Pingali Receives Prestigious Parallel Computing Award
The IEEE Computer Society has selected Keshav Pingali to receive the 2023 IEEE CS Charles Babbage Award for his "contributions to high-performance compilers and graph computing."
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Three in Texas Science Elected Fellows of AAAS
Three faculty members in the College of Natural Sciences and three others at The University of Texas at Austin have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society.
AI Master’s Program Launches at UT Austin With Ability to Serve Thousands
Just as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning emerge as the fastest-growing in-demand skill sets in the global workforce, The University of Texas at Austin is establishing a new online master's program in AI with the potential to bring thousands of new students into the field.
More Charge Acceptors aren’t Necessarily Better for Solar Cells
Chemists from Rice University and The University of Texas at Austin discovered more isn't always better when it comes to packing charge-acceptor molecules on the surface of semiconducting nanocrystals, such as those in solar cells.
Solar panels. Photo credit: Flickr user zak zak. Used via Creative Commons license CC BY 2.0.
Chemistry Professor Earns Humboldt Award
Dmitrii Makarov, a professor in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, has won a Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany.
How Amphibious Plants Rewired a Gas Exchange Pathway to Survive in Water
Just as humans cannot breathe underwater, the tiny pores of plants can't exchange air underwater.
When grown on land, the amphibious plant Rorippa aquatica produces pores called stomata (left); but grown in water, it does not. Credit: Shuka Ikematsu.
Moran to Receive Waksman Award in Microbiology from NAS
Nancy Moran, an evolutionary biologist at The University of Texas at Austin, will receive the 2023 Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
McLellan Wins Major Awards from Welch Foundation, National Academy
Jason McLellan, a structural biologist at The University of Texas at Austin, is being honored today with the announcement of two highly prestigious awards—the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Award in Molecular Biology and the Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research from the Welch Foundation.
Remembering High-Energy Physicist Roy Schwitters
Roy Schwitters, a world-renowned experimental high-energy physicist and emeritus professor at The University of Texas at Austin, passed away earlier this month.
Nanoparticles Make it Easier to Turn Light into Solvated Electrons
'Green' reducing agents could help tackle climate change and treat contaminated water.
When scientists shine low-intensity near-ultraviolet light on metal nanoparticles, electrons in the nanoparticles oscillate. This oscillation, referred to as a plasmon, can give the electrons enough energy to emit into the surrounding solution. Credit: Rice University.
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