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Guihua Yu Awarded Grand Discovery Prize from Global Prize for Innovation in Water
Continental water-stress may soon meet its match, thanks to breakthrough work from the University of Texas at Austin scientist and engineer, Professor Guihua Yu of the Cockrell School of Engineering, who has just received the top honor — the Grand Discovery Prize — at the 2025 Global Prize for Innovation in Water (GPIW) in Saudi Arabia, in recognition of his pioneering hydrogels-based solar water technologies. (Business Wire)
MS&E Student Wenlong Li Leads Collaborative Paper on Battery Charging Designs
Materials Science & Engineering graduate student Wenlong Li, along with Mechanical Engineering graduate students Ayrton Yanyachi and Junyi Xia and under the direction of Dr. Yijin Liu, have published a collaborative paper that focuses on the charging protocols used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles. Also contributing to the paper were former MS&E student Dr. Yixian Wang, TMI-affiliate David Mitlin, and Mechanical Engineering professors Ofodike Ezekoye and Junmin Wang.
Tushar Telmasre Receives Two Awards From 248th ECS Meeting
Tushar Telmasre, a Materials Science & Engineering graduate student, received two awards for his work and presentations during this fall's 248th Electrochemical Society Meeting, held in Chicago, Illinois in October.
Kent Zheng receives MRS Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy
Assistant Professor Kent Zheng has received Materials Research Society’s (MRS) Nelson “Buck” Robinson Science and Technology Award for Renewable Energy, which recognizes young professionals for their ‘development of novel sustainable solutions for the realization of renewable sources of energy.’
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Zhantao Chen Publishes New Article on AI-assisted Tool
Zhantao Chen, an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and a TMI-affiliate, has published an article on an AI tool in Nature Machine Intelligence. The article used AI to help researchers in ways that would assist in experimental tasks that are often labor-intensive and tiresome.
Terry Zheng & Yu Group Publish New Work on Water-Based Electrolytes
Materials Science and Engineering graduate student Tianrui (Terry) Zheng, under the supervision of Dr. Guihua Yu has published research in Advanced Materials introducing a biphasic electrolyte architecture that combines the strengths of water-based (aqueous) and organic-based electrolytes for long-duration, high-rate zinc metal batteries.
Get Better Sleep With Ultrasound Patch That Boosts REM Rest
A wearable bioelectronic device increased REM sleep in real-world trials, without invasive surgery or medication.
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Yuebing Zheng Awarded 'New Directions' Seed Funding from UT OVPR
Yuebing Zheng was awarded seed funding through the University's Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors. The 'New Directions in Research' grants are one time payments that give faculty an opportunity to obtain proof-of-concept or pilot data for future, larger grants.
Terry Zheng Awarded UT Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship
Tianrui (Terry) Zheng, a Materials Science & Engineering graduate student working with Dr. Guihua Yu, is a recipient of the 2026-2027 UT Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows Award from UT's Energy Institute.
