News: Accolades
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Computer Science
Computer Scientist Honored for Teaching Excellence
Peter Stone, a professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the Minnie Stevens Piper Teaching Award, which celebrates outstanding...
Natural Science Students and Faculty Win Graduate School Awards
Two graduate students and one faculty member were 2019 winners of professional and student awards from UT’s Graduate School.
Ten Students Receive Prestigious Federal Graduate Research Awards
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded prestigious graduate research awards to 48 University of Texas at Austin...
Astronomer David Lambert Named 2019 Distinguished Texas Scientist
This honor reflects distinguished contributions to science through research and publication that has garnered recognition at the national and international level.
Two in CNS Receive President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award
Each year, these awards recognize great teaching of undergraduates in the core curriculum.
J. Craig Wheeler Shares Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award
Wheeler was selected as author of "Supernova Explosions," published by Springer in 2017.
UT News
UT Austin Chemist Wins King Faisal International Prize in Science
Allen Bard, a professor of chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, was announced as the winner of the 2019 King Faisal International Prize...
Chemistry Graduate Student Awarded Prestigious Spanish Fellowship
Orhi Esarte Palomero was presented his award certificate by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain.
Department of Computer Science
Professor Lili Qiu Named ACM Fellow
Lili Qiu, a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science, was recently named an Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) fellow.
