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SUMMER 2024

Alumna Jeannie Leavitt Delivers University Commencement Address

Retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot and an ASE/EM distinguished alumna, delivered the keynote address at UT’s 141st Spring Commencement on May 11.

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5 Questions with Outstanding Scholar-Leader Matthew Nattier

Learn why Matthew Nattier was selected as the Cockrell Scholar-Leader for 2024 in this Q&A.

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2024 Academy of Distinguished Alumni group photo

Meet the Class of 2024 ASE/EM Academy of Distinguished Alumni

Ten Texas Engineering alumni were inducted into the ASE/EM Academy of Distinguished Alumni at a ceremonial banquet on April 19.

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New 5-year Integrated Computational Engineering Program

A new 5-year integrated B.S. COE and M.S. CSEM degree program will be launched in Fall 2024 in partnership with the Oden Institute.

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Stretchable E-Skin Could Give Robots Human-Level Touch Sensitivity

A first-ever stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same touch sensitivity as the human skin.

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WATCH: Texas Eclipse Ballooning Project

The Texas Eclipse Ballooning Project team is featured in this KBTX news story about their balloon launch to study atmospheric conditions during the total solar eclipse.

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Clint Dawson with UT President Jay Hartzell

Clint Dawson: President’s Research Impact Award

Dawson was instrumental in developing a simulation code that is used worldwide in coastal ocean modeling and hurricane storm surge predictions.

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Karen Willcox: Theodore von Kármán Prize

Willcox pioneered the development and use of model reduction methods for optimal design, optimal control, uncertainty quantification, decision-making and digital twins.

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CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2024!

We had an amazing time celebrating with our 2024 graduates! View and download photos from our Class of 2024 Celebration and our Graduate Student Celebration.

MORE NEWS

Akhilesh Mulgund and Wenkai Qin were awarded National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships for 2024.
Ira Narang won the Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation at the UTRGV College of Sciences 2024 Annual Research Conference.
Renee Babcock was honored with the 2024 Texas Exes James W. Vick Award for Academic Advising.
Shauna Pendleton of the Center for Space Research received a 2024 Cockrell School Staff Excellence Award.
Nanshu Lu was inducted into the 2024 class of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Two UT Spacecraft Mission/Design teams are finalists in NASA's RASC-AL Competition.
Todd Humphreys discusses the chances of sea creatures helping find flight wreckage. Read the New York Magazine story »
Another fly-off in the books for Senior Aircraft Design. View the LinkedIn post »
Moriba Jah was featured on NPR's TED Radio Hour May 10 episode, "Our tech has a climate problem: How we solve it."

Houston, the Longhorns Have Landed!

We had a blast hosting an alumni event in the Houston area on Friday, May 17 at the NASA-JSC Gilruth Center. Thanks to everyone who attended, and for those unable to attend, we hope to see you next time! View and download event photos.

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