News: Accolades

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Accolades

Jia Leo Li Selected as a 2026 Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator

Selected among only 21 scientists nationwide, Li will be exploring quantum phenomena in atomically thin materials.

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UT News

2 UT Faculty Selected for Inaugural Cohort of Navy Research Fellows

Joydeep Biswas of UT computer science and Texas Robotics was one of the two faculty selected for the honor.

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Texas Global

Tim Keitt Receives a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

Using autonomous sensors, he and collaborators will track how biodiversity changes in Ecuador across space and time.

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Accolades

Students Win Science Award for Bio-Inspired Fabric Sealant

College of Natural Sciences students developed an innovation that could mean safer ways of making clothing water-resistant.

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Accolades

Three UT Mathematicians Featured at Leading International Conference

At the International Congress of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin was well represented.

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Department of Chemistry

Chemist Michael Krische Receives Akira Suzuki Award

The award recognizes outstanding research and development in chemical reactions within the field of experimental chemistry.

Michael Krische

Accolades

Kurtis Carsch Named a Beckman Young Investigator

The Beckman Foundation selected the UT Austin chemist among 12 award-winning early-career faculty nationwide.

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Accolades

Allan MacDonald Wins Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

MacDonald and two colleagues were honored for “foundational work that established the field of twistronics.”

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UT News

Faculty Members Awarded ‘New Directions’ Seed Funding To Explore Emerging Research Opportunities

College of Natural Sciences researchers embarking on bold new research directions are receiving new seed funding.

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Department of Mathematics

UT Austin Student Team Wins 2026 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge

UT students won top honors at an actuarial math global competition beating more than 50 other teams.

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