University of Texas at Austin

Latest Happenings at the Oden Institute

All news News Features Media Coverage Profiles | All events Upcoming events Past events | Newsletter |

News

Dec. 3, 2025

Pioneering Nanofluidics Research Earns UT Professor Narayana Aluru Prestigious Award

The Society of Engineering Science (SES) awarded Narayana Aluru the A.C. Eringen Medal at the 2025 Annual SES Meeting in Atlanta on October 14, 2025, recognizing his contributions to nanofluidics and computational engineering.

Narayana Aluru accepting the A.C. Eringen Medal during the annual conference held Oct. 12 - 15, 2025, in Atlanta, GA.

Narayana Aluru accepting the A.C. Eringen Medal during the annual conference held Oct. 12 - 15, 2025, in Atlanta, GA.

News

Dec. 2, 2025

Annual Workshop Brings Together Experts at the Intersection of Machine Learning and Scientific Computation

The third annual Scientific Machine Learning Workshop, held Sept. 25 - 26, brought together researchers and centered around a focused theme: Scientific Machine Learning for Differential Equations. 

Participants at the 2025 Scientific Machine Learning Workshop. Credit: Joanne Foote.

Participants at the 2025 Scientific Machine Learning Workshop. Credit: Joanne Foote.

News

Nov. 20, 2025

UT Austin-Led Team Wins 2025 Gordon Bell Prize for Breakthrough Research on Real-Time Tsunami Digital Twin

The ACM Gordon Bell Prize rewards innovation in applying high-performance computing to challenges in science, engineering, and large-scale data analytics.

The winning team created an improved predictive early warning framework by developing a digital twin to enable real-time, data-driven tsunami forecasting with dynamic adaptivity to complex source behavior.

2025 ACM Gordon Bell Prize winners. The 8-member team begins from left. Credit: SC.

2025 ACM Gordon Bell Prize winners. The 8-member team begins from left. Credit: SC.

Next Upcoming Event

Stochastic Reaction-Diffusion-Dynamics Modeling of Biological Systems: Application to Cell Mitosis and Fibrin Clot Contract

Valeri Barsegov, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell

3:30 p.m.– 5 p.m.

Dec. 4, 2025

POB 6.304 and Zoom

Feature

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. 

Feature

Oct. 16, 2025

Predictive modeling can show how a patient will respond to treatment. Image: Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences

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.

Feature

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.

 

News

Oct. 22, 2025

Gabrielle Phan-Costello Recognized as UT Rookie Research Administrator of the Year

Oden Institute research administrator received the award during UT's 2025 National Research Administrator Day Celebration.

Gabrielle receiving the UT Rookie Research Administrator Award, pictured with Fernanda Leite, Interim Vice President for Research.

Gabrielle receiving the UT Rookie Research Administrator Award, pictured with Fernanda Leite, Interim Vice President for Research.