Oden Institute at the University of Texas Austin

An interdisciplinary community connected under one mission.

The Oden Institute advances the field of computational science and engineering and its application to address the grand challenge problems facing society.

What is Computational Science and Engineering?

Computational Science or Computational Science & Engineering (CSE) is an interdisciplinary field that uses mathematical modeling and advanced computing to understand and solve complex problems. At its core CSE involves developing models and simulations to understand physical/natural systems.

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2025 CSEM Graduates (not all graduates pictured). Credit: Joanne Foote

Celebrating the Class of 2025: Oden Institute Honors CSEM Graduates

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USACM: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twins for Earth Systems

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8:45 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Sept. 22, 2025

POB 2.302 (Avaya Auditorium)

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Leszek Demkowicz (center) with Mieczysław Kuczma (left), and Prof. Dr. Hab. Eng. Teofil Jesionowski, (right), Rector of Poznan University of Technology. Photo courtesy of Poznan University of Technology.

Leszek Demkowicz Receives Honorary Doctorate from Poznan University of Technology

2025 Rising Stars cohort. Credit: Joanne Foote/Oden Institute

Building Community: Rising Stars in Computational and Data Sciences Annual Workshop

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Exploring the Stars - Profile Nina Noel De La Torre

Early Mars, as it may have been, billions of years ago. Graduate students published research that suggests much of the planet’s water was locked underground. Credit: Ittiz/Wikimedia Commons

UT Graduate Students Find Missing Link in Early Martian Water Cycle

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