/2010/02/02/electric-utility-level-storage/ http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0110_sreenivasan_award.php Molecular Imprints, Inc. and The University of Texas at Austin announced that Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan is the recipient of the 2010 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Technology Innovation. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:23 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0110_sreenivasan_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0110_preusse_fig_award.php Ms. Preusse received the FIG Facilitator Award for her work facilitating the CADalysts FIG from the Cockrell School of Engineering after being nominated by one of the students in the Freshman Interest Group she leads. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:27 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2010/0110_preusse_fig_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_austria_maymester.php Senior Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Billy Wood, is offering a four-week Maymester class in Vienna, Austria for the first time, from May 27 to June 23. Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:28 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_austria_maymester.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_ferreira_book.php Associate Professor Paulo Ferreira has co-authored a book titled Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies and Design with Professor Michael Ashby (Cambridge) and Professor Daniel Schodek (Harvard). Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:18 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_ferreira_book.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_poster_award.php Michael T. Pettes and Associate Professor Li Shi were honored with a Best Poster Award during the 2009 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:01 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_poster_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_webber_course.php Dr. Michael Webber, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Director of the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, will share his insights and candid views about the best and worst of US energy practice. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:10 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_webber_course.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_graduate_mentoring.php Two ME/ORIE professors, Sheldon Landsberger and Eric Bickel, have received approval from The University of Texas at Austin Graduate Program to fund Graduate School Diversity Mentoring Fellowships for the 2010-2011 academic year. Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:07 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1209_graduate_mentoring.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1109tailgate_party.php On Saturday, November 21th, 2009, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will be hosting its 13th Annual Mechanical Engineering Alumni Tailgate gathering. We will have BBQ and music, under the tent in Parking Lot #56, directly east of the Mechanical Engineering Building three hours before kick-off of the UT vs. Kansas football game. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:21 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1109tailgate_party.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1109_antarctica_gulati2.php Shilpa Gulati left in mid-October for Antarctica to complete the underwater characterization of the chemical properties of the water in a perennially ice-covered lake, West Lake Bonney, with a team of researchers and a cook/camp manager. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:25 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1109_antarctica_gulati2.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1009_arctic_expedition.php Associate Professor Preston Wilson and ME graduate student Chad Green spent two weeks onboard a U.S. Coast Guard ship studying methane hydrate, an organic material found on and beneath the ocean floor. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:59 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1009_arctic_expedition.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1009_faculty_position.php Faculty candidates should have an interest and expertise in the general area of energy, with specific interest in solar energy, biofuels, or energy storage. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:01 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1009_faculty_position.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1009_goodenough_fermi_award.php Professor John B. Goodenough, holder of the Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, received the 2009 Presidential Enrico Fermi Award with Stanford University's Siegfried S. Hecker. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:32 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/1009_goodenough_fermi_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0909_saunders_seepersad_award.php Matt Saunders, Mechanical Engineering Master's student, and Assistant Professor Carolyn Seepersad received the Best Paper Award from ASME's Design Theory and Methodology Conference for their research entitled "The Characteristics of Innovative, Mechanical Products." Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:35:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0909_saunders_seepersad_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0909_schmidt_award.php Professor Philip S. Schmidt of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been honored with the Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award, awarded by The University of Texas Board of Regents. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:46:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0909_schmidt_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0809_new_students.php Aaron Townsend, June Si and Julia O'Rourke joined the Mechanical Engineering graduate program in 2009. Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:14:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0809_new_students.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0809_seepersad_lff_award.php Laboratory for Freeform Fabrication member Assistant Professor Carolyn Seepersad is the 2009 recipient of the International Outstanding Young Researcher in Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Award, given annually to recognize an outstanding young researcher early in his/her career. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:36:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0809_seepersad_lff_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_schmidt_chancellors_award.php Professor Philip S. Schmidt, Department of Mechanical Engineering, received the Chancellor's Council outstanding Teaching Award, which recognizes a senior faculty member for a distinguished career in teaching at the undergraduate level. Fri, 29 May 2009 04:46:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_schmidt_chancellors_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_dawson_racer.php During the past two years in Legends car racing, Julia Dawson was the top-ranked female driver in the world, won a 2007-08 winter series, and was the Texas state road course champion for the semi-pro class. Wed, 27 May 2009 11:31:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_dawson_racer.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_ruoff_circuits.php The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry. Thu, 14 May 2009 04:48:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_ruoff_circuits.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_ellzey_vice_provost.php Dr. Gretchen Ritter, a professor of government and a fellow of the Alma Madden Professorship at The University of Texas at Austin, and Dr. Janet Ellzey, professor of Mechanical Engineering and Assistant Dean for international Engineering Education, have been appointed vice provosts at The University of Texas at Austin, Provost Steven Leslie said Tuesday. Wed, 6 May 2009 05:26:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_ellzey_vice_provost.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_charles_beaman.php Charles Beaman, a graduating senior double major in Mechanical Engineering and Pre-Med, with a minor in Spanish, was the recipient of one of the $2,000 finalist awards in the Tenth Annual University Co-op George H. Mitchell Awards. Wed, 6 May 2009 04:16:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_charles_beaman.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0409_ron_barr_best_paper.php Dr. Ronald Barr received First-Place for the Best Paper Award presented at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Meeting. Tue, 5 May 2009 10:34:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0409_ron_barr_best_paper.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_texas_atomic_film_festival.php The first Texas Atomic Film Festival (TAFF) will be held on Thursday May 7, 2009 in ACES 2.404A from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Mon, 4 May 2009 11:50:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0509_texas_atomic_film_festival.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0409_staff_awards.php Staff members Tho Huynh, Donna O'Kelly, Sean O'Kelly, Becky Harrison-Ray, Curtis Johnson, Tom Kiehne and Cindy Raman were honored for 10 to 20 years of service at The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:43:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0409_staff_awards.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0409_cub_scout_visit.php The SPIE (formerly The International Society for Optical Engineering) has decided to honor Dr. Shaochen Chen by naming him an SPIE Fellow. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:37:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0409_cub_scout_visit.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0409_chen_spie_fellow.php The SPIE (formerly The International Society for Optical Engineering) has decided to honor Dr. Shaochen Chen by naming him an SPIE Fellow. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:49:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0409_chen_spie_fellow.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0309_graphene_sheets.php A team at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a general method for creating dispersed and chemically modified graphene sheets in a wide variety of organic solvents, opening the door for the widespread use of colloidal suspensions for a host of important applications. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:03:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0309_graphene_sheets.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0309_cool_as_ice.php The first place design team received $1,000 in prize money in addition to the build budget and was composed of three Mechanical Engineering students, Nathan Putnam, Cassandra Telenko, and James Durand, as well as one Chemical Engineering student, Amanda Cuellar. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:15:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0309_cool_as_ice.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0309_david_agu.php UTME graduate student David Ikechukwu Agu was awarded the Shell Research Prize for the best paper and presentation in the area of Energy/Environment/Transport Processes at the Graduate And Industry Networking (GAIN) 2009 conference. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:27:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0309_david_agu.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_faculty_awards.php This is a listing and description of all faculty awards and honors in the past academic year. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:14:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_faculty_awards.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0309_ewb_panama.php Engineers Without Borders Panama Team made first assessement trip in January 2009. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:28:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0309_ewb_panama.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_staff_award.php Administrative Associate Dana Judson received the award in a ceremony held on 18 February 2009. Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:19:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_staff_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_ewb_mexico_computers.php EWB is working with rural communities in Mexico to bring the Internet to schools Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:30:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_ewb_mexico_computers.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_alexander_model.php A rolling ball sculpture, designed by ME alumna Kelly Alexander, is now in display in the Mechanical Engineering building Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:25:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_alexander_model.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_ruoff_lee_hsun_award.php University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering professor, Rodney Ruoff received the 2009 Lee Hsun Award from The Institute of Metal Research in Shenyang, China. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:35:05 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_ruoff_lee_hsun_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_rube_goldberg_results.php University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering student, Tyler Luce, won the local Rube Goldberg competition and will represent the university at the national competition in April 2009 at Purdue University. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:42:05 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_rube_goldberg_results.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_eweek.php EWeek at the University of Texas at Austin is the week when engineering student organizations host a plethora of fun-filled events. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:38:05 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_eweek.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_rube_goldberg.php The University of Texas at Austin ASME chapter holds its Rube Goldberg competition on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in the T-Room of ETC at 6 p.m. Please join us! Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:09:05 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0209_rube_goldberg.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0109_nichols_Joe_King_award.php Steven P. Nichols, a mechanical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received the 2008 Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award 2 Jan 2009 03:43:05 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0109_nichols_Joe_King_award.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0109_ruoff_graphene_investment.php Two venture capital firms that specialize in clean technology have formed two Austin startups by licensing technology from the University of Texas at Austin. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:03:57 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0109_ruoff_graphene_investment.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0109_biegalski_deinert.php To eliminate the testing of nuclear weapons, engineers at The University of Texas at Austin were awarded $511,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to research better methods for monitoring and detecting covert nuclear tests. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:03:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2009/0109_biegalski_deinert.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408challengex.php The GM Challenge X competition results are now available. Read a detailed account of the competition. 8 Dec 2008 11:29:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408challengex-results.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1208holiday_party.php The Mechanical Engineering Department hosted its annual holiday party at The Thompson Conference Center on December 5, 2008. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:38:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1208holiday_party.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1108wu_david.php Professor David Wu of Lehigh University will be speaking on Friday, November 21 at 2 p.m. in ETC 5.148. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:06:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1108wu_david.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1108gulati_antarctica.php Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student Shilpa Gulati is about to embark on a two-month adventure to Antarctica to map the topography of a perennially ice-covered lake West Lake Bonney. Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:26:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1108gulati_antarctica.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1108webber_energy_conf.php Dr. Michael Webber will share his insights and views about the best and worst of U.S. energy policy, including brief snippets of its history, real-world examples, outlook going forward, and global implications. Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:15:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1108webber_energy_conf.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1008rabindran.php Dinesh Rabindran, a doctoral student working under the supervision of Prof. Delbert Tesar, has been selected to receive an honorable mention for the 2008 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Fellowship. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:51:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1008rabindran.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1008alumni_awards.php This year's selections for the Mechanical Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni Awards have been made and will be presented on October 24, 2008. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:48:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1008alumni_awards.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1008ferreira_fuel_cells.php Dr. Paulo Ferreira (University of Texas at Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering) and researchers at MIT have been able to take the first imaages of individual atoms near the surface of nanoparticles. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:22:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1008ferreira_fuel_cells.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1008tailgate_party.php Alumni, faculty, students and staff are all invited to attend the ME Tailgate Party in Lot 56 (east side of building) three hours before kick-off before the Oklahoma State game. Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:20:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/1008tailgate_party.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908di_suvero_sculpture.php A four-story tall sculpture by internationally renowned artist Mark di Suvero was dedicated Friday, Sept. 26, in front of the engineering buildings. Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:45:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908di_suvero_sculpture.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908ruoff2_new_graphene.php A new "graphene-based" material that helps solve the structure of graphite oxide and could lead to other potential discoveries of the one-atom thick substance called graphene, which has applications in nanoelectronics, energy storage and production, and transportation such as airplanes and cars has been created by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:06:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908ruoff2_new_graphene.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908me_ewb.php EWB is a student organization that partners with communities to provide basic needs like water, sanitation and education. Three of the project leads are Mechanical Engineering students. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:43:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908me_ewb.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908ruoff_new_carbon.php Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation of renewable energies such as wind and solar power. 19 Sep 2008 11:39:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908ruoff_new_carbon.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908career_expo.php 261 companies will be there recruiting and 166 want to hire ME students, starting with internships for undergrads through the Ph.D. level. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:55:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0908career_expo.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0808back_to_school.php On Friday, August 29th, from 4:30 — 7:30 p.m. the Department of Mechanical Engineering will be hosting our 2008 Back to School Bash on the West Plaza. Look for the large tent. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:10:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0808back_to_school.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0808bourell_best_poster_SFF.php Dave Bourell and his graduate student, Kaushik Alayavalli, won the best poster award at the Ninteenth Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium held in Austin, Texas the first week of August 2008. 12 Aug 2008 08:38:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0808bourell_best_poster_SFF.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0808manthiram_batteries.php UT researchers have found a more efficient and potentially less expensive way to make lithium-ion batteries, which could be used in hybrid and electric vehicles. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:37:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0808manthiram_batteries.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708vignesh_prakash.php Vignesh Prakash, a 22 year old senior majoring in mechanical engineering and mathematics, passed away on June 29, 2008. Vignesh was from Hyderabad, India. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:12:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708vignesh_prakash.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708tesar_army_science_bd.php The Secretary of the U.S. Army has appointed Prof. Delbert Tesar to a three-year term as a Member of its senior scientific advisory body which advises the Army on scientific and technological matters. 24 Jul 2008 04:44:05 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708tesar_army_science_bd.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708ho_nanostructures.php Dr. Paul Ho and Rhi Huang received a $159,138 NFF grant to study the buckling of nanostructures. 24 Jul 2008 04:44:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708ho_nanostructures.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708nsf_grants.php Each year the National Science Foundation offers about 1,000 fellowships nationwide to provide graduate students with up to $40,000 annual support for three years. Jessica Allen, Rachel Gerver and Cassandra Telenko, all ME first year Ph.D. students, received National Science Foundation research grants, as did UTME alumnus, Michael Mueller. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:23:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708nsf_grants.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708-2000th_student.php Philip Morrow, a senior in Mechanical Engineering, recently became the 2000th student certified by the Machine Shop since 1994, when Don R. Artieschoufsky became the shop's supervisor. 17 Jul 2008 01:55:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708-2000th_student.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708nyberg_astronaut.php The Department of Mechanical Engineering would like to congratulate Dr. Karen L. Nyberg (MSME 1996, PhD 1996), who returned safely and successfully from space June 14th. Dr. Nyberg has just made history as the 50th woman in space and the first person to operate three different robot arms in space. Mon, 7 Jul 2008 01:00:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0708nyberg_astronaut.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0608laser_surgery.php Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:15:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0608laser_surgery.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0608dist_alumni.php It is time to nominate individuals for the 2008 Mechanical Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni Awards. Fri, 6 Jun 2008 01:19:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0608dist_alumni.php http://www.utexas.edu/news/2008/05/06/engineering_nanosurgery/ A hair strand-thin worm is providing substantial clues on how nerves regenerate, offering insight and hope to finding genes that affect nerve generation and ultimately new drugs and therapies for human neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's. 6 May 2008 03:21:00 CDT http://www.utexas.edu/news/2008/05/06/engineering_nanosurgery/ http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0508greg_power.php For Greg Power, the challenge was to stay on track and graduate in four years despite a near-fatal car wreck. Fri, 2 May 2008 05:00:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0508greg_power.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408class_of_1958.php The Texas Exes, Cockrell School of Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering are preparing to greet the attendees of the Class of 1958 50th Class Reunion on Thursday, May 1, 2008. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:44:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408class_of_1958.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408amc-amd.php AMC project set to change semi-conductor modeling Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:54:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408amc-amd.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408hidrovo.php Professor Hidrovo is one of 39 to receive the DARPA Award and will receive a grant of approximately $150,000 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:18:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408hidrovo.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408challengex.php The University of Texas at Austin's Mechanical Engineering Department was selected as one of seventeen intercollegiate teams to design and produce a hybrid SUV for a GM sponsored competition named Challenge X. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:25:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408challengex.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408t-room.php Friday, April 11, 2008, engineering administrators and students dedicated a new T-Room. This T-Room, also a six-year renovation effort, was led by the vision and generosity of Ford Motor Company and hundreds of Mechanical Engineering Alumni. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:44:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408t-room.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408popova.php Popova has received a Fulbright grant to lecture and do research at St.Kliment Ohridski University. She will carry out research with colleagues there to link ideas and methods from the fields of Operations Research and Statistics to solve forecasting and decision-making problems. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:39:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/2008/0408popova.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/1005ada.php The Mechanical Engineering Department Academy of Distinguished Alumni welcomes eight new members: David K. Leigh, Andrew J. Mawer, Susan L. Allen, Robert C. Olsen, Terrell A. "Bear" Poth, B. Elliott Short, Jr., Marcel E. Gres, and Richard L. Walton. 21 Sep 2007 14:56:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/1005ada.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/0921cards.php The ETC Building will soon have card readers installed. Card Readers will allow us to provide access to the building after normal business hours.  The card reader system uses a special UT ID Card called a proximity card. 21 Sep 2007 14:56:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/0921cards.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/0920tv.php The ME Large Screen TV is now up and running in the T-Room! Faculty, Staff, or Student Organizations who have slides you want published on the television bulletin board, please send a request and a copy of the slides to the Multimedia Help Desk. 20 Sep 2007 11:29:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/0920tv.php http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/0919ellzey.php Janet Ellzey, Professor in Mechanical Engineering and director of the Cockrell School of Engineering's International Engineering Education program, talks about the growing number of engineering students deciding to study abroad in the Summer 2007 issue of PRISM magazine. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:28:00 CDT http://www.me.utexas.edu/news/0919ellzey.php