Research
News for and about the people whose discoveries, inventions, designs and scholarly achievements bring UT Dallas toward its goal of becoming one of the nation’s best public research universities.
Nanotech Presents Measurement Challenges
New nanoscale materials and devices are required to replace the silicon transistor that's at the heart of today's semiconductors, but to build these new devices, researchers will have to be able to measure the thickness of layers consisting of only a few atoms, according to a UT Dallas researcher.
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A Conversation With Dr. John Hoffman
We sat down for A Conversation With ... space scientist and professor of physics Dr. John Hoffman.
His work has helped unpack the mysteries of our solar system. His instruments have flown on three Apollo missions to the moon, on the Pioneer Mission to Venus in 1978, and most recently on the landmark Phoenix Mission to Mars. read more
Virtual Reality May Help Arm Minds for Combat
The UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth received a federal grant to fund research examining brain performance enhancement in America's fighting men and women through the use of state-of-the-art virtual reality technologies. The center's study, incorporating experts from a variety of UT Dallas disciplines, will focus on maximizing brain resilience and repair in soldiers.
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NIH to Fund Study of Preschoolers' Behavior
Dr. Margaret T. Owen, professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and director of the Center for Children and Families, has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to study preschoolers living in Dallas.
Owen, along with research colleague Dr. Margaret O. Caughy of the University of Texas School of Public Health, received a $1.2 million, two-year grant. read more
Tech Needs Linked With Student Know-How
Five companies and a local municipality are harnessing the brainpower and enthusiasm of engineering students in a course that challenges them with real-world projects. Dubbed UTDesign, the program invites local industry and other organizations to propose projects in electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering and computer engineering. read more
Funding Boosted for Communications Project
UT Dallas researchers have received a big funding boost for their work on technology to enhance communication among emergency response personnel, bringing total support for the project to $1.14 million.
The wireless technology under development will enable emergency workers to jump from one communications protocol to another, allowing first responders to communicate over commercial, military and emergency channels using a single cell phone or other communications device. read more
Prof Lauded for Influential Management Paper
The Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management recognized Professor Gregory Dess, an internationally recognized business strategy expert, for a work on entrepreneurship that has been cited by hundreds of researchers since it first appeared in 1996.
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Speech Processing Study Hits Funding Milestone
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $2.18 million grant to Dr. Susan Jerger to support her studies of speech processing and childhood hearing impairment. The grant marks the 25th consecutive year that Jerger's research has received funding. read more
Criminologist to Study At-Risk Youth
The National Institute of Justice has awarded a grant to a UT Dallas criminologist to study the root causes of youth violence. Dr. Denise Paquette Boots and her colleague will use the grant to expand on their recent research into the role mental health plays in the problem. read more
Prof's Book Details an Unlikely Political Alliance
Whatever else Texas and Massachusetts might share, an approach to national politics wouldn't seem to be one of them.
That has not always been the case, however. As a new book by a UT Dallas political science professor details, Democrats from Texas and Massachusetts ruled one branch of Congress for half of the last century. read more
UT Dallas Center Plays Key Role in School Study
The UT Dallas Education Research Center has been asked to provide data and technical advice for a state study designed to determine the most effective uses of public education dollars. read more
Researchers Helping to Secure Military Logistics
A UT Dallas computer scientist argues that it's possible to establish data security for a large military logistics system even if the system's component parts come from many companies and aren't each individually secure.
That's significant because of the importance of robust logistics systems and the frequency with which they're built by multiple contractors. read more
Callier Postdoctoral Program Off to a Solid Start
As part of a relatively new program, postdoctoral fellows at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders are using the nationally recognized center's resources to pursue research projects and prepare for life as assistant professors. The center first offered the fellowship in 2008. read more
Awards Aid Tech Firms Working With UT Dallas
UT Dallas researchers are working closely with four high-tech companies that will receive $5 million in the latest round of nine awards from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund through the North Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization. Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced the awards Oct. 8. read more
Regents Authorize $10 Million Fund to Boost
UT System's Emerging Research Institutions
Regents authorized the creation Monday of a $10 million fund to enhance infrastructure at four University of Texas System institutions considered to be among the state's emerging research universities. read more
Medical Technology Initiative Links Universities
UT Dallas researchers will join forces with their UT Arlington colleagues under a program to find solutions to critical health care problems. Proposals for the Collaborative Research Funding Program in Medical Technologies will be accepted until Nov. 6. read more
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