Awards Posts
DARPA Young Faculty Award
November 1, 2016Posted under Awards & Featured
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) is designed to give researchers a good look at the challenges and needs of the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security as a whole. The purpose, like the other young faculty programs, is to give researchers the opportunity to build relationships and… read more
Three NSF Winners Recognized for Outstanding Research
June 16, 2016Posted under Awards & Featured
In recent UT Dallas news, researchers Melanie Maurer, Arden Wells, and Maria Castaneda have made headlines, each securing a coveted Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF fellowship program aims to promote exceptional graduate students who are pursuing research-driven master’s and doctoral degrees in… read more
Q&A with Maria Castaneda, a PhD candidate putting cancer in its place
June 14, 2016Posted under Awards & Featured & Q&A
You might recognize Maria Castaneda. Back in July 2015, she was part of the lab group, led by chemistry and biochemistry assistant professor Dr. Jiyong Lee, that was awarded a grant by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to continue their research on breast cancer stem cells. This time, however, it’s Maria… read more
Q&A with Arden Wells, Future Geoscientist, Newest NSF Fellow
April 11, 2016Posted under Awards & Featured & Q&A
Arden Wells is a senior geoscience major in the School of Natural Sciences and Math at UT Dallas. A recent awardee of the 2016 National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP), Arden places among some of the nation’s top student researchers. It is one of the country’s oldest fellowship programs that… read more
Worldwide Efforts of Researcher Impacts Health, Atherosclerosis
February 9, 2016Posted under Awards & Spotlight
It’s no surprise that UT Dallas senior, Melanie Maurer, has an interest in matters of the heart. Upon meeting the backpack-toting biomedical engineering student, it’s equally clear to see that she’s prepared for the journey of combating heart disease. Bringing not only awards, knowledge, and volunteer experience into classrooms and… read more