Texas Engineer Magazine /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:16:27 -0500 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb 2018 This Year So Far /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9918-2018-this-year-so-far /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9918-2018-this-year-so-far

The Cockrell School has had an exciting year. From award-winning faculty to state-of-the-art facilities to continuously impressive students, we have a lot to celebrate.

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From Boston to Austin /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9917-from-boston-to-austin /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9917-from-boston-to-austin

Aerospace engineer Karen Willcox departs MIT to become the new director of UT’s Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences.

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In Their Own Words /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9916-in-their-own-words /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9916-in-their-own-words

For over a decade, Moriba Jah has been on a crusade to inform the public about the growth and consequences of free-floating space debris.

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Inspired by Nature /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9915-inspired-by-nature /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9915-inspired-by-nature

Civil engineering senior Savanna Smith has a particular interest in biomimicry.

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2018-2019 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:39:37 -0500
Balancing Bots /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9914-balancing-bots /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9914-balancing-bots

Thanks to Luis Sentis and the amazing work happening in his Human Centered Robotics Laboratory, the same type of balance and “natural” control that humans use may soon be experienced by robots.

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Driverless cars? That's So Yesterday. /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9913-driverless-cars-thats-so-yesterday /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9913-driverless-cars-thats-so-yesterday

Uber is betting that one day — however soon or far away that is — we all will be ride-sharing in the skies, and the company has enlisted UT engineers to help.

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2018-2019 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:34:10 -0500
Texas Engineers Go Green /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9912-texas-engineers-go-green /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9912-texas-engineers-go-green

This year marked the Cockrell School’s first-ever study abroad Maymester course on the island of Ireland.

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2018 Unsung Heroes /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9911-2018-unsung-heroes /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9911-2018-unsung-heroes

From alumni outreach to student life programming, staff members dedicate themselves to improving and advancing the Cockrell School.

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2018-2019 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:29:12 -0500
Rex Tillerson Headlines Cockrell School’s Inaugural Distinguished Lecture /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9910-rex-tillerson-headlines-cockrell-schools-inaugural-distinguished-lecture /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9910-rex-tillerson-headlines-cockrell-schools-inaugural-distinguished-lecture

As the inaugural speaker of the Cockrell School's new Distinguished Lecture Series, Rex W. Tillerson discussed the topic of leadership and ethics in a global society.

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Putting a Face to a Name /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9909-putting-a-face-to-a-name /news/texas-engineer-magazine/85-2018-19/9909-putting-a-face-to-a-name

Two extraordinary Cockrell School alumni have made gifts in support of two engineering departments.

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