To battle urban heat islands, 2023 DARPA Young Faculty Award winner Nick Zhou is developing PhantoM—a bioreceptive material that could turn skyscrapers into gardens.

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.

Assistant Professor Nick Zhou and Burdette Professor Baoshan Huang are creating a new sustainable pavement formula that will help with safety and carbon reduction.

UT Assistant Professor Nick Zhou helped facilitate a CEE team to participate in JUMP into STEM.