News: Accolades
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
UT News
UT Austin Chemist Wins King Faisal International Prize in Science
Allen Bard, a professor of chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, was announced as the winner of the 2019 King Faisal International Prize...
![Chemist Allen Bard in a turtleneck in front of a chalkboard with notes](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/al-bard-2400x1350.jpg)
Chemistry Graduate Student Awarded Prestigious Spanish Fellowship
Orhi Esarte Palomero was presented his award certificate by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain.
![Queen Letizia of Spain presents Orhi with his award certificate.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/orhimeetsqueenofspain-cover.jpg)
Department of Computer Science
Professor Lili Qiu Named ACM Fellow
Lili Qiu, a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science, was recently named an Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) fellow.
![Lili Qiu in a sunlit area indoors](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/qiu_lili_2400x1350.jpeg)
Natural Sciences Alumna Receives Distinguished Texas Exes Award
“When we think of this 2018 Distinguished Alumna, we think ‘trailblazer.’ She has spent her career focusing on delivering health care to the underserved, especially...
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Dave Thirumalai Awarded Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics
Davarajan Thirumalai, a professor of chemistry, received the Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics.
![Dave Thirumalai in a collared shirt smiling](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/dave-thirumalai-2400x1350.png)
Department of Molecular Biosciences
UT Austin Alum James Allison Awarded Nobel Prize
James P. Allison, a world-renowned pioneer of cancer immunotherapy, has been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine jointly with Tasuku Honjo.
![James P. Allison is a world-renowned pioneer of cancer immunotherapy.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/allison_2018_700x420.jpeg)
Fields Medal Recognition Linked to Work at UT Austin
Former UT Austin professor Alessio Figalli, one of four 2018 Fields Medal winners announced today, works in an area of mathematical analysis known as optimal transport.
![Fields Medal against a surface](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/medal_16x9.jpeg)
UT News
Caffarelli Receives 2018 Shaw Prize in Mathematics
This is the first Shaw Prize awarded to a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin since its inception in 2002.
![Luis Caffarelli.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/caffarelli700.jpeg)
Chemistry Educator Selected for Texas 10 Honor
Education is not just a job for Dr. Fatima Fakhreddine, but a true joy. “Nothing gives me more pleasure than interacting with my students in...
![Fatima Fakhreddine teaches during TIP Chemistry Jumpstart in 2017.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/20170828-tip_chemistry_jumpstart-fakhreddine.jpg)