During this seminar, Michelle Rogers, NSF Program Officer and Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, will discuss new developments such as broadening participation plans, how to formulate them as an integral part of a successful proposal, and share ways PIs address broader impacts. Michelle RogersProgram OfficerDivision of Computer and Network SystemsDirectorate for Computer …read more
The Office of Research recently finalized and made seed grant award offers to five UT Dallas research teams. The seed grants were for anchoring a public presence of their research centers at the Richardson Innovation Quarter, or IQ Headquarters. The City of Richardson (COR) announced the redevelopment and renovation of the building to house the …read more
Dr. Kyle Fox was awarded $586,654 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research project, Exploiting Topology in Graph Algorithm Design. Dr. Fox’s research focuses on understanding the role topology can take both in performing fast computations on graphs and explaining what graph properties are necessary for these fast computations. The goal of the …read more
Computer Science professor, Dr. Xiaohu Guo, received $499,997 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research project, OAC Core: Small: Open-Source Robust 4D Reconstruction Framework for Real-Time Dynamic Human Capture. The project focuses on the modeling of topological changes in dynamic scenes and the robust tracking of moving surfaces. Dr. Guo’s goal is to …read more
Join us to hear from some of UTD’s “out of this world” alumni and how they have made #UTDResearchImpact in their communities. Doing a combined MD and PhD is a challenging but worthwhile path. For this session, Jamie Wright will share some of her journey to becoming a physician scientist while also dealing with a …read more
The Office of Research invites all UT Dallas students, faculty, and staff to participate in awarding a new honor that will be given out during the upcoming final round of the Spring 2021 Research Showcase Poster Competition, featuring the School of Arts and Humanities! This live virtual event will continue to feature real-time polling, where …read more
The power of wind has been used for centuries to make human lives better and easier. In the past, it was used to produce food, grind grain, pump water, and cut wood at sawmills1. Today’s modern wind machines output electricity using massive—lengths greater than a football field—rotating blades. A turbine with blades over 350 feet …read more
Interact with prominent faculty researchers as they share their #UTDResearchImpact during this talk show! How did the United States weaponize information to secure Latin American support during World War II? What can those strategies tell us about the nature of propaganda campaigns in the age of “fake news?” Dr. Monica Rankin and her research assistant, …read more
Dr. Ted Price received $638,145 from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for his research on the Validation of Fibroblast-derived PI16 as a Novel Target for Pain Treatment. The project focuses on testing behavioral validation in mice as well as tibial and sural nerves from patients of lower leg amputations due to diabetic …read more
Dr. Chuanwei Zhang received $640,087 from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for his research on Quantum Simulation, Computation, and Metrology with Ultracold Atoms. Dr. Zhang’s goal is to foster the development of quantum technologies with ultracold atoms by envisioning new device concepts, developing controlling tools, and designing quantum matter with desired properties.
