Safeguarding U.S. entry points has become one of the nation’s primary concerns post-9/11. While border patrol and lawmakers work to improve national security through legislature, researchers collaborate with government agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to advance technology that protects our borders from potential terrorist activity. Lindsey Smith, a fourth-year UT Dallas …read more
Taken directly from the National Science Foundation (NSF) solicitation: “The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in the nation’s institutions of higher education, not-for-profit museums, science centers and scientific/engineering research organizations. The Program provides organizations with opportunities to acquire major instrumentation …read more
Biology major Sivesh Balaji presents his research for the Clark Summer Research Program to mentor Dr. Theodore Price (left). Read the full article on the UT Dallas News Center. Photo by Roxanne Minnish
While it is probably just a coincidence, over the past two weeks, I have heard talks and interviews with several people from the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute including Jill Tarter’s TED Talk. SETI has been looking for signs of intelligent life in the cosmos since 1984 with no success. Despite this, they keep …read more
What Is It Made Of? Tom Lund, resident construction project manager with the state’s Office of Facilities Planning and Construction (OFPC), describes the Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory (NSERL) as a “green building” that’s energy efficient and good to the environment. Among the NSERL’s outstanding features are the colorful shingles that cover 15 percent …read more
The Office of Research and Innovation provides state-of-the-art facilities for the University of Texas at Dallas, including the Natural Science Engineering Research Laboratory (NSERL), Bioengineering and Sciences Building (BSB), Research Operations Center (ROC), and Research Operations Center West (ROW). Announcements Please go here for frequent updates. History Open in 2007, the Natural Science and Engineering …read more
The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is a tier-one research institution that fosters the advancement of cutting-edge research discoveries and technology. UT Dallas receives funding from various federal agencies, state agencies, industry, and foundations. These funds are generally awarded in multi-year contract or grants, therefore the amount recorded as received each year may …read more
The University of Texas at Dallas is committed to conducting research in a scientifically responsible and ethical manner, and expects all students and employees to follow relevant guidelines, policies, and regulations (see UTDPP1070). Students, postdocs, faculty, and staff who participate in research at UT Dallas or any of its related centers or institutes may be …read more
