Research Breakthroughs
Proving Ground
We are held in high regard as a Research
University/High Activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching. Maybe that’s because our research expenditures have nearly tripled to $63.6 million since 2004. Or maybe it's because faculty disclosures of intellectual property have increased from 26
to 60 and patents filed from 15 to 34 since 2003. Or maybe it's because of things like this:
The new Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics is exploring commercialization of biosensor platforms for drug discovery and medical diagnostics.
UT Arlington and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce dedicated the Center for Innovation in 2009. The center focuses on increasing economic development through research.
Bioengineering Department faculty are conducting research in optical medical imaging that seeks improved surgical procedures for implanting deep brain stimulators to combat cancer.
The Center for Renewable Energy Science and Technology is developing low-cost biodiesel fuel processing and novel solar hydrogen generation technologies.
Psychology professors are studying the impact of genetics on drug addiction, depression, and disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
Electrical engineering researchers are developing wireless sensors that, when implanted in the body, show promise in combating gastroesophageal reflux disease, pain, and other medical conditions.
Chemistry and biochemistry faculty are exploring compounds in a person’s breath for clues to the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Engineers and scientists in the Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility are manipulating individual atoms and molecules that could herald the next electronics revolution.
Genome biologists have discovered a transposable element that could lead to breakthroughs in gene therapy.
Department of Kinesiology researchers are examining rehabilitation interventions to decrease the risk of falls in sighted and legally blind older adults.
Psychology researchers are studying the rehabilitation of military personnel returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with musculoskeletal extremity injuries.
UT Arlington is one of five Tier 2 supercomputing centers in the United States to be used by all ATLAS physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. The ATLAS is one of four detectors at the powerful new accelerator where scientists study how the universe works at its most fundamental level.
Science and engineering researchers are using nanoparticles to carry drugs to injured blood vessels and to help battle cataracts.
Collaboration among nursing, biology, and psychology, the new Genomics Translational Research Laboratory works to bridge the gap between discoveries in genomics and patient care.
FAST FACTS
Preserving the Past
School of Architecture faculty and students participate in the Congo Street Green Initiative, which restores old homes in a long-neglected Dallas neighborhood.
