Interviews

There's no "I" in team, the saying goes, and Michele Meyer embodies that. Ask her a question about her personal success, and the first word of her response is always “we.” It's a small but important detail that reflects Meyer's personal mission and…

As one of the top engineering programs in the country, Cockrell is home to an impressive group of individuals, and that goes beyond our students and faculty. The staff at the Cockrell School is made up of close to 700 multifaceted humans who are…

As the live music capital of the world, it’s fair to say we built this city (Austin) on rock and roll. But it’s also built on a foundation of innovation developed at the Cockrell School. When our Texas Engineers go into the world with their degrees…

It’s harder than you’d think to access a network of forbidden tunnels on the Forty Acres that reside just beneath our feet. And it’s easier than you’d imagine to access one of the largest microgrids in the United States. The key to both is Xavier…

Ella Small knows how to make a big impression, at the doctor’s office and on the balance beam. She won a national championship for UT’s gymnastics team for that event in 2023. She came close to a repeat win in 2024, just a few months before she…

In the high-altitude villages of Peru, where the air is thin and the mountains stand as silent sentinels, a quiet battle is underway. It’s a fight not for land or resources, but for the survival of a language — one that has echoed through the region…

In 15 years as an associate dean, John Ekerdt helped build a collaborative research culture and served as a catalyst for the transforming skyline of the engineering campus

It’s been a whirlwind couple years for Siva Saket Sripada. He pulled off one of the biggest things someone can possibly do – moving across the world to pursue higher education. But just as he was getting started, he like many of us, had his life…

At the Pentagon, three women stand on stage, their faces lit by the burst of flash bulbs. Then Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Merrill McPeak has gathered them to make an historic announcement: effective immediately, women pilots and…

For parents and students alike, going to college is one of the more stressful, and also exciting, parts of life. So much to navigate. So many opportunities. The Cockrell School’s Engineering Student Services group is an important tool to help…