UT Dallas News Center is an official news voice of The University of Texas at Dallas. http://www.utdallas.edu/news/ http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/2/10-15691_Sister-Institutions-Make-Plans-to-Collaborate-on-R_article-wide.html More than 500 miles separate UT Dallas and UT Pan American, but the two schools hope to effectively narrow that distance after research faculty from both met to discuss working together on science, technology, engineering and mathematics projects. The STEM Faculty Research Symposium gathered faculty from the sister institutions in hopes of establishing a program that promotes long-term collaboration in their fields. Disciplines represented at the symposium included biology, electrical engineering, physics, geosciences, chemistry, material science, mathematics and mechanical engineering. ]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/27-15341_Computing-Professor-Named-Distinguished-Scientist_article.html The Association for Computing Machinery recently named UT Dallas computer science professor Dr. Balakrishnan Prabhakaran a Distinguished Scientist. ACM is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society aimed at advancing computing as a science and a profession. "My nomination was from ACM Fellow, Dr Hong-Jiang Zhang, who manages operations of Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing," Prabhakaran said. "He also secured references from other ACM fellows and senior researchers, as well as from Dean Mark Spong." ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/23-15171_Largest-Ever-Cohort-Named-to-Fall-Deans-List_article.html For the fall 2011 semester, 792 undergraduate students made the dean's list at UT Dallas. It is the single largest group named to the list in the University's history, up by more than 100 students over fall 2010 and up 27 percent since fall 2007. Dr. Sheila Amin Gutierrez de Pineres, dean of Undergraduate Education at the University said the increase is directly tied to the University's enrollment growth. ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/23-15181_Mechanical-Engineering-Program-Reaches-Milestone_article.html The graduating class of mechanical engineering students earning master's degrees had an added distinction in 2011 - they were UT Dallas' first. The class was made up of five students receiving MSME degrees from the burgeoning Mechanical Engineering Department, housed within the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. "This first graduating class represents the interdisciplinary vision of engineering and the rigorous education students receive here," said Dr. Mario Rotea, head of the department. ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2012/1/18-15101_Doctoral-Student-Lauded-for-Materials-Research_article.html UT Dallas doctoral student Muge Acik was recently named a silver award winner at the Materials Research Society's meeting for excellence in academic achievements and materials research. Acik's research focuses on the engineering and chemistry of carbon materials, including graphene oxide sheets. It is hoped that new materials can be created to improve electronic devices and energy storage. ]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/19-14811_UT-Dallas-Family-Friends-Celebrate-Newest-Grads_article.html Family and friends worked to contain their excitement as they watched UT Dallas' newest graduates walk across a stage decorated with poinsettias. A weekend of commencement ceremonies honored more than 1,800 UT Dallas students, the largest fall graduating class to date. ]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/12-14651_NSF-Grant-Funds-Search-for-Ways-to-Ensure-Data-Aut_article-wide.html Researchers at UT Dallas are part of a $3 million collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation to study ways to ensure the authenticity and confidentiality of data-which can include everything from patient information to financial records. The grant will fund a multi-university investigation that includes researchers from UT San Antonio and Purdue University. ]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/12/8-14581_Group-Confers-Honor-on-Electrical-Engineering-Prof_article.html Electrical Engineering Professor Nasser Kehtarnavaz has been elected to the rank of fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This honor is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors to selected senior members with outstanding accomplishments in a related field. IEEE is the world's largest professional association for the advancement of technology, with nearly 400,000 members in 160 countries. The fellow grade is granted to Kehtarnavaz for "contributions to real-time and biomedical image processing." ]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/11/14-14021_Researcher-Seeks-Ways-to-Keep-Old-Data-Secure_article.html In an attempt to ease the dependence of government agencies and corporations on the use of outdated and insecure operating systems, researchers from UT Dallas and Purdue University recently received a $1.4 million grant to help extract and transition this data onto newer, more secure systems. Dr. Zhiqiang Lin, assistant professor in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, is working jointly with Purdue University on the project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. ]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 -0600 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/11/3-13631_Grants-Helping-Fund-Cancer-Research-at-UT-Dallas_article.html UT Dallas researchers in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science have been awarded more than $2.8 million in three grants for cancer research from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. The researchers will collaborate on these three grants with peers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Two of the grants are funding research into ways to characterize and disrupt a specific protein that is associated with aggressive breast cancer. ]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/10/20-13481_Project-Studies-Role-of-Soil-in-Landmine-Damage_article.html UT Dallas has joined with four other universities in a research project aimed at pinpointing the effects of soil ejected by buried landmines and improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. These findings could lead to design of armored vehicles and body armor that are better able to withstand such blasts. UT Dallas' effort is headed by Dr. Hongbing Lu, holder of the Louis Beecherl Jr. Chair in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/9/20-12841_Prof-to-Address-Wind-Energy-Research-Conference_article.html Dr. Mario Rotea, head of the UT Dallas Department of Mechanical Engineering, will give a keynote speech at a national meeting this month focused on new wind energy research. Rotea will discuss the role of structural control systems to improve the reliability of large-scale wind turbines, and control strategies for the power management of wind farms with battery storage. The meeting will be at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. ]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/9/19-12801_Research-Society-Recognizes-Profs-Nanotech-Work_article.html Dr. Julia Hsu, professor in the department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow in the Materials Research Society. Hsu's research focuses on nanoscale materials physics.The society, a 16,000-member international professional society, each year elects approximately 30 fellows. Hsu is the first UT Dallas faculty member to receive the society honor. ]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/9/19-12811_ECS-Deans-of-Past-Present-to-Observe-Anniversary_article.html As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science will host a panel discussion featuring the school's three former deans moderated by the current dean, Dr. Mark Spong. The discussion will focus on the school's accomplishments, history and future. The deans will share their experiences and take questions from the audience. ]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2011/9/6-12561_Engineering-Lectures-to-Celebrate-Milestone-Year_article.html UT Dallas President David E. Daniel will deliver the first in a year-long series of lectures beginning this week commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. The lectures, which will continue throughout the fall and spring semesters, will cover topics by national experts in diverse areas of engineering and computer science. ]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500