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 University. …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
At the 2022 University of Texas at Dallas State of the University address on October 20th, President Richard C. Benson presented a video highlighting the UT Dallas Spirit of Innovation. Watch the video below:
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
The City of Richardson and the University of Texas at Dallas have teamed up on a powerful, economic development initiative by partnering on a new Headquarters for the Richardson Innovation Quarter (the IQ HQ). This new, innovative space, UTD @ the Richardson IQ®, will foster corporate innovator and university collaborations, support Richardson and the region’s …read more
Below are the participants in the Workshop on Sustainability in Research, held on September 23, 2022.
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
