Seminar Abstract:
One of the hardest things a potential entrepreneur struggles with is when to take the leap and how to know that their idea for creating the next new thing is actually a good one.
Dr. Swahney will use his last company, Confluent Surgical, as a case study to help budding entrepreneurs evaluate their ideas in an objective … Read the rest »
Closed meeting with the Department Chair
Time: 05:00 p.m.-06:00 p.m.
Location: The Jacob Bickler Room on the fourth floor of the Sheraton Hotel
Google map: The Sheraton Hotel 701 East 11th Street Austin, Texas 78701
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Calling members of The University of Texas Class of 1962: Join us on April 25 and 26, 2012 for two fun-filled days revisiting the same campus you roamed as a student 50 years ago. You’ll have the opportunity to chat with fellow graduates of the Class of ’62, hear insightful speakers, and tour your individual … Read the rest »
In the current talk we will present our recent results on the development of alternative catalysts for H2 production. The main objective of our research is to identify catalysts to substantially reduce or replace Platinum-group metals. Our research approaches involve parallel efforts in density functional theory (DFT) calculations, surface science experiments on … Read the rest »
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Are you currently involved in engineering research at UT? Save those posters (or get ready to make a poster) because the Spring 2012 Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Competition will be hosted by the Student Affairs Office and the Student Engineering Council on April 11, 2012!
Cash prizes will be awarded: $500 for 1st place, $300 … Read the rest »
With the advent of high throughput biomolecular engineering techniques, it has become possible to isolate short peptides that bind to a variety of targets ranging from inorganic materials to proteins. The application of peptides as therapeutics has been hampered by the inherent susceptibility of peptides to proteases present throughout the human body. One … Read the rest »
Engineering Graduate Students – 2012 Graduate Leadership Series
The Cockrell School seeks to educate students to become leaders in engineering, technology, and industry to advance society and thrive in a globally competitive environment. Engineering Student Life is proud to present the 2012 Graduate Leadership Series (GLS) for Cockrell School of Engineering graduate students.
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Cockrell School of Engineering Lectureship
The pathological hallmark of more than twenty neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and the prion diseases, is the presence within the brain of plaques containing ordered protein aggregates called fibrils. It is not yet known why these structures form in some individuals and not in others, or whether the plaques … Read the rest »
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