Cockrell’s Top Stories of 2024
The action never stops at the Cockrell School of Engineering. In 2024, our courageous engineers made important discoveries across many subject areas, started groundbreaking initiatives and transformed industries. Beyond these major accomplishments, our researchers were showered with awards and spotlighted by local, national and international media.
Read on for just a few of our top stories of the year. We can’t wait to see what happens next year.
From the moment they step foot on the Forty Acres, students in this first-ever robotics honors program will get hands-on experience and research opportunities.
Iman Salafian is on a mission to improve care for newborns.
Texas Engineers discovered new carbon capture storage that works faster and cleaner.
The first-of-its-kind facility makes clean hydrogen in multiple ways and uses it to power vehicles, data centers, and more.
New Antibody Neutralizes COVID Variants
Researchers discovered and isolated the antibody from a single patient.
This new brain-computer interface tech allows users to control a racing game and robot with their mind.
UT Austin is becoming one of the most powerful AI hubs in the academic world.
A Major Nuclear Energy Milestone
The molten salt reactor is the first new nuclear facility in Texas in decades, and it is far from the power plants of the past.
Texas Engineers guided the first U.S. Moon landing in 50 years.
$1.4 Billion for Semiconductors
UT will shape the future of the U.S. semiconductor industry.