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Get to Know Your New ME Faculty: Lei Zhou
Dr. Lei Zhou is currently an Assistant Professor in the Walker Department of Engineering. Her research focus is Robotics and Intelligent Mechanical Systems, and she serves as the director of the Precision Mechatronics and Control Lab. The lab centers on the design and control of precision mechatronic systems for various applications such as manufacturing equipment, scientific instruments, and robots.
John Goodenough Receives Washington Award from Western Society of Engineers
The Western Society of Engineers will celebrate Engineers Week (Feb. 20-27) by honoring Nobel Laureate and Cockrell School of Engineering professor John B. Goodenough as the 103rd recipient of the Washington Award. The prestigious award is conferred upon an engineer whose professional accomplishments have preeminently advanced the welfare of humankind. Past recipients of the award include Henry Ford, Orville Wright and Neil Armstrong.
S.V. Sreenivasan Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering has elected S.V. Sreenivasan, professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin as part of the Class of 2021. Sreenivasan is being recognized by the academy for his innovation and entrepreneurship in industrial deployment of nanoimprint lithography equipment, having pioneered the creation of nanoscale manufacturing systems that have enabled broad commercial deployment of unmanned vehicle nanoimprint lithography technology.
Self-Watering Soil Could Transform Farming

A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe to previously inhospitable places and reducing water use in agriculture at a time of growing droughts.
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Self-Watering Soil Could Transform Farming
A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe to previously inhospitable places and reducing water use in agriculture at a time of growing droughts.
Keep readingGet to Know Your New ME Faculty: Lei Zhou
Dr. Lei Zhou is currently an Assistant Professor in the Walker Department of Engineering. Her research focus is Robotics and Intelligent Mechanical Systems, and she serves as the director of the Precision Mechatronics and Control Lab. The lab centers on the design and control of precision mechatronic systems for various applications such as manufacturing equipment, scientific instruments, and robots.
Keep readingS.V. Sreenivasan Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering has elected S.V. Sreenivasan, professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin as part of the Class of 2021. Sreenivasan is being recognized by the academy for his innovation and entrepreneurship in industrial deployment of nanoimprint lithography equipment, having pioneered the creation of nanoscale manufacturing systems that have enabled broad commercial deployment of unmanned vehicle nanoimprint lithography technology.
Keep readingJohn Goodenough Receives Washington Award from Western Society of Engineers
The Western Society of Engineers will celebrate Engineers Week (Feb. 20-27) by honoring Nobel Laureate and Cockrell School of Engineering professor John B. Goodenough as the 103rd recipient of the Washington Award. The prestigious award is conferred upon an engineer whose professional accomplishments have preeminently advanced the welfare of humankind. Past recipients of the award include Henry Ford, Orville Wright and Neil Armstrong.
Keep readingOur Nobel Laureate
On December 10, 2019, John B. Goodenough received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the development of the lithium-ion battery.
Experience His Nobel Journey In Photos

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Advanced Manufacturing and Design
Advanced Manufacturing and Design uses technological advances to create products and systems that...
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Advanced Materials Science and Engineering
The Advanced Materials Science and Engineering research area in the Walker Department of...
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Analytics and Probabilistic Modeling
Decisions are often difficult because the outcome is uncertain. Researchers focused on Analytics...
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Biomechanical and Biomedicine
Biomechanics is the application of fundamental mechanical engineering principles to biological...
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Clean Energy Technology
Clean energy technology research focuses on advancing clean energy technology at every stage, from...
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Computational Engineering
Computational engineers develop and apply the computational models, data assimilation techniques,...
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Engineering Education
Engineering Education research focuses on understanding how best to recruit, retain and prepare a...
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Nano and Micro-scale Engineering
As materials, mechanisms, and machines are scaled down to the micro- and nano-scales, new physical...
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Nuclear and Radiation Engineering
Encompasses health physics, radiation engineering, research reactor beam port experiments,...
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Robotics and Intelligent Mechanical Systems
Robotics and intelligent machines are emerging as prime technologies that can provide a wide range of...
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Theoretical and Applied Acoustics
Theoretical and Applied Acoustics engineers perform research on problems of both a basic and...
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Thermal Fluids Systems and Transport Phenomena
A critical research area with a focus on the disciplines of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat...
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