Facilities and Research Resources

Research Resources Provided by UT Austin

• Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors (OVPR)  

• Office of Research Support and Compliance (ORSC)  

• Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP)  

• Research Development (RD)  

• Defense Research Advancement (DRA)  

• Animal Resource Center (ARC)  

• Center for Biomedical Research Support (CBRS)  

• And several UT-Austin Core Research Facilities  

Proposal and Skill Building Support

The Office of Vice President Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors improves the competitiveness of principal investigators in obtaining research funding by providing training and education, workshops and panel discussions, research mentoring and opportunities for interdisciplinary networking and collaboration.

Workshops and Learning

Faculty at UT have access to personalized educational consulting services, workshops, and training tailored to their unique needs and career stages. Two of the best resources for new and early career faculty are the Faculty Development Office and the Center for Teaching and Learning, which help new educators through their first several years at UT.

The Faculty Development Office recently added New Faculty Launch, a three-day program followed by a year-long series of events, panels and workshops to help support their integration into the UT faculty community. Longhorn Teaching Labs is an additional early career program developed by the Office of Academic Affairs for faculty in their second through fifth years, designed to support practical teaching techniques, gain insights for increasing accessibility, and connect with the campus teaching resources. 

Discovery to Impact

The University of Texas at Austin helps faculty and students get their ideas out of our labs and studios and into people’s hands is where impact happens. From disclosing an invention to building a startup, the Discovery to Impact team guides UT faculty, staff and students through each phase of the research commercialization process. They also cultivate relationships with the private sector and investor community to identify UT discoveries and research capabilities that can meet market needs. Cockrell also offers an engineering-specific Texas Innovation Center that provides resources and knowledge to help Cockrell School innovators transform critical discoveries into impactful startup companies.

Collaborating with Industry

Understanding how to work with industry takes specialized knowledge and changes often. At Cockrell, you will have a dedicated Industry and Research Relations team to help you navigate and secure collaborations with companies. The team helps forge and manage strategic partnerships, accompanies corporations through UT’s process, hosts research exchanges between faculty and program/subject matter experts, and connects faculty to interested companies based on the talent, research and branding outcomes they’re looking for. 

Our Unique Facilities and Offerings

From world-class research facilities and labs to valuable collaborations and programming, the Cockrell School of Engineering offers the best in Texas.

• UT AUSTIN-AMAZON SCIENCE HUB 
  Amazon Science Hub leverages the strengths of UT and Amazon to accelerate advancements in machine learning, robotics, image and video processing, networking and communications and more. 
• INVENTIONWORKS 
  Texas Inventionworks gives your students of all levels a pathway to learn, solve problems, develop products and launch ventures. Open to all Cockrell School students and faculty members, the facilities and equipment range from rapid prototyping to manufacturing and beyond. All offerings are free to use for members.
• MACHINE LEARNING 
  Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning develops foundational tools for the next decade of AI innovation by bringing together researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Washington, Wichita State University, and Microsoft Research. 
• MEDICAL CENTER 
  The University of Texas at Austin Medical Center connects engineers with Dell Medical School, the new UT hospital, the world-renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center, and academic and research expertise across UT Austin. 
• ODEN INSTITUTE 
  Oden Institute has more than 120 faculty members who collaborate on mathematical modeling and advanced computing to understand and solve society’s most complex problems. 
• ROBOTICS 
  Texas Robotics, which unites robotics efforts at The University of Texas at Austin to enable deeper collaborations, accelerate and grow research programs, and provide comprehensive educational offerings. 
• SXSW 
  Engineering faculty are encouraged and supported in taking the global stage at SXSW (South by Southwest) to share their leadership in topics ranging from A.I. to climate and sustainability to health and med tech and much more. UT is a centerpiece of this global festival to share innovation in art, music, culture and technology. 
• TACC 
  Texas Advanced Computing Center, which designs and operates some of the world’s most powerful computing resources.