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The sixth annual workshop provides an atmosphere for networking for early career researchers. The workshop includes interactive panels and career path opportunities.

Today, Mars is largely dry, at least at the surface. But 3 to 4 billion years ago — at around the time that life was getting started on Earth — oceans, lakes and rivers carved valleys through Mars’ mountains and craters and imprinted shorelines in the rocky surface. Researchers hope to build a model to better understand Mars water cycle.

The Oden Institute celebrated its 2025 graduates with a reception following the university’s commencement ceremony. The event honored students who completed M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

With a passion for mathematics and her sights on the stars, CSEM graduate student Nina De La Torre is inspired to make research accessible to all audiences.

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has developed a breakthrough method for designing magnetic confinement systems in fusion reactors, solving a 70-year-old challenge. The findings, published in Physical Review Letters, represent a major step toward making clean, sustainable fusion energy a reality.

Leszek Demkowicz received the honorary doctorate for his innovative methods in the field of computational mechanics and mathematics.

The Frontiers in Computational Mathematics Conference celebrated Professor Bjorn Engquist’s 80th birthday and his impact on numerical analysis, mentorship, and interdisciplinary research. The event brought together global scholars and students to explore the future of computational mathematics in an era increasingly shaped by AI.

Barbara Wohlmuth, Chair of Numerical Mathematics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), delivered the Inaugural JTO Lecture on April 15, 2025. 

Cyrus Neary is the recipient of the 2025 Oden Institute Outstanding Dissertation Award for his work on engineering trustworthy, data-efficient AI systems for real-world robotics. 

Krithik Vishwanath (Carey Scholarship) and Fiona Romanoschi (Ivo and Renata Babuska Scholarship) are the recipients of undergraduate scholarships through the Oden Institute.