Helping Fight COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers in the College of Engineering have turned their attention to the current needs of health care workers.
Heart Restart
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. The damage to heart tissue is irreversible. In contrast, zebrafish have the ability to regenerate their heart tissue. Bioengineering Assistant Professor Juhyun Lee wants to know why. . . . Continue Heart Restart.
Inspiration in Classroom
UT Arlington has had its share of visionaries and leaders in their fields, many of whom have enjoyed a connection with the College of Engineering. One of those, Mo-Shing Chen, spent a 40-year career building an international reputation . . . Continue Inspiration in Classroom
Engineering Trio Chosen for Fellowship Program
The National Science Foundation selected two engineering graduate students and one recent alumnus to participate in its prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), which recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. Continue Engineering Trio Chosen for Fellowship Program
Testing Plastic Roads
When China recently stopped importing much of the United States’ recycling materials, it created a glut of recyclables, including plastics, with no place to go. Enter civil engineering researchers Sahadat Hossain and Warda Ashraf. The pair is combining their two areas of expertise—recycling and asphalt/concrete, respectively—to lead a feasibility study on building plastic roads, funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Continue Testing Plastic Roads
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Faculty Focus
New Electrical Engineering Chair
Diana Huffaker became chair of the Electrical Engineering Department on August 1, 2020, replacing Jonathan Bredow, who held the position for 10 years before stepping down. Continue New Electrical Engineering Chair
Spotlight
Optimizing Experiences
Users of mobile devices such as phones and tablets have come to expect a seamless experience. Though wireless carriers and internet providers try to meet those expectations, they are limited by technology and networks. Ming Li hopes to change that. Continue Optimizing Experiences
Faculty Focus
Faculty Fellows
Five engineering faculty members earned fellow status in professional organizations last spring, adding to the college’s growing list of faculty who have reached the highest level of recognition in their fields. Continue Faculty Fellows
Faculty Focus
Nuclear Engineering Outreach
College of Engineering administrators Lynn Peterson and Carter Tiernan received a $202,586 grant from the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Nuclear Power Institute to fund nuclear engineering activities and STEM outreach at UTA. Continue Nuclear Engineering Outreach
Faculty Focus
Kermanshachi Honored
Sharareh "Sherri" Kermanshachi, a civil engineering assistant professor, has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 Women in Technology Award from the Dallas Business Journal. Continue Kermanshachi Honored
Research News
Helping Farmers
In collaboration with researchers from Iowa State University, industrial engineering Assistant Professor Caroline Krejci is helping develop a framework to analyze food, energy, and water systems in the greater Des Moines, Iowa, area. Continue Helping Farmers
Research News
DFW Airport Partnership
Civil engineering Assistant Professor Nick Fang is partnering with Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as it takes proactive steps to manage storm water and flooding on site. Continue DFW Airport Partnership
Research News
Investigating Autonomous Agents
Electrical engineer Professor Frank Lewis and Associate Professors Yan Wan and Ali Davoudi were awarded a three-year, $750,000 Army Research Office grant to investigate how to improve control of networked groups of autonomous and human agents. Continue Investigating Autonomous Agents
Spotlight
Transportation Planning
Civil Engineering Professor Steve Mattingly is leading an interdisciplinary project to develop a comprehensive vision of what the Texas transportation system should look like in 25 years. Continue Transportation Planning
Spotlight
Encouraging Diversity
In February, the Computer Science and Engineering Department hosted two events to encourage diversity in computing. Professor Changkai Li, Assistant Dean Carter Tiernan, and Assistant Professors Ming Li and Shirin Nilizadeh led the effort. Continue Encouraging Diversity
Classroom
College Honored by ASEE
The College of Engineering earned a Bronze Award -- the highest level of recognition -- from the American Society for Engineering Education's Diversity Recognition Program. Continue College Honored by ASEE
Classroom
Airport Transport App
Students from the College of Engineering and School of Social Work are collaborating to design a new app -- WheelTrip -- that would allow older wheelchair-users to schedule someone to meet them at the airport curb with a wheelchair, escort them through the facility, and drop them off at their terminal. Continue Airport Transport App
Classroom
NASA Rocket Launch
A team of 30 UTA aerospace engineering students placed third in the Rookie Category at the 2020 NASA Student Launch competition. Continue NASA Rocket Launch
70 foreign countries were represented by engineering students in fall 2019
Beyond the Lab
Spotlight
Honoring First Alumna
In January 1967, Penny Lee Carlisle (now Fox) became the first woman to earn an engineering bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering at Arlington State College. That semester, ASC became UTA, and months later, at the College's spring Commencement ceremony, Margaret Kantz became the first woman to earn an engineering bachelor's degree from UTA. Continue Honoring First Alumna
Beyond the Lab
Supporting Students in Need
The Student Emergency Assistance Fund provides financial assistance to currently enrolled students who are struggling financially due to circumstances outside their control and require emergency monetary assistance as a last resort. Continue Supporting Students in Need
Beyond the Lab
Partnering to Improve Computing
A new agreement with Ansys will significantly boost the quality of research computing in the Aerodynamics Research Center (ARC). Continue Partnering to Improve Computing
Beyond the Lab
Innovation Day Goes Virtual
Though the COVID-19 pandemic pushed this year's Innovation Day online, it didn't put a damper on the event, held annually by the College of Engineering since 2018. Continue Innovation Day Goes Virtual
Alumni
Alumni Honored
The College of Engineering honored two alumni in 2020 for their achievements after graduation. Continue Alumni Honored
Spotlight
Funding Makerspaces
Makerspaces are a key component to innovation and entrepreneurship, especially in university settings where students are inspired and encouraged to act on their ideas. Continue Funding Makerspaces
Peter E. Crouch, Dean, College of Engineering
The College of Engineering in the Era of Covid
Well, that was interesting.
As the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic over the past several months, the College of Engineering had its own challenges. Never before have we faced a situation like this one, and I know I'm not alone when I say that I hope we never will again. Well, that was interesting.
Campus Update
"Emptiness is the absence of some things,
not the absence of everything"
-Mokokoma Mokhonoana
not the absence of everything"
-Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The emptiness of the campus, especially the College of Engineering buildings, has been jarring. There has been an unsettling quiet—no hustle and bustle between classes, no noise from parking lots, no laughter from study groups in the Nedderman Hall atrium. However, as Mokokoma Mokhonoana, a South African author and comic, points out, just because the campus is empty doesn’t mean that nothing’s happening. Teaching and research continue, new faculty and students visit campus, student organizations find creative ways to meet, and we find ourselves compelled to continue our pursuit of our work. We’re innovative. We’re intrepid. We’re Mavericks.
60th Anniversary Gala
The college celebrated its 60th anniversary in style with a gala event in February 2020. Hundreds of alumni, students, faculty, and friends attended the banquet and enjoyed talking to current students and reminiscing with old friends. In addition, more than $100,000 was raised for scholarships and other student support activities.
49 alumni and industry judges participated in Virtual Innovation Day for 2020