Dr. Armin Zare received a $296,941 award from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) for his research on Stochastic Modeling and Analysis of Random Surface Roughness. This project intends to continue investigating how surface roughness can significantly affect the aerodynamic performance and efficiency of aircraft by triggering early transition and understanding the dependence of …read more
The Office of Naval Research awarded Professor Ray Baughman $337,880 for his research on Enabling the Fabrication and Characterization of Nanofibers and their Transformation into Inexpensive, High Performance Artificial Muscles and Mechanical Energy Harvesters. This project aims to fund specific equipment purchases for a proposed Office of Naval Research (ONR) program on mechanical energy harvester yarns and …read more
Dr. Theodore J. Price received $523,710 from the University of Cincinnati for his research on Neuromodulatory Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity in Spinal Nociceptive Circuits. This project aims to continue and complete the work on Specific Aim 3 of Dr. Mark L. Baccei’s project in the Price lab to determine the neuromodulators that cause the priming of spinal nociceptive circuits …read more
The GrapheneTX agency awarded Dr. Dong Qian $555,579 for his research on SBIR: Development of Data-driven Digital-twin Software DD-Cure for Carbon Fiber Composite Curing. This project intends to establish physics-based data-driven tools for process modeling of composite curing. Research tasks will include calibrating the process model’s parameters using the results of experiments, creating a machine learning model …read more
On Thursday, July 27th, The North Texas Semiconductor Institute (NTxSI) at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) partnered with the Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) in Dayton, Ohio, to help UTD accelerate semiconductor innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce development in North Texas and the United States. Watch the conference. Dr. Manuel Quevedo presents. Dr. Ted Moise …read more
Dr. Mona Ghassemi received an $881,731 award from the United States Department of Energy for her research on High Power Density Cost Effective MC DC Aircraft Cable. This project focuses on developing an electric power system (EPS) for use in an all electric aircraft (AEA) that can safely operate in high-altitude and low-pressure environments. Research on anticipated …read more
Dr. Kyeongjae Cho received $995,707 from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for his research on Machine Learning Methods for Predictive Atomic and Electronic Structures of Nanostructure Interfaces for THz Device Simulations with DFT Accuracy. This project addresses interatomic potentials and tight binding (TB) models that can be used to simulate thousands and tens of thousands …read more
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Dr. Yichen Ding $1,883,456 for his research on Volumetric Imaging and Computation to Characterize Cardiac Electromechanical Coupling. This project focuses on establishing a new holistic strategy to in vivo investigate sophisticated electromechanical interaction, providing an entry point to further study the underlying mechanism of arrhythmias and prospectively identify arrhythmogenic compounds. Dr. Yichen …read more
The Human Subjects Research Office is pleased to announce that Dr. Colleen Frank, member of the Aging Well Lab at the Center for Vital Longevity, has been selected as the recipient of the Summer 2023 HIVE Award! Dr. Colleen Frank holds a PhD in Psychology (Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience) from the University of Michigan and …read more
Whether you are interested in keeping up with the latest discoveries on disease-causing mechanisms, treatments for illnesses, or explanations for some of society’s most complex issues, the Spring 2023 issue of UT Dallas Magazine features the latest campus research highlights! In this magazine issue, you can explore research-related articles that focus on supporting investments, research, ground-breaking discoveries, …read more
