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The Origins of Evolutionary Innovation
Jeffrey Barrick uses TACC supercomputers to understand radical mutations and design artificial organisms.
Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Hall Open
With high-tech collaborative laboratories and spaces, the complex marks the start of a new era for the university’s top-10 ranked Department of Computer Science.
Physicists Take Photonic Topological Insulators to the Next Level
Topological insulators, a state of matter that was only discovered in the past decade, may enable dramatic advances in quantum computing and spintronics.
Doctoral Program in Statistics to Advance Research in Health Care and Technology
The college’s newest Ph.D. program in statistics was unanimously approved recently by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Chelikowsky Wins The American Physical Society’s Highest Award In Computational Physics
Physicist-chemist received the award for his computational applications of quantum theories to understand and predict material properties.
Researchers to Develop Software to Improve Discovery of Low-Cost, Sustainable Energy Materials
Potential uses include economical battery materials to capture solar energy and materials that convert water to hydrogen using sunlight.
$1.5 Millon Grant Brings Renowned French Mathematician to the College of Natural Sciences
Francois Baccelli joins the college this fall as the first Simons Chair in Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Simulating the Universe for Terrence Malick's Tree of Life
Volker Bromm talks about the cosmic dark ages, first light and how his simulations made their way into Tree of Life.Drug Design, Environmental Sustainability, Oil Recovery Receive Private Grand Challenge Research Funds
Seven University of Texas at Austin researchers are confronting what the scientific community has defined as this century's grand challenges in drug design, environmental sustainability and improved oil recovery using Moncrief Grand Challenge Faculty awards for 2011-12.Read It Now
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