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One of the world’s leading programs for computational science, engineering, mathematics and medicine has been renamed to honor its founder, J. Tinsley Oden. The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, draws its faculty from 23 departments and five schools and colleges at UT Austin. In 2017, it was ranked No. 1 worldwide in the field of interdisciplinary mathematics. Read more.

Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin and North Carolina State University have found an additional line of defense to detect threats posed by malware that do not rely on the detection and protection provided by existing anti-virus software programs. Their method identifies the presence of malware in large-scale embedded computer systems by monitoring power usage and identifying unusual surges as signs of unwelcome security threats. The study was led by Shijia Wei, a Ph.D.

Energy Institute Research Associate Joshua Rhodes weighs in on legislative efforts to curtail or eliminate tax credits and other subsidies for wind and solar energy providers in a new op-ed published in the Waco Tribune-Herald.

Texas has been able to maintain grid reliability and low electricity prices while closing coal-fired power plants and adding renewable generation capacity, writes Energy Institute Assistant Director Fred Beach in a new op-ed published in the Dallas Morning News.

Politicians from both parties should stop playing games with climate change and listen to energy experts for realistic options and solutions, writes Scott Tinker, director of UT’s Bureau of Economic Geology, in a new op-ed published in The Hill.

Experts from academia, industry, and government regulatory agencies gathered on the UT campus April 4 – 5 for the 9^th annual Austin Electricity Conference. The theme for this year’s event, The Role of Storage in the Grid of the Future, spurred robust dialogue among participants, who explored the technological, business, operational, policy and regulatory aspects of energy storage.

UT Austin graduate Mike Legatt, now the CEO of Austin-based ResilientGrid, Inc., leads a team of energy professionals and entrepreneurs that has been selected by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation to implement a software platform for the North American bulk power system.

The KBH Energy Center hosted its 2^nd Annual Women in Energy Panel to enable students from a variety of schools and colleges across the UT campus to learn from female energy leaders who have succeeded in an industry heavily comprised of men. The event concluded with a reception hosted by Thompson and Knight where students were able to meet with panelists and industry in an informal setting.