Courageous Engineers

Trailblazing fighter pilot Jeannie Leavitt and leader of the first U.S. moon mission in 50 years Tim Crain tell future generations what they learned on their journeys.

Groundbreaking research, new facilities, education programs and even a trip to the Moon were all a part of an exciting 2024 at the Cockrell School of Engineering. 

UT researchers across disciplines have come together in hopes of drastically improving the ability to detect adenomas and other colorectal diseases through the use of artificial intelligence.

Mary Wheeler broke glass ceilings and scientific barriers in her more than five-decade career in applied mathematics, computational science and petroleum engineering. 

Gabriel Cossio's startup Nanoscale Labs aims to lower the cost of nanotechnology, making it more accessible for protecting and maintaining the environment. 

Iman Salafian is driven to improve care for newborn babies, leading two collaborative startups that emerged from a medical devices course. 

For over a decade, Moriba Jah has been on a crusade to inform the public about the growth and consequences of free-floating space debris.

For UT alumnus and Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith, the company’s mission represents a full-circle opportunity to provide a new generation with the same inspiration he received from earlier aerospace accomplishments.

As the principal investigator on NASA’s New Horizons mission, UT alumnus Alan Stern led a team of more than 2,500 scientists and engineers in a history-making effort to explore the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt.

Alumnus takes on sustainable non-dairy dessert one pint at a time

By the time Edith Clarke joined The University of Texas at Austin, becoming the first female electrical engineering professor in the U.S., she had already achieved legendary status among her peers

Matthew Nattier just completed his aerospace engineering degree with a special honor – he was named the Cockrell School’s Outstanding Scholar-Leader for the class of 2024.

Another academic year is over, and more than 1,700 newly minted Cockrell School graduates are moving on to their next adventure.

Jeannie Leavitt emphasized the importance of courage in accomplishing her goals her commencement keynote address to more than 50,000 attendees, including more than 10,000 graduates.

Ph.D. student Siva Saket Sripada persevered through the pandemic to find friendship and research collaboration on the Forty Acres.

ASE Distinguished Alumna Jeannie Leavitt set a course for future generations of female fighter pilots, including members of the Marvel Universe.

As South by Southwest (SXSW) Pitch returns for its 16th iteration, this year’s finalists include a pair of Texas Engineering-led startups.

MACH Transit and Paradigm Robotics  have each come up with innovative solutions to address some unique needs within different technology sectors.

Eleven Texas Engineers were among the most cited researchers in the world in 2023.

Clarivate's annual list of Highly Cited Researchers recognizes influential researchers at universities, research institutes and commercial organizations around the world who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research

Joaquin Resasco is gathering momentum.

In the last month, he has won the Young Investigator Award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and was recognized as part of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ 35 Under 35 group (AIChE).

The University of Texas at Austin will reimagine its approach to training civil, architectural and environmental engineering students as society’s designers, with a renewed emphasis on leadership and service needed to solve global challenges. A transformational investment from a UT alumnus will galvanize this approach, which he calls “engineering the big.”