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With over 10,000 square feet of lab space and state-of-the-art instrumentation and equipment, TMI is a world-class hub for materials research.
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Our Materials Science and Engineering program is one of the best in the nation, and our graduates go on to be leaders in their fields.
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TMI hosts prestigious speakers throughout the year to promote research collaboration and learning across material science and engineering at UT.
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Optica Announces 2024 Fellows Class, Dr. Yuebing Zheng
The Board of Directors of Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, recently elected 129 members from 26 countries to the Society's 2024 Fellow Class. Among those 129 members, our very own Materials Science & Engineering graduate advisor and Associate Professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Yuebing Zheng was selected.
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Swarming Behavior, Inspired by Nature, Holds Key to Future Robotics and Optoelectronics
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have put forth a pioneering concept and working mechanism for generating reconfigurable multi-modal micromotor swarms, providing unprecedented spatial, temporal, and mode control compared to previous endeavors.
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Hutter Lab Ensures Safe Hand Sanitizers through Infrared Spectroscopy
Recent safety concerns have arisen due to harmful substances like methanol and 1-propanol being found in some hand sanitizers.
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Advanced Electron Microscopy Detects Electric Field Fluctuations at the Single Atom Level
An international team of researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, Oxford University, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, and Seoul National University have achieved new results in materials characterization using transmission electron microscopy by detecting minute electric fields at the atomic scale in 2D materials, recently published in the journal Nano Letters.
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Goodenough Materials Innovation Lectures
In honor of Nobel Laureate Goodenough, this lecture series aims to bring leading experimentalists and theorists engaged in the broad field of materials to illustrate the past and present of materials research, and thereby create a vision for future innovation in this space.
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Maria Juenger, Cements 2024 Della Roy Lecturer
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Dr. Maria Juenger will deliver the 2024 Della Roy Lecture, titled "The Road to Sustainable Cement," highlighting the critical role of sustainability in modern construction.
Arumugam Manthiram Receives 2024 IBA Yeager Award
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Professor Manthiram has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious IBA Yeager Award for 2024.
Stretchable E-Skin Could Give Robots Human-Level Touch Sensitivity
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A first-ever stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of precision and control of force.
New Advanced Quantum Science Institute Will Bridge Basic Research and Applied Science
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Elaine Li and Xiuling Li will co-direct the new Texas Quantum Institute.
Professor Vaibhav Bahadur (VB) Innovates Green Hydrogen Production from Oilfield-Produced Water
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Professor Vaibhav Bahadur, renowned for his pioneering work in thermal-fluid sciences and materials, unveils groundbreaking research at the intersection of energy, water, hydrogen production and environmental protection.