2017 Issue

So much has happened in the Cockrell School since last fall  — new buildings, new leaders, new degrees, new research centers, the list goes on.

Meet the Texas Engineer who leads XTO Energy Inc.

We sat down with new biomedical engineering chair Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert to learn about her impressions of campus, vision for the future and the deep commitment Texas Engineers have to advancing health care.

Gabe Muoneke never lost sight of his dream to live and work in Nigeria, where he felt he could make the biggest difference.

In their quest to build a better sling that doesn’t rely on trees, a group of entrepreneurial students invented a crowd-pleasing new product and launching a unique startup.

Peyton Yates helped make the EERC spiral staircase a reality.

Texas Engineering alumni lead industries, launch companies and help develop solutions that improve lives around the world.

Texas and Mexico have an enduring connection.

Donglei (Emma) Fan, a mechanical and materials science engineer, takes an active role in her daughter’s violin lessons — and sees an opportunity to invent a new learning tool for the next generation.

From alumni outreach to student life programming, staff members dedicate themselves to improving and advancing the Cockrell School.

We sat down with John Shebat, a mechanical engineering junior, backstroker on the Texas Men's Swimming and Diving team and 2020 Olympic Games contender.

From the moment you walk into the atrium of the 430,000-square-foot EERC, you can tell we have entered into a new era at Texas Engineering.

Eric Roe sees the answer as a three-legged approach, where success depends on all three supports.

Inside the bright, bustling atrium of the EERC, there is one feature that stands out from the rest.

A new, advanced, light-based microscope invented at UT Austin offers a glimpse deep inside living cells.

Reece Stevens was determined to build a new patient monitor that could be manufactured less expensively and in higher quantities.

Tom Truskett and his team believe there is a better way to bring products to market sooner, and it starts with machine learning.

Driven by both personal and professional motivation, Texas Engineers are advancing drug delivery.