Tag Archives: Nick Zhou

Zhou’s Team Creates Mossy Tiles to Cool Cities
After two years, three postdocs in Nick Zhou’s lab are ready to put PhantoM to its first real-world test, turning a shed into a self-sustaining moss garden.

Reimagining the Urban Jungle: Young Faculty Award Supports Zhou’s Eco-Minded Plan
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.

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.

Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future
Assistant Professor Nick Zhou and Burdette Professor Baoshan Huang are creating a new sustainable pavement formula that will help with safety and carbon reduction.
Students “JUMP into STEM,” Earn Runner-Up
UT Assistant Professor Nick Zhou helped facilitate a CEE team to participate in JUMP into STEM.