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UT to Celebrate Opening of New Eastman Engineering Lab
“Eastman’s support of our college is certainly important to our growth and success,” said Wayne Davis, dean of the college. “The opening of this lab is a key moment for us, one that would not have been possible without this partnership.”
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Cox Named Next Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Condra Professor
Cox will take over from interim department head Greg Reed on May 1, assuming leadership of a department whose history predates the college itself.
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Dr. Chris Cox Named CEE Department Head
Dr. Cox joined the faculty of the CEE department in 1991 as an instructor. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1992, to associate professor in 1997, and to full professor in 2007. He was named as the CEE associate department head in 2008.
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EECS Students Earn Awards at Conference
Awards consisted of a certificate and $100 gift card for their presentations made during the conference, which attracted more than 5,000 attendees and 100 company exhibitors.
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UT Materials Science Duo Advances Next Wave of Alloys
Doctoral candidate Louis Santodonato, along with his advisor, Professor Peter Liaw, both in materials science, did an extensive study into this class of materials, which are considerably lighter and less prone to fracture, corrosion, and oxidation than conventional alloys.
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Featured Student: Emma Hollmann
Most recently, she was named a 2014 Goldwater Scholar and received the Dow Outstanding Junior award from the CBE department. Along with her own enthusiasm, Hollmann credits the sense of community in the Tickle College of Engineering (TCE) as a foundation for success.
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David Marsh: Student Report from 2015 Alternative Spring Break in Costa Rica
The trip also contained elements of adventure, relaxation, scenic beauty, and cultural learning, in addition to the service work. We hiked to the top of a volcano and rode horses through the equivalent of a national forest. The house we stayed at was extremely, surprisingly, modern, and our guide Federico was amazing!
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Emily Beckman: Student Report from 2015 Alternative Spring Break in Costa Rica
The engineering service trip to Costa Rica has certainly been one of the best vacations I have ever been on. Most of the time, traveling involves visiting a lot of tourist destinations and a quick look at what has been deemed the most important places. This trip however allowed us to experience the culture of…
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Cody Sain: Student Report from 2015 Alternative Spring Break in Costa Rica
I was unsure of what to expect. In what type of conditions would I live? What would I eat? How would I communicate? These types of questions were continually on my mind … until the plane landed in Costa Rica, and we met our guide for the week, Federico.
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After landing in the capital, San Jose, the group traveled by van about an hour and a half away to the town of Orosi. The actual location of the project and accommodations was in El Yaz, a small town in the Orosi Valley. Most meals were prepared from fresh food on site and were largely…
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