Research Related
Seed Grant Winners
June 26, 2019Posted under Awards & Featured
As a means to support continued research on campus, the Office of Research recently launched several seed grant initiatives to provide funding for faculty across a range of disciplines. The University’s award from the State of Texas National Research University Fund (NRUF) has helped us afford these internal funding opportunities. We are… read more
Q&A with 2019 Mitchell Max Award Recipient
June 13, 2019Posted under Awards & Featured & Q&A
Dr. Michael Burton is an Assistant Professor in the Systems Neuroscience Program in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded Dr. Burton the 2019 Mitchell Max Award for his research on Delayed Onset of Neuropathic Pain in Aged Males After Peripheral Nerve Injury. Dr. Burton took a… read more
Register for the UTD Microscopy Workshop this Summer
June 10, 2019Posted under Featured & FYI
The Office of Research is excited to announce that registration for UTD Microscopy Workshop Summer 2019 is now open. The workshop will cover the basics of microscopy and image processing. We will spend some time exploring various tissue clearing, 3D data processing and large volume data set handling as the theme of the microscopy workshop… read more
Spring 2019 Poster Competition
May 9, 2019Posted under Featured & Photoblog
On April 18, 2019, the Office of Research hosted the Spring 2019 Poster Competition. The event is to promote student development, community involvement, and networking opportunities. You can view the poster submissions… read more
Q&A with Dr. Kantarcioglu
March 6, 2019Posted under Featured & Q&A
We are surrounded by an incredible expanse of data, created at an exponential rate and offered on a multitude of electronic devices; a wealth of significant information at the ready to benefit a population eager to absorb it. Can this bountiful data be protected from theft, exploitation, and other misuse yet still be shared with… read more
R.O.A.D. to DC: Dr. Ruths
February 27, 2019Posted under Featured & Spotlight
Dr. Justin Ruths first joined UT Dallas as an Assistant Professor in 2016 after working for five years as a faculty member at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). With a central focus on control theory, Dr. Ruths divides his research efforts into two categories: security of cyber-physical systems and control of networks.… read more
Patents: An Introduction and Exploration
January 14, 2019Posted under Featured & FYI
Introduction Patent law has always been fascinating to me. As I have advanced in my educational career at UT Dallas, from a biology undergraduate to my current status as a biotechnology graduate student, my interest in intellectual property has only grown. The Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC), the primary department responsible for… read more
Q&A with Alumni Software Startup
December 4, 2018Posted under Featured & Q&A
They say there’s no such thing as a free meal. Former UTD roommates, Chandra and Abinav, would have to disagree. The two hungry entrepreneurs have created a thriving business based on free deals and discounts offered on college campuses across the globe. We asked them to share with us the trials and tribulations of their… read more
Q&A with Facial Recognition Researcher
November 1, 2018Posted under Featured & Q&A
It has often been said that two heads are better than one—but are they more effective? Graduate student, Géraldine Jeckeln in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at UT Dallas investigates wisdom-of-crowds effects in face recognition—specifically collaborative decision making. Her current research involves investigating the performance… read more
Weeks of Welcome Poster Competition
August 27, 2018Posted under Featured & Photoblog
Research assistant Marissa Higgins from Dr. Quevedo's lab proudly presents her research. Nickolas Ashburn, a materials science and engineering PhD candidate, discusses his research at the Weeks of Welcome Poster Competition. Electrical and computer engineering PhD candidate Beiming Cao was eager to discuss his research… read more