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Luis Juarez’s journey from undergrad researcher to Pfizer

At The University of Tulsa, students embark on a transformative academic journey…

Senior Kate Sharp’s contributions to the cyber defense community

Kate Sharp is a graduating computer science and cyber security senior whose…

Vincent Nwagwu Ume-Ezeoke, TU ME class of 2023, speaking to an audience during a presentation

Featured Student: Vincent Nwagwu Ume-Ezeoke

Vincent Nwagwu Ume-Ezeoke’s last name is hard for some of us to…

Allison Horner, CTO of Berd Spokes and TU ME class of 2011, repairing a machine that is used to measure and sort spokes.

Featured Alumna: Allison Horner, Class of 2011

Allison Horner graduated from the University of Tulsa in 2011 with a…

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TU researchers awarded grant to buy sophisticated robotic arm

A team from Mechanical Engineering and Anthropology received National Science Foundation funding…

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Biological research: Defending against neurotrauma and the science of animal coloration

Alexandra Kingston and Matthew Toomey have published studies exploring how snapping shrimp…

What is soft robotics?

Mechanical engineering doctoral student Caroline Schell shares her expertise in the emerging…

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TU students design, build and test device to support outer space exploration

NASA recently invited a team of mechanical engineering students and alumni to…

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Soft robots on the move

New research by Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Joshua Schultz and his…

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A new way to measure nanostructured materials

Rising senior Grant Mayberry’s improvised method for determining the dielectric properties of…

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Innovative solar power research selected for major government funding

Soroor Karimi, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is the PI on…

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Fresh light on C. elegans development and mammalian ciliogenesis

In collaboration with the Nebraska Medical Center, Assistant Professor Jyoti Iyer’s lab…

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Engineering students design and build interactive space shuttle cockpit model

Capping off their senior year, four electrical and computer engineering students unveiled…

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Fulbright Scholar’s powerful Czech microscopy

Associate Professor Erin Iski spent late winter and the first part of…

Computer science major awarded Department of Defense scholarship

The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship provides Zachary Gaskins…

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Students, alumni awarded highly competitive graduate studies fellowships

Five brilliant TU students and alumni are honored to have been chosen…

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Between a soft robot and a hard place

A team of researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering is leading…

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TU biochemistry professor works to uncover the causes of a debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder

Jyoti Iyer is researching genetic mutations in a microscopic worm that will…

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TU alumnus and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree at the leading edge of oncology research

Now a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford, biochemistry and mathematics alumnus Caleb Lareau…

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Chemical engineering professor honored for research quality and impact

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Nagu Daraboina has been named to the…

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Biology Ph.D. student lauded for work on salamander reproduction

Drawing on her doctoral research, Madison Herrboldt was the lead author of…