Representatives of the Fort Worth Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers announced the creation of an endowment fund to provide scholarships for civil engineering students. The Branch has committed to raise $25,000 over the next five years, an amount that will be matched by the University through its Maverick Match program.
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The dramatic results of Quality Management System techniques recommended by the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center to Applegate EDM, a provider of electrical discharge machining services, were reported in Southwest Manufacturing News, which is read by manufacturers, distributors and manufacturing engineers. Tom Beard, manager of TMAC’s Metroplex Region Quality Solutions Group, documented the firm’s daily requirements and recommended methods for production improvement and implementation. The improvements can be found in the November issue - http://www.virtualonlineeditions.com/publication/?i=25585. TMAC’s Quality Solutions Group has designed and implemented more than 160 Quality Management Systems since its founding in 1995.
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A serendipitous examination by researchers has discovered that implantation of medical devices such as catheters leads to the creation of 200 times as many adult stem cells than previous methods of harvesting. Bioengineering's Dr. Liping Tang came upon the startling discovery while studying fiberous growth around implanted devices.
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Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor Yaling Liu has become the seventh College of Engineering faculty member to receive a National Science Foundation Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, one of the most highly respected by engineering and science researchers. Dr. Liu received the award based on his proposed project to develop a method for predicting the efficacy of drug-carrying nanoparticles to a targeted area in a vascular environment.
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A technical paper by Materials Science & Engineering doctoral student Chien-wen Huang and Dr. Yaowu Hao was featured on the cover of the November 4 issue of Nanotechnology. In “The Fabrication of Short, Metallic Nanotubes by Templated Electrodeposition,” the two describe their simplified process to use any electroplatable material to form nanoscale tubular structures.
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A new book on stream data processing by Computer Science & Engineering Professor Sharma Chakravarthy and Dr. Qingchun Jiang of Oracle – Stream Data Processing: A Quality of Service Perspective – has been released by Springer. Stream data processing is replacing traditional database management systems in instances where large accounts of data are constantly arriving in a stream and must be continuously processed to meet quick response requirements, such as are needed in program trading and security and environmental monitoring.
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Rudy M. Garcia, P.E. (BSCE, ’77), vice president of URS Corporation, was inducted into the University’s elite company of distinguished alumni during an October 17 gala. The highest honor given by the University and the Alumni Association, Distinguished Alumni awards recognize outstanding alumni for their individual achievements, contributions to their industries or professions, service to their community and demonstrated loyalty to The University of Texas at Arlington.
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has issued a two-year, $671,395 grant to civil engineering researchers to investigate slopes along highways and levees along the Trinity River in the Dallas and Fort Worth area. There are six major tasks in the study; some of the more noticeable are related to the planned Trinity River Corridor project in Dallas and the Trinity River Vision project in Fort Worth.
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Civil Engineering’s Dr. Shih-Ho “Simon” Chao is leading a team comprised of researchers at UT Arlington and Valparaiso University to develop standards that will allow architects and engineers to incorporate popular truss designs in buildings in earthquake-prone regions. Their work is funded by a $599,500 grant from the National Science Foundation.
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A paper by Electrical Engineering Assistant Professor Samir Iqbal, Biology Assistant Professor Shawn Christopher, Electrical Engineering master’s student Mohammud Noor and Bioengineering master’s student Swati Goyal was featured on the cover of the August 17 issue of Applied Physics Letters, a publication of the American Institute of Physics. The paper described their work on the electrical detection of single-base DNA mutation using functionalized nanoparticles.
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Electrical Engineering Professor Frank L. Lewis, the Moncrief-O’Donnell Endowed Chair at the Automation & Robotics Research Institute, was awarded the Honeywell International Medal by the United Kingdom’s Institute of Measurement and Control. The presentation recognized Dr. Lewis’ considerable contributions over the years to control and systems engineering in diverse contexts.
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Materials Science & Engineering Associate Chair Professor Pranesh Aswath has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research at the University of Trento in Italy during the spring of 2010. The Fulbright Program is America's flagship international educational exchange program.
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A micrograph taken by Electrical Engineering doctoral students Aditya Das and Rakesh Murthy took Second Place in the first Student Photo Contest held at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ 3rd International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems. The contest was a forum to display unique photographs resulting from research in micro and nano systems. Their entry, titled “Temple of Zeus: A micro replica,” demonstrates the microassembly capabilities of The Texas Microfactory at the Automation & Robotics Research Institute. The columns in the photo are approximately 2mm tall.
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UT Arlington’s Formula SAE racing team took top honors among seven university teams and 15 drivers in the Sports Car Club of America’s national autocross competition in Lincoln, Nebraska, where driving contests emphasize the driver’s ability and the car’s handling characteristics. UT Arlington entered two cars and four drivers in the event. Competition was tough; team advisor Dr. Bob Woods reported that they took first place by a margin of only .001 second. A UTA car was also the fastest of the 1,200 entries in the event, which included a full range of imported and domestic sports cars and sedans, and purpose-built race cars.
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As part of the 50th anniversary celebration and in honor of our kickoff speaker, Dean Kamen, the College of Engineering held a giveaway for a new Segway i2 Personal Transporter, signed by Dean Kamen. Attendees at any of the events on September 2 were given the opportunity to enter for a chance to win. And the winner is….Isaac Weintraub, a doctoral Electrical Engineering student. Congratulations, Isaac!
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World-renown inventor Dean Kamen, university leaders, federal and state legislators, several alumni and thousands of students took part in activities beginning the celebration of the College of Engineering’s 50th Anniversary.
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An innovative method to study the injury and subsequent regeneration of nerve cell axons developed by Bioengineering Drs. Young-Tae Kim and Digant Dave’ is featured in a cover photo and article in the September 2009 issue of Lab on a Chip Journal, a publication of the Royal Society of Chemistry. They were assisted by doctoral student Sajal Chirvi and master’s student Kailash Karthikeyan. Lab on a Chip is a leading journal in research at the micro and nano scale in a variety of disciplines.
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