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Texas Engineers Ellen Rathje and Jimmy Don Wiethorn

A faculty member and an alumnus from the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest honors in the engineering field.

Earth from the perspective of the moon in space

Dr. Othman Oudghiri-Idrissi and his collaborators from the NASA Ames Research Center and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, have received the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Award. This prestigious award is given by NASA to visionary and innovative ideas that have the potential to transform the future of space exploration and technology.

We are proud to announce that Dr. Tyler Dick has been honored with the Cambridge Systematics Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) New Faculty Award. This distinguished recognition celebrates his exceptional contributions to the field of transportation, particularly through his outstanding teaching, mentorship, research, and public service.

This month, the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering held its annual banquet to induct new members into its Academy of Distinguished Alumni. The 2024 inductees include Andrés Andújar, Micheal Lee, Fariborz Maseeh, Kevin Moore, Stephen Seeds, Ken Stokoe, Dick Wade, and John Wall. We extend our gratitude to these alumni for their decades of remarkable contributions to engineering and beyond.

A new study by a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, Arizona State University and the University of Washington reveals that extreme heat significantly alters how people go about their daily lives, influencing everything from time spent at home to transportation choices.

The Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering recognizes Magi Richani as the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Richani attained a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 2011. Richani’s legacy at the department includes the Undergraduate Advisory Board, which she established while during her undergrad.

The Structural Stability Research Council (SSRC) has recently announced that UT Professor Dr. Todd Helwig was selected as the 2025 Lynn S. Beedle Award Recipient. Dr. Helwig holds the Jewel McAlister Smith Professorship in Engineering. His primary area of interest is the design and behavior of steel structures with an emphasis in full-scale testing, field monitoring, structural stability, fatigue, and stability bracing requirements.

The Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering welcomes Dr. Othman Oudghiri-Idrissi, Dr. Zhaomiao Guo, and Dr. Andrew Fix.

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Anca Ferche has received the NSF CAREER Award for her project "Advancing the Assessment of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures: From the Material to the Structural Level."

Dr. Lance Manuel has been advancing research in offshore wind energy generation through a collaborative effort between the University of Texas and the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto or FEUP).