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![NASA Cygnus robotic arm in space](/images/stories/news/2024/cygnus-robotic-arm-nasa-web.jpg)
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Texas Engineers are participating in a groundbreaking U.S. Space Force operation that will propel innovative technologies for in-space operations.
![Tom Underwood and Ph.D. candidate Charan Nallapareddy](/images/stories/news/2024/2024-ASE-Underwood-Lab-70.jpg)
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Learn more about Tom Underwood's research on sustained missions in low Earth orbit, protecting fast-moving spacecraft as they reenter the atmosphere, limiting emissions in semiconductor manufacturing and clean hydrogen production.
![Ira Narang with UTRGV and Oden Institute researchers](/images/stories/news/2024/ira-narang-best-presentation-news.jpg)
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Undergraduate computational engineering student Ira Narang was awarded UTRGV's Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation in Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences for her work on modeling dune erosion and storm surge.
![Matthew Nattier with Dean Bonnecaze receiving Outstanding Scholar-Leader Award at commencement](/images/stories/news/2024/Matthew-Nattier-commencement-2.jpg)
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Matthew Nattier is the recipient of the 2024 Cockrell School of Engineering Outstanding Scholar-Leader award.
![Aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Wenkai Qin in front of ASE Building](/images/stories/news/2024/wenkai-qin-news.jpg)
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Wenkai Qin, a Ph.D. aerospace engineering graduate student, is the recipient of the highly competitive National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship for 2024.
![Alumni Jeannie Leavitt delivering University commencement speech](/images/stories/news/2024/jeannie-leavitt-commencement-24.jpg)
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Retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot and a 1990 an UT aerospace engineering graduate, delivered the keynote address for the 141st University Commencement.
![Nanshu Lu demonstrating e-skin](/images/stories/news/2024/nanshu-lu-eskin-2.jpg)
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A first-ever stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of precision and control of force.
![Karen Willcox speaking at AIAA conference](/images/stories/news/2024/karen-willcox-aiaa.jpg)
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- Written by: Joanne Foote, Oden Institute
Karen Willcox, a professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics and the director of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the 2024 Theodore von Kármán Prize from the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
![Jeannie Leavitt in flight suit with figher jet in background](/images/stories/news/2024/Leavitt_160715-F-YM181-001.jpg)
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Retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot and a 1990 aerospace engineering graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, will deliver the keynote address at UT’s 141st Spring Commencement on May 11.
![Class of 2024 Academy of Distinguished Alumni members](/images/stories/ADA/ada-group-24-web.jpg)
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Ten Texas Engineering alumni of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin have been elected to the 2024 class of the ASE/EM Academy of Distinguished Alumni.
![Clint Dawson receiving President's Research Impact Award with UT President Jay Hartzell](/images/stories/news/2024/clint-dawson-pres-research-impact-award-spotlight.jpg)
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Department chair Clint Dawson has been honored with the 2024 President's Research Impact Award.
![visualization map of eclipse disease flood model](/images/stories/news/2024/eclipse-disease-flood-model.jpg)
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- Written by: Joanne Foote, Oden Institute
The University of Texas at Austin is welcoming visitors to campus for the solar eclipse on April 8. In addition to the distribution of free eclipse glasses, live music and events around campus, a unique comprehensive visual installation at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences will be on display. The installation, "From COASTLINE to INLINE," integrates arts and technology at the intersection of climate change, flood and disease modeling.
![portrait of Akhilesh Mulgund](/images/stories/news/2024/akhilesh-mulgund-portrait.jpg)
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Akhilesh Mulgund, a Ph.D. aerospace engineering graduate student, is the recipient of the highly competitive National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship for 2024.
![photo of Moriba Jah on solar eclipse video](/images/stories/news/2024/eclipse-ut-pbs-video-spotlight.jpg)
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Learn everything you need to know about solar eclipses in this UT/PBS Be Smart video featuring Moriba Jah and aerospace engieering spacecraft mission and design seniors.
![photo of Stephanie Wilson in flight suit](/images/stories/news/2020/stephanie-wilson-artemis.jpg)
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As we prepare for the total solar eclipse, we can’t help but have a school-kid crush on the cosmos. It’s the perfect time to explore UT’s connections to NASA, space exploration and discovery. Read this UTNews story for some of our favorite burnt orange highlights.