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TAMS students named 2024 Goldwater Scholars for research in AI and chemistry

TAMS students named 2024 Goldwater Scholars for research in AI and chemistry

Two students from the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) at the University of North Texas, have been named as 2024 Goldwater Scholars.

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Engineering alum named U.S. Department of Defense SMART Scholar

Engineering alum named U.S. Department of Defense SMART Scholar

Recent UNT electrical engineering alum James Jenkins earned a scholarship-for-service award from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) program.

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Four UNT researchers earn graduate fellowship from U.S. National Science Foundation

Four UNT researchers earn graduate fellowship from U.S. National Science Foundation

The award will cover full tuition of a research-based graduate degree and allow recipients to further their research in areas ranging from additive manufacturing to aquatic ecotoxicology.

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UNT student engineers solving real-world problems in collaborative design projects

UNT student engineers solving real-world problems in collaborative design projects

Spring North Texas Design projects ranged from updating medical devices to creating a sustainable village.

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UNT soft robotics lab developing patent-pending inventions

UNT soft robotics lab developing patent-pending inventions

In Amir Jafari’s Advanced Robotic Manipulators Lab, students get hands-on research experience and opportunities to contribute to patent-pending inventions that could transform the robotics field.

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UNT scholars participate in National Institutes of Health program

UNT scholars participate in National Institutes of Health program

The goal of the All of Us Research Scholar Program is to gather health data from at least one million people living in the United States to accelerate health research discoveries.

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Texas’ largest unmanned vehicle research facility unveiled at UNT

Texas’ largest unmanned vehicle research facility unveiled at UNT

The UNT Advanced Air Mobility (UAAM) test facility is part of UNT’s interdisciplinary research endeavors paving the way for the future of transportation and mobility.

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UNT engineering professor leading multi-institutional team using AI to speed up alloy design

UNT engineering professor leading multi-institutional team using AI to speed up alloy design

The research is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program.

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UNT engineering researchers using additive manufacturing for metal composition and radio frequency research

UNT engineering researchers using additive manufacturing for metal composition and radio frequency research

The projects were funded by the U.S. Naval Research Office with separate grants totaling nearly $2.5 million.

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UNT experts ranked among world’s most cited for 2023

UNT experts ranked among world’s most cited for 2023

Nearly 80 UNT researchers across disciplines were included in the annual and career rankings of the world’s most cited researchers.

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Engineering adding X-ray diffraction system for aerospace materials research

Engineering adding X-ray diffraction system for aerospace materials research

The one-of-a-kind system is funded by a $2.6 million grant from the Army Research Office as part of its Defense University Research Instrumentation Program.

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Interdisciplinary team advancing infrared laser tech

Interdisciplinary team advancing infrared laser tech

The goal of the research is to investigate methods for maintaining temperature-stable lasers after long duration and high-power conditions.

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UNT hosts inaugural symposium aimed to make DFW ‘a leading force in AI’

UNT hosts inaugural symposium aimed to make DFW ‘a leading force in AI’

Collaborative artificial intelligence event brought North Texas universities together to boost research

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Nearly $3M in U.S. NIH funding will boost UNT health-related research

Nearly $3M in U.S. NIH funding will boost UNT health-related research

Researchers in UNT's Department of Biomedical Engineering will bring new understanding to some of the world’s biggest health challenges — from cancer to dementia and epilepsy.

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Engineering team advancing cognitive distributed sensing with U.S. Army grant

Engineering team advancing cognitive distributed sensing with U.S. Army grant

UNT’s portion will be $3.76 million this first year, with a possibility of additional funding over the next four years.

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College of Engineering doctoral student earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

College of Engineering doctoral student earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Ali Khan recently earned a $53,000 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation, one of the most competitive research awards in the U.S. for a graduate student.

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With NASA grant, UNT engineers and chemists exploring new protective coatings for lunar exploration tech

With NASA grant, UNT engineers and chemists exploring new protective coatings for lunar exploration tech

Through the project, UNT professors and their external collaborators also will focus on encouraging future STEM professionals to pursue careers in space exploration.

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UNT leads new Department of Energy consortium on emerging semiconductors and technologies

UNT leads new Department of Energy consortium on emerging semiconductors and technologies

The $5 million National Nuclear Security Agency award involves more than 15 researchers across the nation.

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