From Building with LEGOs to Building High-Performing Teams

Melissa Evers (B.S. Civil Engineering 1998) has always been building. In her childhood, that meant building with LEGOs, dreaming of architectural plans, conceptualizing structures and spaces, and designing homes. Now, as the VP of Software and…

The Rise of Hydrogen

The energy industry is at an inflection point. With a finite supply of fossil fuels and growing demand for increased climate and environmental protection, the search is on for the next big thing in energy. To many experts, hydrogen is it. Hydrogen…

Celebrating John W. Hargis

The story of John W. Hargis — The University of Texas at Austin’s first Black undergraduate student, first Black student at UT to receive an engineering degree, founder of the Epsilon Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, first chairman of the Texas…

‘None of Us Are as Smart as All of Us’

Roger Bonnecaze took the helm as Interim Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering in July 2021 following Sharon L. Wood’s appointment to UT Austin’s Executive Vice President and Provost. Born into a family of chemical engineers – his dad worked…