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News

Sept. 22, 2025

Predicting Breast Cancer Treatment Responses with Mathematical Models

A biology-based mathematical model capable of predicting how breast cancer responds to neoadjuvant chemotherapy given before surgery to shrink tumors has shown success - accurately forecasting tumor changes after nine weeks.

Biomedical engineering graduate student Reshmi Patel summarizes her predictive modeling work to her advisor, Tom Yankeelov.

Biomedical engineering graduate student Reshmi Patel summarizes her predictive modeling work to her advisor, Tom Yankeelov.

News

Sept. 15, 2025

Meet Your Oden Institute 2025-26 Student Representatives

Four Oden Institute graduate students were elected by their peers to lead activities that enhance student life for the 2025-26 academic year.

L-r: Benjamin Thomas, Teddy Gilman, Austin Kwon, and Nina De La Torre.

L-r: Benjamin Thomas, Teddy Gilman, Austin Kwon, and Nina De La Torre.

News

Sept. 3, 2025

The Peter O’Donnell Jr. Postdoctoral Research Fellows: 2025-2026

Meet the new cohort of Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Postdoctoral Research Fellows!

L-r: Paul Beckman, Jingqi Li, Arjun Vijaywargiya

L-r: Paul Beckman, Jingqi Li, Arjun Vijaywargiya

Next Upcoming Event

My Summer Experience as a Mathworks Documentation Intern

Nina De La Torre, CSEM Student, Oden Institute

1 p.m.– 2 p.m.

Oct. 10, 2025

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Feature

Jan. 24, 2025

Bridging Continents: Leszek Demkowicz Retires After Distinguished Career in Theoretical and Applied Mathematics

Leszek Demkowicz – Principal Faculty at the Oden Institute and expert in theoretical and applied mathematics – reflects on his career as he steps into phased retirement.

Feature

Jan. 10, 2025

Images from the DOE’s E3SM global climate model showing atmospheric rivers carrying moisture from lower latitudes to the very far north arctic.  Several relevant model components are shown including wind, ocean temperature and sea-ice coverage.

Connecting the Dots: Visualizing Science

Working with scientists, visual artists bring to light the nuances hidden in huge data.

Feature

Oct. 17, 2024

Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering

Could Hydrogen, Ammonia Blends Become the Key to Clean Electricity?

Oden Institute affiliated faculty members Fabrizio Bisetti and Noel Clemens are combining hydrogen and ammonia, which are in many ways natural complements, as a potential source for generating carbon-free electricity.

News

Aug. 22, 2025

UT-Led Team is Finalist for 2025 Gordon Bell Prize for Digital Twin Tsunami Research

The team overcame the massive scale and real-time demands of tsunami forecasting by creating new numerical methods and running them on GPU-accelerated supercomputers. The framework extends beyond tsunamis to other hazard forecasting (hurricanes, volcanoes) and applications in wave propagation, threat detection, and treaty verification.

A digital twin for tsunami early warning in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Image courtesy of OPTIMUS Research Center.

A digital twin for tsunami early warning in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Image courtesy of OPTIMUS Research Center.