School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Student Champion of Environment Wins Udall Award

Saskia Versteeg McDermott Scholar Saskia Versteeg won the Udall Scholarship for the second year in a row. The award recognized her work in organizing projects to stir campus awareness of the environment, recycling and her role in helping to establish a minor in environmental studies at UT Dallas. read more

2 Undergrad Researchers Win Goldwater Scholarships

Truc Do Two UT Dallas students have won scholarships from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program in the same year. A third student earned honorable mention. The program awards scholarships to about 300 top students from a field of 1,000 nominated by faculty at universities nationwide. read more

2 Math Researchers Awarded Visiting Professorships in Munich

Dr. Wieslaw Krawcewicz Two UT Dallas faculty members in the Department of Mathematical Sciences will spend part of their summer in Germany as visiting professors at the Technische Universität München. Dr. Wieslaw Krawcewicz, professor of mathematics, and Dr. Zalman Balanov, associate professor of mathematics, are joint holders of the John von Neumann Visiting Professorship for 2012. The Technische Universität München (Munich University of Technology) awards the von Neumann Visiting Professorship biannually to outstanding researchers in mathematical sciences. read more

A Fish Tale: Prof's Photo Earns Kudos in Contest

Photo by Rockford Draper A UT Dallas faculty member was recently recognized in an international photography contest for an underwater image he snapped of a rare tropical fish. Dr. Rockford Draper, a UT Dallas professor who holds a joint appointment in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and the Department of Chemistry, said his underwater hobby and work as a cell biologist are connected because they both require a technical understanding of a good image. read more

NS&M Faculty and Staff Recognized at Diversity Awards Gala and Scholarship Event

Chemistry's Dr. Mihaela Stefan and Sharon Edwards of the Center for Lithospheric Studies were Diversity Award recipients (read more)

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