OpenFieldUT Arlington · Arlington, Texas, United States
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is a world-class public Carnegie R1 research university located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Generating over $130M in annual research expenditures, UTA is home to the largest nursing program in Texas, the renowned College of Engineering, the Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry, and the Aerodynamics Research Center.
UTA comprises nine colleges and schools offering over 180 degree programs. Key research institutes include the Aerodynamics Research Center (operating hypersonic arc-jet wind tunnels), the North Texas Genome Center, the Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD), and the Automation & Robotics Research Institute.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school curriculum, GPA, and test scores (assured admission for top 25% of Texas classes). Graduate and doctoral applicants require an accredited bachelor's degree with a 3.0+ GPA, program-specific GRE/GMAT scores (waivers available), a statement of research intent, and three letters of recommendation.
Elite doctoral research training utilizing UTA's arc-heated wind tunnel facilities to investigate hypersonic boundary-layer transition, plasma flow control, and scramjet propulsion.
Research-intensive doctoral program exploring deep neural network architectures, robotic perception, biomedical image segmentation, and edge AI compute systems.
Research doctoral program training nurse scientists to design community-based interventions addressing cardiovascular disparities, maternal health outcomes, and geriatric care delivery.
Interdisciplinary graduate degree exploring thin-film nanomaterials, 2D semiconductors, polymer nanocomposites, and electron microscopy characterization.
Rigorous interdisciplinary program applying mathematical modeling, bioinformatics pipelines, and population genetics statistics to ecological and genomics data.
Prestigious research fellowship conducting optical schlieren imaging, particle image velocimetry, and high-enthalpy thermal boundary layer testing at Mach 5 to Mach 16.
President & Professor of Urban Planning
Office of the President
Dr. Jennifer Cowley serves as the 10th president of UT Arlington, an urban planning scholar and smart cities expert who was the first female president of UTA, e...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Aerospace Engineering & Former Director of ARC
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Frank Lu is an internationally celebrated expert in hypersonics, shock-wave boundary-layer interactions, pulse detonation engines, and arc-heated plasma win...
View researcher profile ↗Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Kevin Schug is an authority on separation sciences and mass spectrometry, researching gas chromatography-vacuum ultraviolet detection, environmental water c...
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