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Elena Zannoni

Elena Zannoni Receives NIH Trailblazer Award

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May 5, 2026

Assistant professor receives prestigious award from the National Institutes of Health.

Junmin Wang

Junmin Wang Elected IEEE Distinguished Lecturer

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April 28, 2026

Wang receives honor from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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Next-Generation Nuclear Innovation

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April 21, 2026

At the annual Texas Nuclear Symposium, held as part of UT Energy Week, faculty members and students presented work contributing to national security, medical and energy advancements.

Published by UT News

Savannah Smith

People of UT: Savannah Smith, the mind behind the machine

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April 15, 2026

Junior MechE student Savannah Smith takes The Daily Texan inside the fast-paced world of motorsport engineering, and what it really takes to balance school, work and passion at UT.

Published by The Daily Texan

 

New Paper Receives ASME Editor's Award

New Paper Receives ASME Editor's Award

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April 8, 2026

A group of faculty and graduate students win ASME Editor's Award.

Kristen Stewart posing with award plaque

Graduate Student Receives Baseball Biomechanics Research Award

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April 6, 2026

Kristen M. Stewart wins the 2026 Dr. Mike Marshall Baseball Biomechanics Research Award.

Manthiram lab

Chemistry at the Core of Better Batteries

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March 4, 2026

New research reveals how fundamental chemistry shapes battery performance, safety, and lifespan.

6 Longhorns Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

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February 16, 2026

Mechanical Engineering alum Karen Thole inducted to the National Academy of Engineering

Published by UT News

Graduate Student Chirag Gokhani

Acoustics Graduate Student Receives ASA Postdoctoral Fellowship

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December 16, 2025

Chirag Gokani, Ph.D. student in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the Frederick V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Acoustics from The Acoustical Society of America.

Texas Engineer Guihua Yu

Guihua Yu Wins Global Prize for Innovation in Water

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December 15, 2025

Texas Engineer Guihua Yu recently received the Grand Discovery Prize at the 2025 Global Prize for Innovation in Water (GPIW)

Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering

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