The University of Texas at Dallas, often called UT Dallas or UTD, is a doctoral/research university in the University of Texas System. Despite its name, the UTD main campus is located in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas, United States, just north of the Dallas city limits. A satellite location (the Callier Center for Communication Disorders) of UT Dallas is located adjacent to the UT Southwestern campus in central Dallas. Image File history File links Utdallas_seal_small. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... quagmire:For alternate meanings see state university (disambiguation). ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Provost is the title of a senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of Vice-Chancellor at certain UK universites such as UCL, and the head of certain Oxbridge colleges (e. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Nickname: Location within Dallas County and the state of Texas County Dallas County Collin County Government  - City Manager Bill Keffler Area  - City 74. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Comet Hale-Bopp, showing a white dust tail and blue gas tail (February 1997) A comet is a small astronomical object similar to an asteroid but composed largely of ice. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links Ut_dallas_logo. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... The University of Texas System comprises fifteen educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are general academic universities and six are health institutions. ... Dallas redirects here. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location within Dallas County and the state of Texas County Dallas County Collin County Government  - City Manager Bill Keffler Area  - City 74. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (also known as “Southwestern”) is one of the leading medical research facilities in the United States. ...

The university is known for its engineering, natural science, computer science, cognitive science, and mathematics programs, and its students' average SAT scores are the highest of any public university in the state^[5]. Having an acceptance rate of 51%, UTD is the most selective public university in Texas^[6]. It ranks third among public universities in Texas in the percentage of National Merit Scholars in its freshman class. UTD also is known for its graduate programs in international management, economics and political economy, which offer both masters and doctoral programs^[5]. UTD is located in the heart of Telecom Corridor, and has its roots in the development of the Metroplex's high tech industry. Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. ... The Michelson–Morley experiment was used to disprove that light propagated through a luminiferous aether. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... Cognitive science is usually defined as the scientific study either of mind or of intelligence (e. ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see SAT (disambiguation). ... The Telecom Corridor is a technology business center in Richardson, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas, which contains over 25 million ft2 of office space and accounts for over 82,657 jobs as of 2000. ... A metroplex is large metropolitan area containing several cities and their suburbs. ...

History

Before World War II, Eugene McDermott, Cecil Green and J. Erik Jonsson, the founders of Geophysical Services, Inc., established Texas Instruments in order to focus on designing instruments for tracking enemy planes and submarines. Because the company was forced to recruit engineering talent from other states during its expansion, the founders observed in 1959 that "To grow industrially, the region must grow academically; it must provide the intellectual atmosphere, which will allow it to compete in the new industries dependent on highly trained and creative minds ^[7]." Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Eugene McDermott (1899-1973) was a co-founder of Texas Instruments. ... This article is about the racing driver. ... John Erik Jonsson (6 September 1901 - 31 August 1995) was a co-founder and former president of Texas Instruments Incorporated. ... Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. ...

Therefore in 1961, the university actually originated as a research arm of Texas Instruments, named as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest, which recruited some of the best scientific talent in the nation. The institute (by then renamed the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies) was later donated to the University of Texas system by its founders and on June 13, 1969, Governor Preston Smith signed the bill creating the University of Texas at Dallas. By law, UTD conferred only graduate degrees until 1975. Upper-division undergraduate students were allowed to start enrolling in UTD starting in 1974. In 1986, UTD established the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, which currently possesses the largest undergraduate enrollment in the university. Eventually, freshmen and sophomores were allowed by legislative decree in 1990.^[8] More recently, the university established the Eugene McDermott Scholars Program in September 2000, which provides generous scholarships to twenty of the nation's brightest students attending the campus each year. For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... Preston Smith is the name of two American politicians and a blues and country singer-songwriter. ... This article is about academic degrees. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ...

University presidents

• Francis S. Johnson, interim (1969-1971)
• Bryce Jordan (1971-1981)
• Alexander L. Clark, interim (1981-1982)
• Robert Rutford (1982-1994)
• Franklyn Jenifer (1994-2005)
• David E. Daniel (2005-present)

Traditions

Some of the traditions that give UT Dallas its distinctive flavor are Homecoming, Annual Oozeball Tournament, Ceremonial Mace, Legacy Lane, Welcome Week, Sounds of Class, and Family Day.

Recently added is the Spirit Rock, on the mall between the Jonsson and Green buildings. Students and Organizations are allowed to paint whatever they like on the rock. Obscene material is taken down, but often reappears quickly.

Campus

Although a relatively new campus, it has grown by leaps and bounds. Having more room than the UT System's flagship school, University of Texas at Austin, there is plenty room for growth^[9].The area controlled by UTD totals 866 acres (3.5 km²), with half of that (460 acres or 1.9 km²) designated as the real limit to "campus" development. The remainder is held and strategically subdivided and sold over time to increase the University's endowment. University of Texas redirects here. ...

Typical architecture

UTD NSERL Building

The architecture on campus typically exhibits characteristics of international style. Many of the buildings are a pale, off-white, precast concrete with bronze glass, bronze aluminum frames, and include unadorned geometric shapes. Examples of modern styling on campus are the Engineering and Computer Science building, the School of Management, the activities center, Cecil and Ida Green Center, the administration building and the new Natural Science and Engineering Research Lab building. These are unique in appearance, with marbled floors, large glass windows, unorthodox layouts, and in the case of the Natural Science and Engineering Research Lab, rather colorful. Facilitating rapid growth, there are also two temporary prefabricated units that serve as classrooms for many of the advanced math and science courses. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 530 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1844 × 2085 pixels, file size: 764 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Natural Science Engineering and Research Lab (NSERL) building at The University of Texas at Dallas (taken 22 September 2007) I, the copyright holder of... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 530 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1844 × 2085 pixels, file size: 764 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Natural Science Engineering and Research Lab (NSERL) building at The University of Texas at Dallas (taken 22 September 2007) I, the copyright holder of... The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1927) The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1930) The International style was a major architectural style of the 1920s and 1930s. ...

Many of the buildings are connected by a series of aerial walkways, so it is possible to walk from one side of campus to the other without exiting the buildings. The layout of the Jonsson building is particularly unusual, as its first and second floors are split by the Jonsson Performance Hall, the location of all University theatrical performances until the recent addition of the University Theater.

Landscaping

Starting in September 2006, the 30-million dollar UTD Campus Landscape Enhancement Project, largely funded by the wife of founder Eugene McDermott, is meant to enhance the current feel of campus. The project will encompass all aspects of landscaping on the 500 acre campus.

The first of several enhancements to be made will involve UTD’s campus perimeter and entrance roads, as well as the central plaza, where the major north-south and east-west pedestrian routes meet. Additions to the campus perimeter and entrance roads could include planting, fencing, landscaping, lighting and signage.

World-renowned landscaping firm Peter Walker and Partners is spearheading the project. PWP is also known for creating the 1000 acre Millennium Park in Sydney, Australia for the 2000 summer Olympics. They are also in charge of the World Trade Center Memorial Park. Other projects include the Nasher Sculpture Garden at the Dallas Museum of Arts. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Since the beginning of President Daniel's tenure at UTD, picnic tables were erected near the Multi Purpose building, new campus signs have been constructed at both Waterview Pkwy. and Floyd Rd. intersecting with Campbell Rd, and replacement of the walkway tiles has been completed.

Residential housing

On-campus housing for students is provided in Waterview Park, generally referred to simply as Waterview, a complex of 1,297 apartments spread across 9 phases. Phase VIII houses all freshmen who choose to live on campus. Apartments are shared by up to four students, and have individual hygiene and cooking facilities, as well as wireless network access. Leisure facilities, including clubhouses and pools, are shared between the residents of each building.

Waterview has attracted a certain amount of controversy, being dubbed "the Dorm from Hell" in an April 2005 article in The Dallas Observer. The article criticised the apartment complex as poorly designed, poorly maintained, and a hotbed of violent crime. The Dallas Observer's cover showed a man smothering a woman with chloroform, a reference to a rape that occurred in the apartment complex. The accuracy of the article has been called into question, since it was written by an investigative journalism class at nearby Southern Methodist University. University authorities took the allegations seriously enough to institute an internal inquiry. In 2006 $874,000 dollars in repairs were recommended by an inspection agency that was hired in response to this article^[10]. These repairs included things as simple as replacing bad smoke alarms and many other general repairs^[11]. Most of the issues in that report have been taken care of, as UTD Mercury covered in their report one year later ^[12]. Beginning in late 2007, half of the campus apartments were moved under the management of a different company and renamed as University Village. The Dallas Observer is a free weekly newspaper distributed around the Dallas, Texas area. ... Dallas Hall at Dedman College at SMU The Laura Lee Blanton Hall during a rare snow storm Southern Methodist University (commonly SMU) is a nationally recognized, private, coeducational university in University Park, Texas (an enclave of Dallas). ...

Beginning in early 2008, construction will begin on a "living-learning" dormitory-style facility. Each suite will feature individual rooms connected to a common bath and lounge area. The facility is expected to house at least 400 students, with occupancy beginning in Fall 2009.

Building plans

• In August 2006, the UT System Board of Regents allocated $27 million for the construction of a new facility that will focus on research-based education in mathematics, science and engineering
• A full renovation of the Founders and Founders West Annex Buildings
• A dining hall
• A new student services building
• A cluster of modern dormitories, which will resemble suites
• A Greek Village; consisting of a Greek center to house offices, meeting rooms, guest quarters and study rooms, and Greek Lodgings
• Expansion of classrooms and offices
• The construction of a new arts and technology center
• 6,000 additional parking spaces. This could possibly include a parking garage on campus

Research

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In 2007, UT Dallas spent $46.5 million which currently places UTD research expenditure as the second highest, amongst non-medical institutions, in the University of Texas System for research funding^[13]. Current research is mostly centered in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science and the School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics. Much of the funding and support comes from the state, UT System, Texas Instruments, UT Southwestern Medical Center, National Science Foundation, and NASA. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... The University of Tennessee system is the statewide land-grant academic institution within the U.S. state of Tennessee, established by the Morrill Act of 1890. ... Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry (and popularly) as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ... The logo of the National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ...

The Alan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute was established in 2001 when Dr. Ray Baughman, a pioneering nanotechnologist, became the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry and director of the university's NanoTech Institute. In 2007, it was renamed in memory of the late Alan G. MacDiarmid, who shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Alan Heeger and Hideki Shirakawa. The research center is recognized for its work on carbon nanotube yarns, transparent electrically conducting sheets, and alcohol-powered artificial muscles. Alan Graham MacDiarmid (24 April 1927 _ ) is a chemist. ... The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ) was established in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, and it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... // 3D model of three types of single-walled carbon nanotubes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

• Center for Lithospheric Studies (CLS)

• Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory (NSERL)

• Sickle Cell Disease Research Center (SCDRC)

• William B. Hanson Center for Space Studies (CSS)

Student media

Student newspapers

• The UTD Mercury

The UTD Mercury is the official student newspaper of the University of Texas at Dallas since 1980. The UTD Mercury is published in 7,000 copies at two week intervals on Mondays during the fall and spring semesters except holidays and exam periods, and once every three weeks during the summer. Copies of the current publication can be picked up for free around campus or by stopping in the newsroom for additional copies^[14]. Front page view of student newspaper The Daily Toreador. ...

• A Modest Proposal

In 2004, partly as a response to The UTD Mercury's unwillingness to allow part-time contributors, another student newspaper named A Modest Proposal (AMP) was formed. In contrast to The UTD Mercury which is almost all news articles, AMP features mostly editorial content. AMP is published once a month, eight times a year. Any student, faculty, or staff of UTD can contribute to the paper. Up to five editors are selected in each semester by the contributing body of AMP, and they serve the duration of the semester. Copies of AMP are available for free at the first of each month around the campus, and can also be downloaded in PDF format from their website^[15].

Radio UTD

Radio UTD, the university's student-run radio station, is a young but growing force in college radio. It offers streaming music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and also broadcasts UTD sports games. The station has been nominated twice for College Music Journal (CMJ) awards^[16][17]. Radio UTD has also been featured on XM Satellite Radio Channel 43 (XMU) on The Student Exchange Program. They are the youngest station to be chosen to "take over" the airwaves for this two hour show.^[18] College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the Canada. ... XMU is an indie,pop rock, unsigned artist music channel on XM Satellite Radio channel 43 and is available on DirectTV channel 831 . ...

UTD in popular culture

The independent movie Primer was partially filmed at the University of Texas at Dallas in 2004 by Shane Carruth. The film went on to win the Grand Jury and the Alfred P. Sloan awards at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Primer is a 2004 independent film written, directed, produced by and starring Shane Carruth. ... Cover of Time Magazine (December 27, 1926) Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr. ... The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the state of Utah in the United States. ...

Athletics

UTD Comets athletics logo

The University of Texas at Dallas athletics program started when UTD provisionally joined the NCAA Division III and the American Southwest Conference in 1998. UTD was granted full membership in the ASC in 2002, and since then the Comets have become perennial title contenders in several sports including men's and women's soccer, baseball, men's tennis, softball, men's basketball and most recently volleyball. Additionally, athletes from several individual sports have made their mark on conference competition. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The American Southwest Conference (ASC) is a College Athletic Conference, founded in 1996, whose member schools compete in the NCAAs Division III. The schools are located in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. ...

During the 2002 inaugural season, the men's and women's soccer teams competed for conference championships. The women won the 2002 ASC title and UTD ended up hosting the conference tournament as well as the first round of NCAA playoffs in UTD's first year as active members. The success continued in 2003-04 when men's and women's soccer, men's basketball, baseball and softball all advanced to the post-season.

In 2005, the UTD Athletic Program claimed three ASC Championships: men's soccer and men's basketball as well as a co-championship in women's soccer. The men's soccer and basketball teams advanced to the NCAA Division III national playoffs in their sports. Baseball and softball also made its third consecutive appearance in the ASC post-season tournament. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...

In 2006, the Comets women's volleyball team claimed an ASC East Division regular season co-championship (shared with East Texas Baptist University). On 20 December, the Comets men's basketball team upset the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks 78-76 at UT Arlington's Texas Hall and became the first Division III team to defeat a Division I basketball team during the 2006-2007 season.^[19] East Texas Baptist University or ETBU is a fully accredited private Christian university associated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Marshall, Texas. ... is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Texas at Arlington, usually referred to as UT Arlington or UTA, is a nationally recognized comprehensive doctoral/research university classified by Carnegie as Research University - High Activity [2]. The university is located in Arlington, Texas, USA. UT Arlington has a student population of nearly 25,000 and... Texas Hall on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington is a 76,000 square foot combination theater and special events center. ...

In 2007, the men's soccer team won the ASC championship, advancing to the NCAA tournament. Having 8 new team players as starters and only 3 veterans, the Comets led by top goal scorers Kevin White from Houston and Mihai Cotet from Braila, Romania led the team to its second ASC Tournament title in history. The men's tennis program had a very successful season, beating Division II teams and advancing as far as the ASC Conference final before falling to Hardin-Simmons.

To support UTD teams and build school spirit, UTD has the Power Dancers and cheerleaders that are lovingly called "hale boppers".

Intramural sports

UTD has grown as a collegiate level flag football powerhouse. Its 2004 Women's intramural flag football champs, the Killer Bees, went on to defeat many NCAA Division I schools at the Texas regional tournament, including UT Austin (in a shut-out win) where they were crowned regional champs. They progressed to the national championships where they finished third at the National Tournament in New Orleans, beating college football powerhouses Nebraska and North Carolina State along the way.

UTD played host to the 2005 Texas Regional Flag Football Tournament Nov. 11-13.

UTD played host to the 2007 National Flag Football Tournament. UTD teams placed in the Top 8 in the Men's and Co-Rec Division and again defeated the University of Texas at Austin, maintaining dominance in the UT System.

In the Fall of 1992 the university had an intercollegiate pistol team that won several placements in state tournaments and collegiate sectionals, in both individual and team events. The events competed in are as follows: air pistol, junior air pistol, women's air pistol, standard pistol, free pistol and women's sport pistol. One member of the team, Eric Colbath, was an All-American and went to Collegiate Nationals in 1993, 1994 and 1995 as an individual and Chris Jones went to Collegiate Nationals as an individual in 1995. The team disbanded at the end of Spring 1995 when the core members graduated^[20].

Football team

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Debate team

Operating under the auspices of the Office of Undergraduate Education, the UTD Debate Team is creating a tradition of success and excellence in college debate. The UTD debate team won the Cross Examination Debate Association's "Brady Lee Garrison Newcomer Sweepstakes Award" in Spring 1997. It has continued to grow into a nationally known and respected college debate team ever since then. The team hosted its first annual 'Fear and Loathing in Dallas' tournament in January 2004. It is now the largest annual regular season college tournament in the region with over 325 participants, coaches, and judges in attendance. UTD first qualified a team for the National Debate Tournament in 2004 and has qualified each year since. Members of UTD debate team come from across the country and most receive some level of merit-based scholarship. Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) is the largest intercollegiate debate association in the United States. ... The National Debate Tournament one of the national championships for collegiate policy debate. ...

Chess team

The internationally top-ranked UT Dallas chess team was launched nearly a decade ago, and has quickly become a perennial contender for national championships. UTD's chess players have won or tied for the Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship title for four out of the last five years, emblematic of the top college chess team in the Western Hemisphere. The university recruits worldwide for its chess team, and has been able to attract many International Master level players and currently includes two Grandmaster level players, Alejandro Ramirez and Magesh Panchanathan. The UTD chess team repeatedly won the Southwest Collegiate Championship in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, and 2003. It also won the Transatlantic Cup in November 2007, defeating European powerhouse University of Belgrade in an international chess match^[21]. This article is about the Western board game. ... The title International Master is awarded to outstanding chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. The title is open to both men and women. ... The title Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... Alejandro Ramirez is an International Grandmaster of chess from Costa Rica. ... The University of Belgrade (Serbian: Универзитет у Београду or Univerzitet u Beogradu) is the oldest and most important higher education institution in Belgrade and Serbia. ...

Academic programs

UTD offers seven different academic programs with various specific and interdisciplinary concentrations, granting bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees.^[22] A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Aquatint of a Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ...

Arts and Humanities

The School of Arts and Humanities (A&H) teaches courses in literature, foreign languages, history, philosophy, music, dance, drama, film and the visual arts. A&H also includes the Arts and Technology and Translation Studies programs. The school offers bachelors degrees in Literary Studies, Historical Studies, Arts & Humanities, Art & Performance, and Arts & Technology. The school grants masters degrees in Arts and Technology (MA and MFA), Historical Studies (MA), and Humanities (MA and MAT) and a doctorate in the Humanities (PhD). ^[23]

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) focuses on the study of human development, including perception, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, social, and psychological processes. BBS includes the Callier Center for Communication Disorders which has clinical and neuroscience facilities for research in the communication sciences and disorders and the Center for BrainHealth which uses research and clinical treatment programs to understand the human brain, its healthy function, and its ability to protect and heal itself. BBS offers bachelors degrees in Psychology, Child and Learning Development, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, and Speech Language Pathology and Audiology. The school awards graduate degrees in Applied Cognition and Neurosciences (MS and PhD), Audiology (PhD), Communication Disorders (MS and PhD), Human Development and Early Childhood Disorders (MS), and Psychological Sciences (MS and PhD).^[24] The university's graduate audiology program is ranked 4th in the nation, and its graduate speech-pathology program is ranked 12th.^[25] Human development may refer to: Human development (biology) Human development (psychology) see Developmental psychology Occasionally, it may refer to both, but because each of these is already an immense area, few if any contemporary academic discussions attempt to tackle both with any completeness. ... In psychology and the cognitive sciences, perception is the process of acquiring, interpreting, selecting, and organizing sensory information. ... Drawing of the cells in the chicken cerebellum by S. Ramón y Cajal Neuroscience is a field that is devoted to the scientific study of the nervous system. ... Communication sciences refers to the schools of scientific research of human communication. ... Audiology is the branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and their disorders. ...

Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

The School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (EPPS) offers courses and programs in criminology, economics, geography and geospatial sciences, political science, public affairs, public policy and political economy, and sociology. The school received approval for their masters and doctoral Criminology Program October 26, 2006. This made UTD the first university in Texas to implement a PhD Criminology program. Students were expected to begin classes in January 2007. The school grants degrees in Applied Sociology (MS), Criminology (BA, MA, PhD), Economics (BA, BS, MS, PhD), Geography (BA), Geospatial Information Sciences (MS, PhD), International Political Economy (BA, BS, MS), Public Affairs (BS, MPA, PhD), Public Policy (MPP), Public Policy and Political Economy (PhD), Political Science (BA, PhD), and Sociology (BA). ^[26]

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science houses the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments as well as UTD's Computer Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Software Engineering, and Telecommunications Engineering programs. The school offers degrees in Computer Engineering (BS, MS, PhD), Computer Science (BS, MS, PhD), Electrical Engineering (BS, MS, PhD), Engineering Management (MBA, MS), Materials Science & Engineering (MS, PhD), Software Engineering (BS, PhD), and Telecommunications Engineering (BS, MS, PhD). ^[27] The university's computer science program is ranked 3rd in state and 29th nationally. Its graduate program in software engineering is ranked 2nd in the state and 24th in the world.[1] The school is currently developing new programs in bioengineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, and systems engineering. Electrical Engineers design power systems. ... The Materials Science Tetrahedron, which often also includes Characterization at the center Materials science or Materials Engineering is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... Software engineering (SE) is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software. ... Biological engineering (also biosystems engineering and bioengineering) deals with engineering biological processes in general. ... Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ... Chemical engineers design, construct and operate plants Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science (e. ... Systems engineering techniques are used in complex projects: from spacecrafts to chip design, from robotics to creating large software products to building bridges, Systems engineering uses a host of tools that include modeling & simulation, requirements analysis, and scheduling to manage complexity Systems Engineering (SE) is an interdisciplinary approach and means...

Industrial Practice Program

The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science provides students with an internship/co-op program called the "Industrial Practice Programs", or IPP. Employers registered with IPP send internship/co-op requests to the program. IPP then compiles a list of students whose skill sets match those required by the employer and sends the list to the employer for review.

General Studies

The School of General Studies provides interdisciplinary programs encouraging students to understand and integrate the liberal arts and sciences. The school also offers a teacher certification program. General Studies grants degrees in American Studies (BA), Gender Studies (BA), and Interdisciplinary Studies (BA, BS, MA). ^[28]

Management

The School of Management is the business and management school at UTD, offering courses in business administration, accounting, finance, marketing, organizational management, and international business. The school offers several MBA programs, including a 16-month Cohort MBA, professional MBA, and Executive Education MBA.^[29] The school grants degrees in Accounting and Information Management (BS, MS), Business Administration (BA, MBA), Finance (MS), Healthcare Management (MS), Information Techology Management (MS), International Management Studies (MA, PhD), Management and Administrative Sciences (MS), and Management Sciences (PhD). Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ...

The School of Management is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. According to Financial Times, the school ranks 21st in the world in research productivity[2]. Also, Financial Times ranks UTD's Executive MBA (EMBA) Program first in the state and tied for 10th place nationally with Georgetown University, and the 35th in the world.[3] AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), founded in 1916, has granted specialized business school accreditation to more than 500 degree-granting institutions in 30 countries. ...

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics offers courses in biology, chemistry, geology and geoscience, mathematics, molecular biology, and physics. The school grants degrees in Applied Physics (MS), Biochemistry (BS), Biology (BA, BS), Molecular and Cell Biology (MS, PhD), Biotechnology (MS), Chemistry (BA, BS, MS, PhD), Geosciences (BA, BS, MS, PhD), Mathematical Sciences (BS, MS, PhD), Mathematics Education (MAT), Molecular Biology (BS), Physics (BA, BS, MS, PhD), Science Education (MAT).

Notable Faculty

• David J. Allstot- notable authority on analog circuit design.
• Ray H. Baughman- materials scientist known for work on carbon nanotubes and artificial muscles.
• Yves J. Chabal- notable authority on materials science.
• Robert C. Hilborn
• Russell Alan Hulse- 1993 Nobel Prize winner in physics for discovery of the first binary pulsar.
• James Jerger
• Polykarp Kusch- 1955 Nobel Prize winner in physics for determining that the magnetic moment of the electron is greater than its theoretical value
• Alan MacDiarmid- 2000 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry for research on conductive polymers.

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Analog electronics. ... An electronic device known as a diode can be formed by joining two nanoscale carbon tubes with different electronic properties. ... The Materials Science Tetrahedron, which often also includes Characterization at the center Materials science or Materials Engineering is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. ... Russell Alan Hulse (born November 28, 1950) is an American physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, shared with his thesis advisor Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. ... The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ) was established in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, and it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. ... A binary pulsar is a pulsar with a binary companion, often another pulsar, white dwarf or neutron star. ... Polykarp Kusch (January 26, 1911 - March 20, 1993) was a German-American physicist who, with Willis Eugene Lamb, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1955 for his accurate determination that the magnetic moment of the electron was greater than its theoretical value, thus leading to reconsideration of and... The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ) was established in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, and it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... A bar magnet. ... For other uses, see Electron (disambiguation). ... Alan Graham MacDiarmid ONZ, (born April 24, 1927) is a chemist. ... The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ) was established in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, and it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. ... Conductive polymers are organic polymer semiconductors. ...

Alumni

• Harry D. Foster - Author of Assertion-Based Design and four other technical books; recipient of 2006 Accellera Technical Excellence Award; inventor of OVL (a form of assertion based verification); Chief Engineer for Mentor Graphics' Design Verification & Test Division; and serves as chair of the IEEE 1850 Property Specification Language (PSL) working group
• Sam Gilliland - director, chairman, and CEO of Sabre Holdings Corporation; president and CEO of Travelocity
• Alan Halliburton - president of Halliburton Investor Relations
• David Hanson - robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) researcher; created the world's first expressive walking humanoid robot
• Shannon Hughes - Runner-Up Finalist Cover Model on "SI Swimsuit Model Search" on NBC | UTD Mercury Article
• Dipak C. Jain - dean of the Kellogg School of Management and professor of marketing
• Melendy Lovett - president of Texas Instruments (TI) Educational & Productivity Solutions and senior vice president of TI
• Richard D. McCullough - dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University
• James F. Reilly - NASA astronaut, Geosciences PhD, MS, & BS from UTD
• Molly Louise Shepard - American Playwright, B.A. Theatre, 1982, Dean's List.
• Yury Shulman - Chess Grandmaster.
• Mehul Thakker - Green Party candidate for California State Treasurer 2006.

David Hanson is a globally reknowned robotics designer and researcher, having won multiple awards for his work in robotics and AI. Hanson is widely regarded as the creator of the worlds most realistic humanoid robots, in close competition with the work of Hiroshi Ishiguro of the ATR in Japan. ... The Shadow robot hand system holding a lightbulb. ... AI redirects here. ... Dipak C. Jain is the Dean of Kellogg Graduate School of Management ... JAMES F. REILLY, II (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT PERSONAL DATA: Born March 18, 1954, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. ... Molly Louise Shepard is a published dramatic author, Off-Off-Broadway playwright, and produced screen writer. ... Yury Shulman (born April 29, 1975 in Belarus, USSR) is an American chess grandmaster. ... The title Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... Mehul M. Thakker is the 2006 Green Party candidate for State Treasurer in California. ...

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