Dr. Robert Magnusson, a star in the field of nanotechnology, has returned to the University of Texas at Arlington to occupy the Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics.

A $1 million gift from Texas Instruments and $1 million from UT-Arlington make up the $2 million permanent endowment for the chair.

An additional $2.5 million from the state's Emerging Technology Fund and $500,000 from the UT System STARS (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) program make up the chair's $5 million endowment.

Dr. Magnusson taught at UT Arlington from 1984 to 1998 and served as its chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1998 to 2001. He is also the founder and chief technology officer of Resonant Sensors Inc.

"We are so pleased that Dr. Magnusson has returned to Maverick country," said UT-Arlington president James D. Spaniolo.

"TI's grant makes a strong statement – we believe in the exciting future of nanoelectronics and in the solid research capabilities of ," said Philip J. Ritter, TI's senior vice president of public affairs.

Dr. Magnusson has developed a new class of nanostructured photonic devices that have applications in laser, sensor, solar cell and display technologies. He's working to commercialize biosensor platforms for drug discovery and medical diagnostics.

The technology could deliver diagnostic results in real time instead of hours, days or weeks.

"We believe that our technology will help revolutionize the medical device and drug discovery industries," Dr. Magnusson said.

TI senior fellow Dr. Robert R. Doering said: "Nanoelectronics innovations will help solve some of the world's most pressing problems such as health care, energy efficiency and safety."

The Pearce Collections Museum at Navarro College in Corsicana has tapped Civil War battlefield historian Ed Bearss to launch its Civil War History Distinguished Lecture Series on Saturday.

Mr. Bearss, sometimes called the "Homer of the Civil War," began his public history career in 1955 at Vicksburg National Park.

He was named chief historian of the National Park Service in 1981 and served in that post until 1994. The next year, he became chief historian emeritus.

Exhibits will open at 9 a.m. at the museum in the Cook Education Center. The lecture is at 10:30 a.m. in the Dawson Auditorium of the Albritton Administration Building.

Lecture tickets are $25, and students with ID get in free. Lunch with the speaker costs $10 and is available only for people who preregister. Admission to the museum is free with a lecture ticket.

Visit www.pearcecollec tions.us or call 903-875-7642 or 1-800-988-5317.

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