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Space Research at UT: Microbes, Satellites and Deep Space Discoveries
The University of Texas at Austin has long been a leader in space research and exploration, making groundbreaking contributions that continue to shape the future of the final frontier. In honor of World Space Week, here are some of UT’s greatest…
Lori Magruder Elected Associate Fellow of AIAA
Lori Magruder, an associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (ASE/EM) at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected to the grade of associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and…
Texas Engineer Joins NISAR Satellite Science Team
A first-of-its-kind satellite just launched into space to map our planet at an unrivaled level of detail, and Texas Engineer Jingyi “Ann” Chen will play a key role in the direction of this ambitious mission.
![ICESat-2 acquired green-wavelength lidar data at the points shown in red to generate a new shallow water bathymetry product. The background shows validation data for study sites in (A) Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, and (B) Marquesas Keys, Florida. Credit: Parrish et al. [2025], Figure 2(a, b,c, and d)](https://csr.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Parrish-et-al.-2025-Figure2a-d-uai-258x193.jpg)
Global ICESat-2 Nearshore Coastal Bathymetry Data Product Earn’s Editor Highlight Recognition
Congratulations to Dr. Lori Magruder's collaborative team from the Center for Space Research, Oregon State University, and NASA on their recent paper, “Analysis and Accuracy Assessment of a New Global Nearshore ICESat-2 Bathymetric Data Product,”…
Space Laser Tech Maps Mysterious Nearshore Terrain
Despite all the technological evolution in navigation, waters just off coastal shores around the globe have remained a black box. That is, until researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Oregon State University developed a new…
UT Center for Space Research Education and Outreach Department Receives Funding through Texas Space Commission’s Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund (SEARF)
The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Space Research (UT/CSR) Education and Outreach Department has received funding as a sub-awardee through The Aldrin Foundation. This award was made possible through the Texas Space Commission’s Space…
NASA, CSR, and Oregon State University Collaborate to Release ICESat-2 Global Bathymetry Data Product
NASA’s National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) released the ATLAS/ICESat-2 Level 3A Along Track Coastal and Nearshore Bathymetry (ATL24), Version 1 dataset, which provides global along-track coastal and…
Maruthi Akella Named Fellow of India’s Department of Science and Technology
Professor Maruthi Akella in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin has been named a VAIBHAV (Vaishvik Bharatiya Vaigyanik) fellow by the Indian Government Ministry of Science and…
CSR Co-Hosts National Defense in Space Summit
The University of Texas Center for Space Research co-hosted the 2025 National Defense in Space Summit (NDSS) on February 22nd at The University of Texas at Austin.