OpenFieldUT Austin · Austin, Texas, United States
The University of Texas at Austin is the world-renowned flagship Carnegie R1 public research university of Texas and a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). Driving over $800M in annual sponsored research, UT Austin is celebrated for the Cockrell School of Engineering, the Dell Medical School, the McCombs School of Business, the College of Natural Sciences, and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC).
UT Austin comprises 18 colleges and schools. Key research installations include the Texas Advanced Computing Center (housing Frontera and Vista supercomputers), the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, the McDonald Observatory in West Texas, the Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, and the Energy Institute.
Undergraduate admissions are highly competitive (top 6% Texas auto-admit; holistic review for international and out-of-state). Graduate and doctoral applicants require a recognized bachelor's degree with a 3.0+ GPA, program-specific standardized test scores (GRE/GMAT where required), statement of purpose, CV, and three letters of recommendation.
Ranked among the top 10 computer science programs in the world, investigating transformer architectures, reinforcement learning in physical robotics, distributed systems, and quantum algorithms.
Cutting-edge doctoral training in the Cockrell School of Engineering researching 2D materials, spintronics, neuromorphic integrated circuits, and advanced semiconductor packaging.
Renowned doctoral physics program exploring quantum error correction, topological quantum computing, string theory, gravitational wave astronomy, and laser-plasma accelerators.
Progressive medical curriculum at Dell Medical School with an accelerated preclinical curriculum, third-year Innovation Discovery year, and clinical clerkships across Dell Seton Medical Center.
Interdisciplinary program bridging Jackson School geosciences, energy engineering, public policy, and finance, focusing on clean energy transitions, hydrogen infrastructure, and carbon capture.
Elite graduate fellowship executing parallel algorithms, large-scale computational astrophysics simulations, and exascale climate modeling on the nation's premier academic supercomputers.
President & Lillian C. Westerveldt Centennial Chair
Office of the President
Dr. Jay Hartzell serves as the 30th president of UT Austin, a prominent financial economist and former dean of the McCombs School of Business who spearheaded hi...
View researcher profile ↗Cockrell Family Regents Endowed Chair & IEEE Edison Medalist
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Bovik is a world authority on digital video processing who created the Structural Similarity (SSIM) image metric used globally across Netflix, YouTube, and ...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Vice President for Research & Executive Director of TACC
Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)
Dr. Dan Stanzione leads TACC, an international leader in high-performance computing who oversaw the design and deployment of the Stampede and Frontera supercomp...
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