Maverick Engineering in the News

Shop Talk: New Buildings at West Point and Elsewhere published: September, 2008

The University of Texas at Arlington breaks ground today on a 234,265-square-foot engineering- and science-research building that is due to open in 2011. The building, designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects and PageSoutherlandPage, will have a number of sustainable features, including green roofs and a rainwater-collection system. In addition, labs that need extra air-handling capacity for safety reasons will be separated from labs that do not, to reduce the load on mechanical systems. full story

Information technology museum boots up in Arlington published: September 29, 2008
The Arlington Museum of Information Technology — a nonprofit scientific and educational organization — has formed to help show and tell their stories as well as those of hundreds of other information processing technology relics saved from the landfill or recycling heaps. full story

Magnusson named Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics published: September 24th, 2008
Dr. Robert Magnusson has been appointed to the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics, a $5 million endowed chair for The University of Texas at Arlington. full story

Trane Vice President Speaks to Texas A&M University Students on Ethics and Business Leadership published: September 25, 2008
Jim Pape, Trane's vice president of commercial business in the U.S. west territory, will speak to students, faculty and university leaders at Texas A&M University on Sept. 25. full story

MSU, UTA Team Up for Asset Management published: September 24, 2008
The Institute of Public Utilities and Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University and the Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education (CUIRE) at the University of Texas-Arlington will present “Water Asset Management: Sustaining Underground Infrastructure.” full story

New $5 million Chair in Nanoelectronics at University of Texas at Arlington published: September 24, 2008
(Nanowerk News) Dr. Robert Magnusson has been appointed to the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics, a $5 million endowed chair for The University of Texas at Arlington. full story

36th Tire Rack Solo Nationals Close With Final Class Championships of 2008 published: September 9, 2008
TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 18, 2008) -- The 36th Tire Rack® Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships closed Friday with its fourth-straight day of beautiful weather at Heartland Park Topeka, crowning the final 32 class National Champions of the 2008 season. full story

Baylor Hosts Annual Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Symposium published: September 15, 2008
Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business will host the fourth annual "Symposium: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Integrated Supply Chains" on Sept. 18 and Sept. 19. All events discussing the use of RFID in supply chains will take place on the fifth floor of the Cashion Academic Center at the Hankamer School of Business on the Baylor campus. full story

Schools eye optical research published: September 08, 2008
The University of Texas system in North Texas came together Aug. 29 to recognize a three-way collaboration between institutions to do translational research in the realm of optical medical imaging. full story

RFID in Healthcare Consortium Forming published: September 4, 2008
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- According to HARRY P. PAPPAS, CEO and founder of the RFID Educational Foundation, the non-profit charitable institution, is leading an effort to form the RFID in Healthcare Consortium. On September 9, the Foundation is holding a by-invitation-only meeting at the RFID World 2008 event in order to establish the consortium. full story

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