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Guihua Yu Wins Falling Walls Breakthrough Award of The Year in Engineering and Technology
Texas Engineer Guihua Yu has been honored for his work to generate clean, drinkable water using solar energy.
New Carbon Storage Technology Is Fastest of Its Kind
A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical accelerants they require.
Measuring Light and Matter with More Precision
David Burghoff plans to optimize measurements in astronomy, remote sensing and quantum information processing through a new Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).
Alexander Marras Awarded $1.9M NIH R35 MIRA Grant
Dr. Alexander Marras from the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering and Texas Materials Engineering has been awarded a $1.9 million NIH R35 MIRA grant over five years.
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Texas Materials Seminar Series
The Texas Materials Seminar Series features MSE 397 Seminars, TMI Distinguished Lectureships, and TMI Special Seminars, where leading faculty and professionals from around the world share cutting-edge innovations and advancements in materials engineering with our students.
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Alex Demkov Presents on Quantum Materials at Rice University
Alexander Demkov delivered a lecture titled "Ferroelectrics for Emergent Silicon-Integrated Optical Computing."
Dr. Jin Yang Awarded the Pilot Seed Grant from the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)
Dr. Jin Yang, an Assistant Professor, has recently been awarded a prestigious $25,000 pilot seed grant from the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) to support cutting-edge research in semiconductor packaging.
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2024
Congratulations to the 11 faculty affiliated with the Texas Materials Institute that were acknowledge by Clarivate as Highly Cited Researchers for 2024.
AI Faculty Cluster Hire (APPLY HERE)
The Cockrell School of Engineering and College of Natural Sciences at UT Austin are hiring four tenure-track Assistant Professors in the "AI for Materials" cluster initiative, starting Fall 2025.
$12M+
In Grant Funding
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Research Patents
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