Latest Happenings at the Oden Institute
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July 22, 2026
Oden Institute Faculty Selected for Four Projects in Department of Energy's AI-for-Science "Genesis Mission"
Oden Institute faculty will be contributing to four projects that address national priorities in the areas of rare earth minerals, digital twins for fusion energy reactors, additive manufacturing, and digital twins for efficient nuclear energy.
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July 20, 2026
Crossing Boundaries: James Chelikowsky Reflects on Six Decades of Materials Science Discovery
James Chelikowsky reflects on six decades of his career in computational materials science.
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July 3, 2026
Where Earth Science Meets Artificial Intelligence: Inside the HydroML Symposium
Researchers gathered in May at the Oden Institute for the fifth HydroML Symposium, a three-day meeting at the intersection of artificial intelligence and machine learning in water and Earth sciences.
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Yuji Nakatsukasa, Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford
3:30 p.m.– 5 p.m.
Sept. 1, 2026
POB 6.304 & Zoom
Media Coverage
Nov. 20, 2025
ACM Gordon Bell Prize Honors Breakthrough in Real-Time Tsunami Modeling
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Nov. 19, 2025
Texascale: The Magazine of the Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin
Profile
June 24, 2026
From Molecules to Medicine: Rethinking Drug Design - Profile Dzmitry Padhorny
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May 7, 2026
Stefan Henneking on the Gordon Bell Prize and the Future of Tsunami Early Warning
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March 11, 2026
An Accidental Advisor, a Serendipitous Direction - Profile Rodrigo González Hernández
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May 5, 2026
A Match Made in the Cosmos
The NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) cultivates the symbiotic relationship between Astronomy and AI. Astronomy gets shiny new tools to process its mountains of data, and AI gets a safe playground filled with exciting toys to improve its methods.
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April 14, 2026
Ufuk Topcu on the Future of Trustworthy Autonomy
Ufuk Topcu leads the Center for Autonomy, which focuses on human interaction with AI and robotics, expanding community outreach and pioneering new concepts in safety, trustworthiness and accountability as autonomous systems evolve.
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Feb. 27, 2026
After a Decade of Pioneering Digital Twin Research, UT Emerges as a Global Leader in AI for Science
After more than a decade of advances in AI, mathematics and supercomputing, UT is shaping the future of digital twins — bringing together researchers across campus to deploy physics‑informed, AI‑powered models for energy, healthcare, national security and natural hazard mitigation.
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May 14, 2026
Celebrating the Class of 2026: Oden Institute Honors CSEM Graduates
The Class of 2026 was celebrated during a reception held at the Oden Institute on May 8.
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Oct. 22, 2025
Helping Researchers See Alzheimer’s Before It Starts - Profile Zheyu Wen
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Oct. 21, 2025
