Dr. Nick Gans, Head of UTARI’s Automation and Intelligent Systems division and Associate Professor, Computer Science & Engineering, is a recipient of the University of Texas System Rising Star Award. STARs Awards of up to $300,000 may be made for recruitment or retention of promising faculty members who are recruited in a tenure-track position at any academic level, i.e. assistant, associate or full professor.
UT System STARs funds are meant to supplement institutional resources for the purpose of recruiting and/or retaining the very best research-active faculty. Successful nominees will have a firm institutional commitment of the amount awarded by UT System. STARs funds are specifically for purchase of equipment and renovation of facilities required as part of the recruitment and/or retention of particularly outstanding faculty.