NSF Selects UT Austin for $1.6 Million Grant to Retain Engineering Students

from Cockrell School of Engineering Web Site 5/9/13

The National Science Foundation (NSF), Intel and GE have selected The University of Texas at Austin for a $1.6 million grant to support an education program aimed at retaining freshman in engineering majors by teaching calculus through hands-on activities. Freshman calculus courses are a major barrier for retaining engineering students at UT Austin.

UT Austin is one of nine institutions across the United States to receive a grant from Graduate 10K+, a public-private partnership created to fund projects whose aim is to improve retention of undergraduates in engineering and computer science. The grants are funded with $10 million in donations from Intel and the GE Foundation as well as a personal donation from Mark Gallogly.

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Methane Emissions in the
Natural Gas Supply Chain: Production

from Cockrell School of Engineering Web Site 10/10/12

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin, and including engineering and environmental testing firms URS and Aerodyne Research, is conducting a major field study to measure methane emissions from natural gas production, about which little empirical data exist. With a goal of obtaining scientifically rigorous, representative data from multiple producing basins, the study brings together Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the university and nine of the nation's leading natural gas producers: Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, BG Group plc, Chevron, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., Pioneer Natural Resources Company, Shell, Southwestern Energy, Talisman Energy, USA, and XTO Energy, an ExxonMobil subsidiary.

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EPA Appoints David Allen to Lead Science Advisory Board

from Cockrell School of Engineering web page, Oct. 26th 2012

David Allen, an engineer and internationally recognized expert in air quality at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named chair of the Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board (SAB) for a two-year term. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced Allen's appointment Oct. 15. Jackson said his expertise in environmental engineering is a great asset to the board.

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