Texas Engineer Magazine

Texas Engineer is the annual online magazine of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and gives readers a spirited glimpse into the fearless nature, independently minded culture and boundless ambition that have uniquely characterized the Texas Engineering story since 1882.
This issue

Big Texas Energy
Twenty-five years from now, nearly 10 billion humans will populate the earth. Their houses, offices, factories, cars, trains, planes and other modern-day infrastructure and transportation will require as much as 57 percent more energy than today…

We Met
We asked our Texas Engineering student and alumni communities how they met their bestie or significant other during their time at the Cockrell School. Grab some snacks, a bottle of wine and maybe even a few tissues as you read these stories filled…

Luz in Translation
In the high-altitude villages of Peru, where the air is thin and the mountains stand as silent sentinels, a quiet battle is underway. It’s a fight not for land or resources, but for the survival of a language — one that has echoed through the region…

Engineering a Better Athlete
Ella Small knows how to make a big impression, at the doctor’s office and on the balance beam. She won a national championship for UT’s gymnastics team for that event in 2023. She came close to a repeat win in 2024, just a few months before she…

Engineering Around the World
The refugee camp stood at the foot of the wooded Greek hills. Just inside the gate, along one of the high concrete walls, lay a long, narrow strip of gravel that Thomas Eichelberger and other Cockrell School students had traveled more than 6,000…
Past Issues

2023-2024
Texas Engineer
Guiding AI, Engineering of the Big, Captain Cockrell

2022-2023
Texas Engineer
Battery U, New Era in ECE, Internship SZN

2021-2022
Texas Engineer
Surgineering, Rise of Hydrogen, Celebrating John W. Hargis

2020-2021
Texas Engineer
Game On, Relentlessly Curious, Texas Engineers in Alaska

2019-2020
Texas Engineer
The Futures Command, Inventing the Rechargeable World, Creativity + Coursework

2018-2019
Texas Engineer
The New Generation, Our Hidden Gem, Balancing Bots

2017-2018
Texas Engineer
Welcome to the Future, UT and Mexico, How Do Great Companies Sustain Success?

2016-2017
Texas Engineer
The Making of the Energy University, Engineering and the Brain, Designed for Learning