Maverick Engineering in the News

College Briefs: Nuclear Engineering Minor published: August 23, 2009
Texas Wesleyan University will have a groundbreaking ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Friday for its $3 million Jack and Jo Willa Morton Fitness Center on the school’s mall in Fort Worth. full story

Conference set on government work published: August 16, 2009

The Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board approved four principal assignments at its recent meeting. Rosie Oliveira will be principal at the district's Early College High School. She had been principal at Central Elementary, where Becky Taylor will become principal. Charlotte Sasser was named principal at Rainwater Elementary. Georgeanne Warnock, who was associate principal at R.L. Turner High, was promoted to that school's principal. Visit www.cfbisd.edu. full story

How to Build Anonymity Into the Internet published: August 10, 2009
Most people leave a trail when surfing the Web. Information such as a computer's IP address can be traced back to users, or used to reconstruct a profile of browsing habits. Search engines amass large quantities of data on individuals. Though they don't store this along with usernames, researchers have previously shown that individuals can still be identified using this data. full story

Make the most of the unlicensed ISM band published: August 14, 2009

Due to its unlicensed nature, the 915-MHz U.S. ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) band is popular for establishing wireless data links with short-range wireless devices. As the popularity grows, the number of devices operating in this band increases. This situation can create a congested frequency spectrum, and this congestion manifests itself in interference from other devices operating in the band, which will degrade performance of the intended link. full story

Surgical Device Controlled By Magnet published: August 12, 2009
DALLAS, TEXAS - Meet the surgical tool of the future -- a magnet. They are early prototypes, but researchers are making progress on using magnets for surgery. Dr. Daniel Scott said the technology isn't too far off from what someone might have seen in a Star Trek movie. full story

National Instruments Recognizes Engineering and Science Innovation published: August 10, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) recognized 20 innovative applications developed by engineers, scientists and researchers from around the world at the second annual Graphical System Design Achievement Awards on Aug. 4 full story

Leitar leiða til að stórbæta orkuvinnslu sólarsellna published: August, 2009
„Ég er að reyna nýjar aðferðir við að auka nýtingu sólarljóss,“ segir Róbert Magnússon, heiðursprófessor við University of Texas, en hann vinnur nú að því að auka orkunýtni sólarsellna um tugi prósenta. full story

Government Procurement Conference set in Arlington published: August 6, 2009
The University of Texas at Arlington Automation & Robotics Research Institute and its Extension Centers are hosting the 13th Annual Government Procurement Conference on Wednesday at the Arlington Convention Center. full story

Fortney one of the few attorneys in state to earn LEED certification published: August 4, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (August 4, 2009) -- The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Matthew D. Fortney, an attorney with the firm's Environmental Practice, has become one of a select group of attorneys in Wisconsin to become a LEED-certified accredited professional (LEED AP). Fortney is one of only three Wisconsin attorneys who is a LEED AP, according to the Green Building Certification Institute. full story

ERC plaza complete, ready for fall semester published: August 4, 2009
After all the dust, drilling and detours, some of the Engineering Lab Building’s occupants appreciate their extra space. full story

Dallas Trenchless Road Show Rounds Up Industry Professionals published: July 01, 2009
Most college campuses turn into ghost towns over the summers as the majority of students go home for three months of relaxation; not the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). full story

Practical Book for Structural Engineers on Plastic Design for Earthquake Resistant Steel Structures published: August 03,2009

PHOENIX - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Schuff Steel Company, the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) and the International Code Council (ICC) recently published "Performance-Based Plastic Design Earthquake-Resistant Steel Structures." The authors are Subhash C. Goel, Ph.D., P.E., Professor Emeritus Structures and Materials Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and Shih-Ho Chao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Texas, Arlington, TX. full story

UTA, UT Southwestern research is magnetic published: July 30, 2009
Engineers from the University of Texas at Arlington and physicians from UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, with the help of the Johnson & Johnson company Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., are moving forward on developing tools that may be attractive to surgeons in the future. full story

UTA takes first in Formula SAE style racing at Autocross Weekend published: July 28, 2009
The UTA Formula SAE team displayed its need for speed Saturday all over Lot 49 at UTA’s 9th annual Texas Autocross Weekend. full story

End of summer sees lab building ready for use published: July 28, 2009
The College of Engineering will move into the substantially completed Engineering Lab Building, turned over to the university Monday, throughout August. full story

Fort Worth engineering interns test the fluid dynamics of . . . muffins published: August, 2009
Fort Worth Career Search Network welcomes new affiliates full story

Sajal Das receives IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Achievement Award published: July, 2009
Sajal Das received the IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Achievement Award this year, which takes note of outstanding and innovative contributions to the fields of computer and information science and engineering or computer technology. full story

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