Assistant Professor Nicole Benedek, a theoretical/computational materials scientist at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. Benedek is one of 35 recipients (two from UT Austin) from 134 applicants submitted from 114 institutions. These awards seed research funds by junior faculty at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) member institutions. The one-year grant for $5,000 requires a match from the university for at least an additional $5,000.
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The Texas Materials Institute (TMI) operates the Materials Science and Engineering graduate program, provides the instrumentation necessary to conduct modern materials research, and promotes interdisciplinary research in materials science and engineering.
