TMI Newsletter | Holiday 2025

TMI Newsletter | December 2025

Featured News

UT Austin Partner, NewFoS, Named Innovator of the Year – Academia

The New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center (NewFoS STC) at the University of Arizone has been named Innovator of the Year – Academia at the 2025 Arizona Governor’s Celebration of Innovation. Dr. Yuebing Zheng, a Core Faculty member of TMI and professor in Mechanical Engineering, is part of the collaboration between UT Austin and NewFoS in topological acoustics alongside other partner institutions.

MS&E Student Wenlong Li Leads Collaborative Paper on Battery Charging Designs

Materials Science & Engineering graduate student Wenlong Li, along with Mechanical Engineering graduate students Ayrton Yanyachi and Junyi Xia and under the direction of Dr. Yijin Liu, have published a collaborative paper that focuses on the charging protocols used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles. Also contributing to the paper were former MS&E student Dr. Yixian Wang, TMI-affiliate David Mitlin, and Mechanical Engineering professors Ofodike Ezekoye and Junmin Wang.

Jonathan Chen Gives Lecture at Kyoto Institute of Technology

Dr. Jonathan Chen, a professor in the School of Human Ecology and a core faculty member of TMI, gave a lecture at the Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan. Titled "Functional Fiber and Composite Materials from Lignocellulosic Biomass," he presented while on sabbatical this past semester. We look forward to his return for the Spring semester!

Michael Cullinan & Team Leading Way in 3D Printing of Semiconductor Chips

*Originally Published by UT News*

Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin are leading an academic and industry all-star team that aims to revolutionize the production of semiconductor chips with a new 3D printing method. The new approach, which the researchers are calling Holographic Metasurface Nano-Lithography (HMNL), aims for faster, more efficient and environmentally friendly production of advanced electronics.

Guihua Yu Awarded Grand Discovery Prize from Global Prize for Innovation in Water

Continental water-stress may soon meet its match, thanks to breakthrough work from the University of Texas at Austin scientist and engineer, Professor Guihua Yu of the Cockrell School of Engineering, who has just received the top honor — the Grand Discovery Prize — at the 2025 Global Prize for Innovation in Water (GPIW) in Saudi Arabia, in recognition of his pioneering hydrogels-based solar water technologies. ( Business Wire)

Fall 2025 Graduates

Spring 2026 MSE 397 Seminar Series - January

Dr. Heather J. Kulik

"How to use inorganic materials data to make computational predictions a reality"

Wednesday, January 14 at 12pm

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Dr. Daniel Tartakovsky

"High-fidelity models of fast-charging batteries"

Wednesday, January 21 at 12pm

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Dr. Khalil Amine

Abstract Coming Soon!

Wednesday, January 28 at 12pm

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Upcoming Events & Announcements

Graduate School January Events

Job & Internship Bootcamp: January 23
Resume Lab: January 26 & 28
International Student Coffee & Connections Hour: January 27
Resume Writing Workshop: January 29

and more!

Spring 2026 Academic Dates

International Student Orientation: January 6
Spring Registration Reopens: January 8
First Day of Classes: January 12
Tuition Due: January 15
MLK Jr. Day, No Classes: January 19
Last Day to Add/Drop Classes, 12th Class Day: January 28

and more!

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