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Graduate Student Joseph Kirchhoff Receives NASA CIF/IRAD Grant
Joseph Kirchhoff with his teammate Dr. Tyler Hudson have received R&D funds from NASA to purse scaling of their invention, OATMEAL.
UT Graduate Researchers Are Finalists in Collegiate Inventors Competition
A team of engineers from The University of Texas at Austin has been named one of five graduate finalists in the 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition (CIC).
Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering
AI-Created Materials Could Make Your Energy Bill Cheaper
New materials developed using machine learning and artificial intelligence could, among other things, keep your house cooler and reduce energy bills.
Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering
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UT Graduate Researchers Are Finalists in Collegiate Inventors Competition
A team of engineers from The University of Texas at Austin has been named one of five graduate finalists in the 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition (CIC).
Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering
AI-Created Materials Could Make Your Energy Bill Cheaper
New materials developed using machine learning and artificial intelligence could, among other things, keep your house cooler and reduce energy bills.
Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering
Graduate Student Joseph Kirchhoff Receives NASA CIF/IRAD Grant
Joseph Kirchhoff with his teammate Dr. Tyler Hudson have received R&D funds from NASA to purse scaling of their invention, OATMEAL.
John Goodenough: 1922-2023
John B. Goodenough, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 for his contributions to the development of the lithium-ion battery, passed away in June 2023.
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Acoustics
Acoustics engineers perform research on problems of both a basic and applied nature in physical...
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Advanced Manufacturing and Design
Advanced Manufacturing and Design uses technological advances to create products and systems that...
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Advanced Materials Science and Engineering
The Advanced Materials Science and Engineering research area in the Walker Department of...
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Analytics and Probabilistic Modeling
Decisions are often difficult because the outcome is uncertain. Researchers focused on Analytics...
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Biomechanical and Biomedicine
Biomechanics is the application of fundamental mechanical engineering principles to biological...
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Clean Energy Technology
Clean energy technology research focuses on advancing clean energy technology at every stage, from...
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Complex Systems
Complex Systems includes the science, mathematics and engineering of systems with simple...
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Computational Engineering
Computational engineers develop and apply the computational models, data assimilation techniques,...
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Engineering Education
Engineering Education research focuses on understanding how best to recruit, retain and prepare a...
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Nano and Micro-scale Engineering
As materials, mechanisms, and machines are scaled down to the micro- and nano-scales, new physical...
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Nuclear and Radiation Engineering
Encompasses health physics, radiation engineering, research reactor beam port experiments,...
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Robotics and Intelligent Mechanical Systems
Robotics and intelligent machines are emerging as prime technologies that can provide a wide range of...
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