The University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering
Texas Materials Institute

Education Teaching and Outreach

Research-Informed Teaching

Light Transforms Organic and Plastic Wastes into Treasure

Photothermal Microscopy and Spectroscopy Webinar: “Hot” Trends in Optical Manipulation

Undergraduate researcher Majd A. Alabandi: Integrating a Phone with Bubble-Pen Lithography

Courses

2026

2025

  • Spring — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 386R.4 Nanophotonics and Machine Learning
  • Spring — MSE 397 Graduate Seminar

2024

  • Fall — MSE 397 Graduate Seminar
  • Spring — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 386R.4 Nanophotonics and Machine Learning
  • Spring — MSE 397 Graduate Seminar

2023

  • Fall — MSE 397 Graduate Seminar
  • Spring — MSE 397 Graduate Seminar

2022

  • Fall — MSE 397 Graduate Seminar
  • Fall — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Fall — ME 397 Nanophotonics and Machine Learning

2021

  • Fall — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 397 Intelligent Nano-world
  • Spring — ME 334 Materials Engineering

2020

  • Spring — ME 334 Materials Engineering

2019

  • Fall — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 386P.4 Solid-State Physics

2018

  • Fall — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 386P.4 Solid-State Physics

2017

  • Fall — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 386P.4 Solid-State Physics

2016

  • Fall — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 130L Experimental Fluid Mechanics

2015

  • Fall — ME 334 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 134L Materials Engineering Lab

2014

  • Fall — ME 311 Materials Engineering
  • Spring — ME 130L Experimental Fluid Mechanics

2013

  • Fall — ME 397 Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems

Outreach Activities

2019 “Explore UT — Exploiting Nanophotonics: Lighting a Path to a Better World,” The University of Texas at Austin

Explore UT nanophotonics outreach in 2019Explore UT participants in 2019

2018 “Explore UT — Exploiting Nanophotonics: Lighting a Path to a Better World,” The University of Texas at Austin

Explore UT nanophotonics group in 2018Explore UT demonstration in 2018

2017 Yuebing Zheng gave a TED-style talk, “The Invisible Man,” at West Ridge Middle School in Austin.

The Invisible Man outreach talkWest Ridge Middle School outreach audience

2017 “Explore UT — Exploiting Nanophotonics: Lighting a Path to a Better World,” The University of Texas at Austin

Explore UT nanophotonics activity in 2017

2016 “Explore UT — Exploiting Nanophotonics: Lighting a Path to a Better World,” The University of Texas at Austin

Zheng Research Group at Explore UT in 2016

2015 “Explore UT — Exploiting Nanophotonics: Lighting a Path to a Better World,” The University of Texas at Austin

Explore UT nanophotonics outreach in 2015

2014 “Explore UT — Exploiting Nanophotonics: Lighting a Path to a Better World,” The University of Texas at Austin

2014 Discover Engineering Days, Laurel Mountain Elementary

2013 E-slot Scientist Activity, Laurel Mountain Elementary