Research Related

November 18th, 2021

Navigating NIH Funding

Navigating NIH Funding

In this video, Dr. Lauren Ullrich, program director in the Office of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience Workforce Diversity at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), discussed National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunities and research and career opportunities at the NIH. Speaker Info Lauren Ullrich, PhD Program Director, Office of Programs to …read more

November 18th, 2021

Mentor and Mentee Relationships and Responsibilities Webinar

Mentor and Mentee Relationships and Responsibilities

Where does the role of a mentor fit in when supporting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)? In this video, Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, UTD Professor of Computer Science, shared personal mentoring stories including how lack of mentoring was difficult and how to choose mentors to support you and your career. Dr. Thuraisingham also discussed the importance …read more

November 5th, 2021

3rd Annual New Faculty Research Symposium

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On November 4, 2021, the Office of Research and Innovation hosted the 3rd annual New Faculty Research Symposium. This events provides an opportunity for new faculty members to showcase their research in a “three-minute thesis” style forum, while established faculty consider possible intersections of research interests for collaboration. 

November 5th, 2021

Lab to Launch Series: Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Detection

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Are you ready to launch your research to market? Is it time to apply for a patent or learn more about licensing options? Listen in and ask your questions as UT Dallas faculty share their stories of how they successfully turned their research and innovations into commercialization opportunities. Watch Dr. Lakshman S. Tamil, a serial …read more

November 3rd, 2021

New Faculty Research Symposium 2021

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Below are the participants in the 2021 New Faculty Research Symposium: Waseem Abbas ECS, Systems Engineering I work in the areas of networked control systems, cyber-physical systems, resilience and robustness in networked systems, distributed optimization, graph machine learning, and graph-theoretic methods for multiagent systems.  Shuang Chi ECS, Mechanical Engineering My research focuses on both the …read more

November 1st, 2021

A New Breath Analyzer Device Can Detect Coronavirus in 30 Seconds

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With over 245 million cases of coronavirus worldwide and 4.​96 million deaths, rapid screening is urgently needed. The integration of engineering and basic science has resulted in impactful biomedical advancement to make this possible. Dr. Shalini Prasad and her team at the University of Texas at Dallas have teamed up with Dallas-based SOTECH Health to develop a …read more

October 26th, 2021

Comet Corner Series: Centering Humanity in Medicine

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The Comet Corner Series, created by the UT Dallas Office of Research and Innovation and in partnership with the schools across our campus, hosts chats with some of our notable alumni to hear how they have taken their research out into the world and made #UTDResearchImpact. The Humanities and Medical Sciences are naturally and deeply …read more

October 21st, 2021

UT Dallas at Fed Supernova

Dr. Rodolfo Antonio Rodriguez-Davila presenting a poster

On September 28th and 29th, UT Dallas President Richard Benson led a delegation to Fed Supernova in Austin, Texas. Organized by Capital Factory, this event brought together hundreds of Department of Defense (DOD), corporate, and academic representatives to collaborate in improving our national defense. Over 1,000 more attended virtually. The US Department of Defense and its …read more

October 18th, 2021

NSF CAREER Spotlight Series – Dr. Giacomo Valerio Iungo

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Ever wonder what it takes to secure National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER funding? In this NSF Spotlight Series session, Dr. Giacomo Valerio Iungo, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and NSF CAREER Awardee, shares the importance of shaping good scientific ideas in a compelling proposal, including thorough management in the preparation of the required material.

October 15th, 2021

Dr. Lindsay King Awarded Over $300,000 From NSF

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Dr. Lindsay King received $322,867 from the the National Science Foundation for her REU in Theoretical and Experimental Physics. The REU site in experimental and theoretical physics will develop the research, problem-solving, and communication skills of eight REU Fellows. The program seeks to broaden participation and retention in physics and other scientific careers of under-represented groups. The …read more