The International Conference on Computation and Experimental Engineering and Sciences awarded Dr. Kenneth Reifsnider the 2017 ICCES Lifetime Achievement Award; in recognition of his pioneering contribution to the science and applications of composite materials.
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2017 UTA Innovation and Entrepreneurship
“UTA is committed to developing an environment and culture that eliminates obstacles to innovation and entrepreneurship so that results of research and creative activity can be moved from our studios and laboratories into the economy for the benefit of society,” UTA President Vistasp Karbhari is quoted as saying in an article posted on The UTA home page. The article mentions the role UTARI plays in this mission.
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Rising Tide Initiative
Rising Tide Initiative, a community innovation hub, met at UTARI on Tuesday, June 2. The initiative includes entrepreneurs, investors, universities, government, corporations and community leaders, working together to improve our community. The RTI goal is to make it easier to become and remain an entrepreneur. The RTI/UTARI event at UTARI discussed current cyber security measures and included a panel of Cyber Security specialists.
National Robotics Week at UTARI
Fox 4 News, STEM students, and distinguished guests attended The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute’s National Robotics Week Showcase. UTARI revealed many of today’s most leading-edge robotic technology.
Dr. Gouma’s Flu Virus Breath Monitor Featured in Journal
Perena Gouma, Principal Research Engineer at UTARI and professor in UTA’s Materials Science and Engineering Department has a published article in the journal Sensors. This article describes Gouma’s invention for a hand-held breath monitor that can detect the flu virus.
Robot Recites Shakespeare for Research
Julienne Greer of UTA Theatre Arts is featured in a recent Fort Worth Star-Telegram article regarding the IRP grant award for human-robotic interaction. This particular project is produced in collaboration with UTARI researchers Kris Doelling, Mike McNair and Jeongsik Shin and the UTA School of Social Work.
Dr. Lewis named AAAS Fellow
Dr. Frank Lewis of UTA and UTARI has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This conferment is added to several honors bestowed on Dr. Lewis, including being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
UTA/UTARI will use Unmanned Aerial for TxDOT
Dr. Anand Puppala, UTA civil engineering professor along with UTARI researchers Mike McNair and Cody Lundberg will collaboratively work on an effort to use unmanned aerial vehicles to remotely inspect highways and railroads and develop guidelines for how to safely complete the task.
Bell Helicopter Textron Donates to IPPM
Contribution from Bell Helicopter Textron comes to IPPM
The Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies (IPPM) at UTARI has received a generous contribution of pre-impregnated composite materials from Bell Helicopter Textron. “The composite materials used in Bell Helicopter structures and in modern airplanes like the Lockheed F-35 and Boeing 787 are of special interest to the Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies,” says Dr. Rassel Raihan, Faculty Associate Researcher. “A significant gift of such materials from the Bell Helicopter Corporation will make it possible to create and test new methodologies to predict the safety and reliability of such structures using some of the concepts and models under development at the IPPM.”
The gift from Bell Helicopter Textron was made possible through Vance Cribb, Manager of Non Metallic Materials and Processes with help from Justin Greenwood and Debra Macias.
UTARI, UTA Develop Device to Automatically Control BP
Biomedical Technologies Division Head Muthu Wijesundara, along with Associate Professor Young-Tae Kim and Professor Khosrow Behbehani have received a grant for continued research of a “Closed-Loop Blood Pressure Control by Neural Stimulation for Cardiac Care Environment.”
