Latest Happenings at the Oden Institute
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April 9, 2026
Oden Institute Announces Inaugural Kay Bailey Hutchison Computational Energy Fellows
Two fellows were selected for the new Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Fellowship, a collaboration between the Oden Institute and the KBH Energy Center. Fellows will focus on nuclear systems and digital twins, using simulation and machine learning to improve energy infrastructure, forecasting, and decision-making.
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April 8, 2026
Celebration of Research: Tom Yankeelov Among UT Faculty Members Honored for Transformative Contributions
Professor Tom Yankeelov received the 2026 President’s Research Impact Award for his research in computational oncology. He was one of two UT Faculty to receive this award.
Five university researchers were recognized at the annual University Research Excellence Awards, which celebrates career-long accomplishments, creative research endeavors.
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March 27, 2026
University of Texas Faculty Charles Taylor Named Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Charles A. Taylor, who holds a joing appointment between the Oden Institute and Dell Medical School, has been elected as a Corresponding Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious scientific societies. He is among 13 scholars elected this year and the only American among the newly elected members.
Next Upcoming Event
Fast Algorithms for Minimally Supervised Learning
Youguang Chen, Ph.D Candidate
noon– 3 p.m.
April 13, 2026
POB 6.304
Media Coverage
Nov. 20, 2025
ACM Gordon Bell Prize Honors Breakthrough in Real-Time Tsunami Modeling
In hpcwire
Media Coverage
Nov. 19, 2025
Texascale: The Magazine of the Texas Advanced Computing Center at UT Austin
Profile
March 11, 2026
An Accidental Advisor, a Serendipitous Direction - Profile Rodrigo González Hernández
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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
Inelegant Solutions for a Messy World - Profile Christina Taylor
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Nov. 19, 2025
CosmicAI Institute Tackles Universe’s Deepest Mysteries
Astronomy is an excellent sandbox to develop AI techniques in a safe and open way. The NSF-Simon's CosmicAI Institute at UT's Oden Institute is an incubator for innovation and developing trust in AI to help researchers make new discoveries about the universe.
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Oct. 16, 2025
New Technology, Data Drive Advancements in Breast Cancer Care
UT Austin researchers, in partnership with MD Anderson and Dell Medical School, are advancing breast cancer care through predictive modeling, protein-based therapies, 3D reconstruction tools, and large-scale data resources. These innovations aim to make treatments more precise, accessible, and patient-centered.
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Oct. 2, 2025
Merging AI, Storytelling and Community for a More Resilient Texas
UT Austin’s Planet Texas 2050 AIM project blends AI, scientific modeling, and community storytelling to create real-time, user-friendly tools that help Texas communities better prepare for and respond to disasters like flooding, hurricanes, and disease outbreaks.
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March 23, 2026
Finite Element Rodeo Honors Legacy and Collaboration
The annual Finite Element Rodeo, hosted by the Oden Institute February 27–28, brings together researchers from across Texas and Louisiana. The conference continues a long-standing regional tradition centered on finite element methods and their wide-ranging applications.
Media Coverage
March 3, 2025
Clint Dawson Receives SEC Honors for Outstanding Educators with Faculty Achievement Awards
In secsports
Profile
Sept. 16, 2025
Pushing the Boundaries of Computational Fluid Dynamics - Profile Dhruv Apte
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July 30, 2025
