UTA In The News — Friday, November 11, 2022
Green concrete project
Maria Konsta-Gdoutos, UT Arlington civil engineering professor and associate director of the Center for Advanced Construction Materials, is leading an international project to decarbonize concrete production and promote its use as a renewable energy generator, Dallas Innovates, Space Daily and Targeted News Service reported.
TMAC help
TMAC at The University of Texas at Arlington aided a Fort Worth-based aerospace supplier and manufacturing company, Aero-Glen International LLC, in becoming the first firm in the nation to qualify for a certification required of its contractors by the Department of Defense, Defense & Aerospace Daily reported.
EPA modeling after UTA exercise
The Environmental Protection Agency said it plans to use The University of Texas at Arlington as a blueprint on how to design work sessions for campus sustainability, Targeted News Service reported.
Nursing shortage addressed
One of the most persistent effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education system is a shortage of teachers, U.S. Fed News reported. A trio of experts from the College of Education at The University of Texas at Arlington discussed how to solve the shortage and how the problem impacts society.
Using lasers for steering
Weidong Zhou, a UT Arlington electrical engineering professor, is leading a project that will explore an optical laser beam steering device for 3D sensing in autonomous driving cars, U.S. Fed News reported.