Research Highlights
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Sustainability Efforts Net Hathaway Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Jon Hathaway, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, was selected by the NSF for an Early CAREER Award.
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Sustainability Expert to Address Water Resources, Safety in Presentation
Nancy Love will give her presentation, “At the Confluence: Nutrients, Trace Chemicals, and Sustainability in the Urban Water Sector,” in Room 622 of the Min Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building.
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Research Into Power Systems Nets UT’s Sun NSF CAREER Award
Kai Sun’s research Into power systems nets the electrical engineering and computer science associate professor an NSF CAREER Award.
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UTRF Honors Wu With Wheeley Award; College Well Represented
Chief among the honors is the Wheeley Award, given annually in memory of B. Otto and Kathleen Wheeley in recognition of UT faculty members who have shown the ability to “excel in the commercialization of university-based research.”
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Third UT Faculty Member Named to National Academy of Inventors
Birdwell, a professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, is the third person from UT to be honored as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
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Zawodzinski Keeps Focus on Research Amid Mounting Honors
The Zawodzinski Group in UT’s College of Engineering has established itself as a prominent player for research into and development of electrochemical energy systems.
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National Science Foundation Selects Trinh for CAREER Award
Cong Trinh, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was selected by the NSF for an Early CAREER Award.
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Research Highlight: Ramki Kalyanaraman and Gerd Duscher
This technology would not only help individuals be more energy independent, but would enable scaling up of light-energy-harvesting products to carpets, curtains, tents, and even textile-based solar farms.
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Research Highlight: Claudia Rawn
In 2011, Rawn and her research team won an NSF award for the Research and Instructional Strategies for Engineering Retention (RISER) program. Rawn’s team was selected for its work with female and diverse students. The RISER program supports the goal of NSF’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)—to recruit and retain students…
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Research Highlight: Jeff Reinbolt
“Simulations can complement experiments to become a great asset to health care professionals,” said Reinbolt.