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WHM: The Women Who Inspired the Women of Texas ECE

March 27, 2023
In celebration of Women's History Month, we asked the women of Texas ECE to tell us about the women who inspired, mentored, or supported them in their lives and careers.   PROF. SUZANNE BARBER
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Prof. Andrea Alù  and Prof. Ray Chen Among Three UT Austin MURI Recipients

July 18, 2016
AUSTIN, Texas — Three researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have been selected by the Department of Defense to lead Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) projects, receiving grants totaling $22.7 million to help advance innovative technologies in energy, computing and nanoelectronics.
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Prof. Andrea Alù Selected for DoD Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Award

April 13, 2016
Prof. Andrea Alù has been awarded a Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award on Attojoule Nanooptoelectronics, funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Prof. Alù and his team, formed by researchers from Stanford University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and international collaborators from Belgium and the Netherlands, were selected to work on the project "Ultralow Power, Ultrafast, Integrated Nano-optoelectronics".