Category Archives: Faculty

CEE Students, Brakewood Earn William Millar Award for Paper
UT’s Candace Brakewood led a team that won the Transportation Research Board’s William Millar Award, the second year in a row a team from her group has done so.
Clarke Sought by Media for Expertise in Rail Safety, Procedures
Former UT Center for Transportation Research Director David Clarke has spoken about the Ohio train derailment with several media outlets.
Alshibli and Jarrar Win Top ASTM Award
Professor Alshibli and his coauthor will be presented with the 2023 Hogentogler Award, the most prestigious technical award given by ASTM Committee D18.
CEE Welcomes New Initiates to Chi Epsilon
Five UT undergraduates were recently inducted into Chi Epsilon, the national honor society for civil engineering.
Heaslip Discusses Car Costs and Road Safety on WalletHub
Kevin Heaslip was a featured expert in a recent WalletHub article about the average driver experience in each US state, discussing car costs, road safety, and recent disruptions in the automotive industry.

Penumadu Interviewed on Science Minute
In an interview with UT’s Science Minute podcast, Dayakar Penumadu retraced his journey to UT and discussed three of his current material engineering projects.

Street Smarts: UT Engineers Celebrate Six Years at the Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety
Asad Khattak and three other UT engineers celebrate six years of impactful transportation safety research at the Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety.

Cherry Helps Answer Questions About Lifespan of E-Scooters
While e-scooters have been around long enough to become a common sight in cities around the world, some questions remain […]
Breathing Easy
UT Professor Qiang He leads efforts to mitigate contamination and exposure to hazardous microbes for patients who use nebulizers to receive medical treatment.

Paving with a Plus
UT faculty members Baoshan Huang, Qiang He, and Nick Zhou see an opportunity to reduce plastic waste and tire rubber by incorporating the material into asphalt.