For the upcoming UT Dallas Earth Week on April 14-22, 2023, join the Office of Research and Innovation and view the 2023 Earth Fair Poster Competition as nominated UTD graduate students showcase their Earth Fair posters. The following UTD graduate students will have a chance to be chosen as a winner of the 2023 Earth …read more
The Human Subjects Research Office is pleased to announce that Gayathri Batchalli Maruthy, member of the NeuroPsychometric Research (NPR) Lab, has been selected as the recipient of the Spring 2023 HIVE Award! Following the completion of her undergraduate degree from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) in Bangalore, India, Gayathri joined the UT Dallas …read more
On October 14th 2022, the Office of Research celebrated the 2022 Research Day Poster Competition. UTD graduate students from a variety of disciplines were nominated by faculty and showcased their graduate poster for attendees to vote on. First place winner Nursadul Mamun, second place winner Yalini Wijesundara (not pictured) and third place winner Satwik Dutta, …read more
Dr. Chadwin Delin Young has been awarded $389,870 from the National Science Foundation for his REU Site: Electronic Materials Evaluation Research for Greater Exposure to Future Technology Careers (EMERGE). This REU will establish an engaging exploration into the research methods for the evaluation and fundamental understanding of electronic materials and devices for use in energy, …read more
Dr. Stefano Leonardi has received $391,703 from the National Science Foundation for his REU site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Wind Energy Systems. Undergraduate students will engage in a variety of projects that lead to a greater understanding of wind energy systems and their competitive design. This includes seeking to uncover the impact of turbulence …read more
The Human Subjects Research Office is pleased to announce that Hyun-Woong Kim, member of the Speech, Language, Music (SLAM) Lab, has been selected as the recipient of the Fall 2022 HIVE Award! Mr. Kim is currently a graduate student in the Cognition and Neuroscience PhD program with a Master’s degree in Psychology from Korea …read more
Dr. Crystal Engineer has been awarded $400,000 from the Eagles Autism Foundation for her research Restoring Auditory Processing in a Rat Model of Rett Syndrome. The objective of this proposal is to determine whether auditory training paired with neuromodulator release can reverse the neural and behavioral auditory processing deficits observed in heterozygous Mecp2 rats.
Dr. Julia Wan-Ping Hsu has received $482,831 for her research BRITE Pivot: Machine Learning Accelerated Optimization of Flash Lamp Processed Thin-films for Flexible Optoelectronic Applications from the NSF. This project investigates the use of light from a flash lamp instead of furnace heating for thin film processing and adopts machine learning approaches to accelerate process …read more
Dr. Justin Ruths has received $521,374 from the National Science Foundation for his research CAREER: Going Beyond Linear Models for Attack Detection and Defense in Control Systems. This project will contribute new knowledge related to the security of automation and control systems. This award supports fundamental research for the development of detectors that aptly recognize, …read more
Dr. Wei Yang has received $527,130 from the National Science Foundation for his research CAREER: Enhancing Deep-Learning-based Code Analyses via Human Intelligence. The broad goal of this proposal is to design a general framework that improves deep-learning models’ handling of input programs by incorporating human intelligence. Specifically, two main issues are faced by existing deep-learning …read more
