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May 30, 2025 - Nick Anousis (PhD ‘98) recently returned to campus to mentor students and share his professional insight. As a key member of Merck’s Global Supply Management Group, Anousis specializes in managing new product launches, negotiating contracts, mitigating supply risks and identifying contract manufacturers to support Merck’s global operations.  Reflecting on his time at The University of […]

May 14, 2025 - Dr. Yawar Hussain, a research associate in applied seismology group led by Dr. Nadine Igonin in the Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences department, at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), recognized the need to educate students about the risks that increasing human-induced seismicity may pose to infrastructure. In Texas, most human-induced seismicity is linked to […]

April 25, 2025 - Professor G. Andrés Cisneros, department head for NSM Physics, and professor of physics, chemistry and biochemistry, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), a U.K.-based learning society established in 1841 with the formation of the Chemical Society of London. In 1980, four major British chemistry societies — the RSC, the Society for […]

April 25, 2025 - This spring, the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Career Success Center hosted engaging events connecting students with real-world opportunities in healthcare, research, biopharma, and data science. Through recruiting sessions and networking events, the CSC empowered students to explore career paths, build professional skills, and gain valuable employment insight across diverse scientific and professional industries.

December 18, 2024 - Tectonic bucket list by M.E. Clary In September, a group of 14 alumni and friends of The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to Iceland, led by Dr. David Hyndman, dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM) and Francis S. and Maurine G. Johnson Distinguished University Chair. This […]

December 10, 2024 - Dr. Vladimir Dragović, a prominent mathematician and head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas, was recently featured in “Magazin” discussing his journey from a schoolboy with a passion for mathematics to an esteemed academic leader. His career, marked by significant achievements and global recognition, includes extensive training in […]

November 18, 2024 - “Prevention is better than the cure,” says Dr. David Lary, a professor of Physics at the Hanson Center for Space Science at The University of Texas at Dallas and the Founding Director of MINTS (Multi-Scale Integrated Intelligent Interactive Sensing). With over three decades of experience tackling societal challenges through science, Dr. Lary is now addressing […]

November 8, 2024 - UTD’s School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is in the process of expanding its course offerings in bioinformatics and structural biology toward computational systems biology. This new and exciting, highly interdisciplinary field draws from: While systems biology is still a young field, it is increasingly and forcefully moving toward the mainstream of biomedical sciences and […]

October 18, 2024 - The Department of Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences (formerly Geosciences) at The University of Texas at Dallas is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Mohamed G. Abdelsalam. Dr. Abdelsalam was an esteemed geoscientist whose pioneering contributions to the understanding of African tectonics left an indelible mark. His groundbreaking work, particularly on the Saharan Metacraton, continues […]

October 4, 2024 - Dr. Yvette E. Pearson, a globally-recognized leader in STEM education and research, is now an associate dean in the University’s School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM) and Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science (Jonsson School). For NSM Pearson is associate dean for academic affairs and strategic initiatives and for the Jonsson School she is associate dean […]

June 3, 2024 - The Department of Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences and the geoscience community mourns the loss of esteemed Emeritus Professor Emile Anthony Pessagno, Jr., who passed away on May 23, 2024, in East Texas. He was 91 years old. A revered figure in the field of micropaleontology, Pessagno’s career spanned several decades, notably as a faculty member […]

January 10, 2024 - Reported by Molly Herring at Eos, January 4, 2024 In a study published in Communications Earth and Environment, Assistant Professor Zachary Sickmann from the Department of Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences (SESS) at The University of Texas at Dallas, along with his colleagues, has unveiled a novel tool to address the escalating global demand for sand. Sand, the most […]

November 7, 2023 - Dr. Vladimir Dragovic, professor and head of mathematical sciences in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, is an expert in mathematical billiards. It’s a field that has applications in physics and engineering, but Dragovic is drawn to the beauty of theory. Continue reading at UTD Magazine.

March 15, 2023 - On Saturday, March 25, John Ryals MS’80, PhD’82 will be honored at the 2023 UT Dallas Awards Gala. Ryals is a veteran of the biotech industry with over 35 years of experience in a variety of senior leadership and research positions. He is CEO of Integrated Precision Biosystems and was previously the founder or co-founder of Paradigm […]

August 9, 2022 - The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics places great importance on the work of talented and committed teachers. Each year, students are asked to nominate faculty and teaching assistants worthy of recognition for the extraordinary efforts they make to provide our students a top-quality education. The school normally makes up to five awards in the […]

July 1, 2021 - Professor Emeritus Carlos Lynn Virgil Aiken passed away peacefully on June 18, 2021 at Medical City Plano. Carlos was born on June 6, 1941 in Webster, South Dakota, to Randolfo Cossio Aiken and Elvira Esturo. He served in the National Guard in 1957. Carlos received his bachelor’s of science from the University of Washington in […]

May 26, 2021 - Thanks to the generosity of alumni, faculty, and community supporters, UTD Geosciences is able to offer scholarships to our students. In spring 2021 we awarded a total of $21,250 to 23 of our undergraduate and graduate students. Twelve undergraduates were awarded scholarships. Pranto Anandma, Carla Lara, Caroline Lonneman, Takara Leornas, Lysandra Real, and Cara Williams […]

February 15, 2021 - Delk, who joined the Department of Biological Sciences in 2014, is a Fellow, Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science. Her research focuses on inflammation-induced breast cancer and prostate cancer progression and treatment resistance.