From UT Engineering Student to Memphis Mayor
Memphis Mayor Paul Young credits studying engineering at the UT with “making him a better man” and preparing him for his roles in leadership.
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Liu’s “IoTree” Sensor is the Next Step in Smart Agriculture
Jian Liu received a $300,000 NSF grant to design software for a network of low-cost, self-powered devices that will sense exactly what trees need in real time.
Parker Returns to White House as Executive Director
Lynn Parker, Associate Vice Chancellor Emerita, will serve as the executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Electrical Olympian
Martin Espernberger, a junior electrical engineering major, competed in swimming in the 2024 Paris Olympics for his home country of Austria. Espernberger placed sixth in the 200 fly.
NorDIC Lab Making Breakthroughs in Superconducting Electronics
Assistant Professor Ahmedullah Aziz and his NorDIC Lab have made groundbreaking advancements in superconducting electronics, offering solutions that are poised to revolutionize cryogenic applications.
UT Professors’ Dairy Farm Tech Enables Unprecedented Disease Management
UT professors Jayne Wu, Hairong Qi, Charles Cao, and Shigetoshi Eda are upgrading dairy herd disease detection and management with cutting-edge tech networks.
Taufer Establishes Open-Access Program for International High-Performance Computing Event
Michela Taufer made high-performance computing history this year by making all papers accepted to the international ISC-HPC conference open-access.
Li Named New Director of CURENT
Fran Li been appointed as the new director of CURENT. Li, who has been with CURENT since its inception in 2011, is replacing Kevin Tomsovic in the leading role.
Protecting 3D Printers and Minding Your Language
Cybersecurity experts Himanshu Thapliyal and Doowon Kim are creating new tools and educational techniques to improve the security of emerging technologies.
Bai leads $5M Grant from DOE-VTO to Produce Smaller, More Efficient Motor Drive Systems for Electric Vehicles
Kevin Bai is spearheading efforts to develop a compact drive inverter and motor for EVs that would reduce the size and cost of electric drive trains.