Grants

Next-Level Breast Reconstruction After Cancer

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:46:49 -0500

Texas Engineers are part of a multi-institutional research team designing custom molds for breast cancer patients who undergo reconstructive surgery.

UT Awarded $840M To Build Microelectronics Manufacturing Center, Advance U.S. Semiconductor Industry

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:05:23 -0500

The Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) at The University of Texas at Austin has been selected to engineer the next generation of high-performing semiconductor microsystems.

Texas Engineers Join Space Force Operation, Bringing Robots to Space

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:21:46 -0500

Texas Engineers are participating in a groundbreaking U.S. Space Force operation that will propel innovative technologies for in-space operations.

Self-Propelling Satellites and Reentry Shields Among New Projects for Aerospace Engineer

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:44:25 -0500

Aerospace engineer Thomas Underwood is studying many applications of plasmas, which involve the infusion of electrical energy into gases.

Measuring Light and Matter with More Precision

Wed, 29 May 2024 10:29:02 -0500

David Burghoff plans to optimize measurements in astronomy, remote sensing and quantum information processing through a new Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).

Novel MRI Approach Aims to Spot Kidney Disease in All Populations

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:15:40 -0500

A new grant from the National Institutes of Health will support a pair of Texas Engineers in their development of novel MRI scans for detecting kidney disease.

Simulating How Big Waves Impact Shorelines

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:26:16 -0600

The crash of waves on the beach to many is the picture of peace and relaxation, but it’s also an important moment in the surrounding landscape. Known as the swash zone, where waves run up the face of the beach, this area is where crucial sand movement occurs, shaping the world’s coastlines over time and impacting flooding and other weather events.

Cockrell Battery Experts Team with John Deere to Electrify Farm and Construction Vehicles

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:56:47 -0600

Texas Engineers are working with John Deere to develop technologies to electrify agriculture vehicles like tractors.

Texas Engineers Receive Funds Through Joint French Science Program

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:53:03 -0600

A pair of Texas Engineers are teaming up with scientists from France as part of a six-year-old collaborative research program.

Delia Milliron and D. Nicolas Espinoza were among the 2023 awardees of the Dr. Cécile DeWitt-Morette France-UT Endowed Excellence Fund.

AI-Powered Civil Engineering: New NSF-backed Community Aims to Transform U.S. Infrastructure

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:58:20 -0600

Texas Engineers are creating a new community to unite civil engineers, cyberinfrastructure professionals and experts in artificial intelligence to better understand and protect our virtual and physical infrastructure.

New Grant Aims to Gain Control Over Disordered Materials

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:51:07 -0500

A new class of designer gels is on the way, potentially packed with a combination of properties that have traditionally been mutually exclusive to either stiff or soft materials.

Texas Engineers Land Semiconductor Grants Through CHIPS Act-Backed NSF Program

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:09:17 -0500

A pair of Cockrell School research teams are part of a massive semiconductor grant program from the National Science Foundation that includes funds from industry leaders and the federal CHIPS Act.

Texas Engineers Lead Cislunar Space Research Coalition

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:05:47 -0500

The University of Texas at Austin will spearhead a groundbreaking research collaboration to advance the U.S. Air Force’s ability to understand and monitor activity in cislunar space. The project itself, officially named the “Representations, Theory, and Algorithms for Autonomous Space Domain Awareness in the Cislunar Regime,” seeks to tackle the intricate complications of monitoring and controlling activities within the expansive region between Earth and the moon.

The Future of Materials Is One Step Closer

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:59:16 -0500

A technological leap sits on the horizon, with exciting capabilities like quantum computing, soft robotics and more coming down the pike. To bring these ideas to reality will require engineering new classes of materials that make up their building blocks.

The Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials at The University of Texas at Austin has been on the leading edge of materials development for the past six years. With a fresh infusion of funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the center will turn its attention to new research thrusts that will bring to life materials with enhanced properties and capabilities.

New Research Aims to Fix Machine Learning’s Struggle with Uncertainty

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:48:41 -0500

When new technology meets the real world, dynamic challenges threaten to derail progress, like a self-driving car that struggles to perceive rapid changes in the environment and adjust.

Eliminating CO2 Emissions from Manufacturing the Goal of Major Research Alliance

Mon, 22 May 2023 15:49:51 -0500

An alliance of nine universities, three national labs and 37 companies will tackle one of the biggest hurdles to decarbonizing manufacturing: carbon dioxide emissions from generating process heat.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin will play a significant role in the effort that aims to replace the energy source that powers most manufacturing processes, swapping out hydrocarbon fuels for clean electricity – generated through renewable sources such as solar and wind. Doing this could make a major impact, as manufacturing represents more than 30% of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.

Chest E-Tattoo Boasts Major Improvements in Heart Monitoring

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:48:19 -0500

A new flexible, wearable medical device could provide a major boost in the fight against heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.

A team led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has developed an ultrathin, lightweight electronic tattoo, or e-tattoo, that attaches to the chest for continuous, mobile heart monitoring outside of a clinical setting. It includes two sensors that together provide a clear picture of heart health, giving clinicians a better chance to catch red flags for heart disease early.

Researchers Eye New Ways to Prevent Agricultural Pests from Entering U.S.

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:04:28 -0500

Anyone who's traveled internationally is familiar with this standard question upon returning: "Did you bring back any fruits or vegetables?" This has to do with a larger effort from the U.S. government to prevent agricultural pests from entering the country within cargo shipments or passenger baggage, potentially threatening the nation's crops.

Dynamic Events in Thick Tissue are Nearly Impossible to Image; Texas Engineers Aim to Change That

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:27:16 -0500

Today's state-of-the-art optical imaging technologies can help us see biological dynamics occurring at subcellular resolutions. However, this capability is primarily limited to thin biological samples, such as individual cells or thin tissue-sections and falls apart when it comes to capturing high-resolution, three-dimensional images of thicker and more complex biological tissue. This limitation occurs because tissue is composed of heterogeneous arrangements of densely-packed cells, which scatter light and hinder optical imaging. This is especially a challenge in live tissue, where biological dynamics occurring within the tissue further diffuse light and scuttle images.

New Transportation Research Center to Focus on Travel Behavior and Demand

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:52:37 -0600

The University of Texas at Austin is leading a new multi-university transportation research hub that will focus on evolving travel behaviors in the wake of technological advances and ongoing shifts in work habits.

The Center for Understanding Future Travel Behavior and Demand at UT Austin will execute what it calls the “Transportation Heartbeat of America Survey” to collect longitudinal data from people, institutions and businesses about changes in travel patterns. The goal is to emphasize a more people-centric approach to mobility analysis to ensure safe, reliable, equitable and sustainable travel on surface transportation systems.