Maverick Engineering in the News

Investment banker unloads Yorkville condo (CSE alumnus Narayanan) (potential speaker?) published: November 27, 2009
Singanallur Narayanan sold the two-bedroom, two-bath condo Unit #14H at 301 E. 79th St. in Yorkville to Donald Henderson and Maren Henderson for $837,500 on Nov. 3. full story

A big race for tiny research at North Texas universities (EE’s Dr. Magnusson) published: November 28, 2009
The country’s future prosperity could well be fueled by the science that prompts Robert Magnusson to spend millions of dollars setting up his laboratory at the University of Texas at Arlington. full story

Speaker says electric cars won’t solve all problems (EE guest speaker Ehsani, EE’s Dr. Alavi) published: November 23, 2009
With the oil supply projected to run out in 2038, Texas A&M professor Mehrdad Ehsani warned attendees during a UTA engineering lecture Monday to be educated on sustainability issues, as those relate to the future of vehicles. full story

UTA senior lecturer shot dead at home (Dr. Reyes) published: November 23, 2009
Computer science and engineering senior lecturer Arthur Reyes was shot and killed Sunday night. full story

White House official says the university walks the right path in computer science (Chris Greer lecture) published: November 18, 2009
White House official Chris Greer said engineering and science education is on the wrong path in America, but UTA’s computer science practices are putting the university on the rise in a nationally lagging field. full story

Sports Studies published: November 18, 2009
(Page 1 photo with caption re: Doppler-effect experiment) full story

A tale of a faulty inspection and missing records published: November 15, 2009
When city inspectors look at a job, whether it’s plumbing, electrical, mechanical or construction, homeowners are counting on them for safety. But what happens when an inspector doesn’t do the job properly? full story

Materials Science and Mathematics Research Honored at Nation's Premier High School Science Competition published: November 14, 2009

Research projects in the areas of materials science and mathematics scored top marks this evening, as Peter Hu of Denton, Texas and the team of Sean Karson of Winter Park, Florida, Dan Liu of Austin, Texas and Kevin Chen of Missouri City, Texas received the highest honors at the Region Two Finals of the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation's premier high school science competition. full story

Challenge: Long road to Tier One for UTEP published: November 5, 2009
She calls it a challenge. It is, and then some, for the University of Texas at El Paso and President Diana Natalicio. full story

STAFF EDITORIAL: Even with Prop. 4, it will take years to achieve flagship status published: November 4, 2009
The state constitutional amendment, which was designed to create a statewide research university fund, was approved with 56.7 percent of the vote. Under the amendment, about $680 million will be made available to seven of Texas’ up-and-coming research institutions, including UH, in an effort to help the state boost more schools to flagship status. full story

Alumnus speaks about NASA aircraft (AE alumnus Ash) published: November 4, 2009
Gary Ash, NASA employee and alumnus, clicked through multiple pictures of aircrafts that go to and from the Johnson Space Center for repairs, during his presentation on Wednesday. full story

Research using Wi-Fi to make cell phone calls (CReWMaN lab – Dr. Das) published: November 4, 2009
UTA students are helping to find a solution for dropped cell phone calls. full story

NASA maintenance chief to speak about aircraft and spacecraft (AE alumnus Gary Ash) published: November 2, 2009
Gary Ash, a NASA aircraft maintenance chief, said he would discuss why aircrafts are necessary for the agency’s missions, during his talk Wednesday titled Maintaining NASA’s Aircraft Fleet. full story

Educating students shouldn’t take a back seat to research published: November 4, 2009
The dueling news releases emanating these days from the Tier One aspirers look impressive, daunting even: full story

Texas voters approve National Research University Fund published: November 3, 2009
Texans have shown their support for schools, including UTA, striving to become nationally recognized research universities. full story

UT Arlington's Nanofab Building evacuated (NanoFab) published:

right now on the university of texas at arlington campus. hazardous materials crews evacuated the nano fab facility on south cooper. >> this is a live picture you're looking at. you can see crews gathered outside the building there. police say a gas alarm sounded in the building and it was evacuated as a precaution. the building is home to several labs where chemicals are mixed. we understand no one was hurt. >> we'll have an update on that at 5:00 in the morning on nbc >> full story

First Dallas Signature Bridge Could Initially Go Nowhere (CE-Dr. Hossain) published: November 3, 2009
A "bridge to nowhere" that's what one Council member is calling Dallas' first designer bridge over the Trinity River. KERA's BJ Austin has more on the issue and the technology that may help put the pieces together. full story

Texas proposition advocates make final push published: November 2, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Supporters of 11 propositions on the Texas ballot — including one to fund more top-tier research universities — made their final plea Monday for voter passage in what’s shaping up as a low-turnout election. full story

Poll: Most Houston voters favor higher-education research amendment published: October 30, 2009
HOUSTON -- An 11 News/KUHF Houston Public Radio poll finds broad support for Proposition Four in the Houston area. full story

Time for UTA, UNT and Tech to get mad and get even (Tier One) published: October 29, 2009
If I loved the Texas Tech Red Raiders, I’d be mad. And not just because Coach Mike Leach blamed a loss on the players’ "fat little girlfriends." If I loved the North Texas Mean Green or the UT-Arlington Mavericks, I’d be furious, too — mad enough to go vote now for Proposition 4. full story

Upgraded aerospace lab helps maintain post-collegiate focus (Advanced Vehicle Design Lab) published: October 26, 2009
Senior aerospace design students have a revamped lab that they can call their mission control center. full story

Voters will decide if UTEP becomes research institution (Tier One) published: October 27, 2009
This story originally appeared in the October 25 edition of the El Paso Times. EL PASO -- Only three universities in Texas are considered national research powerhouses. full story

How a Tier One school can strengthen the Texas economy (Magnusson op-ed, Monday, Oct. 26) published: October 23, 2009
For those fortunate to have retirement savings, a rising Dow Jones industrial average may indicate that the global economic recovery is under way. Yet, 8.2 percent of Texans who were seeking work still were without jobs in September, the Texas Workforce Commission says. full story

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