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Cockrell School alumnus, software engineer and Shark Tank finalist Ecleamus Ricks, Jr. has always considered himself a creator. Fascinated with his grandfather’s skills as a carpenter, Ricks knew he wanted to build things using science and numbers.

The fast-moving world at the intersection of technology and business requires leaders who have confident technical and management skills to navigate the full range of challenges.

New student orientation which happened Aug. 18, 2022 is always an exciting day for Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE) as it brings together the new faces of our three master’s degree programs in one place to meet, share and prepare.

On July 1, 2022, Woodrow W. Winchester, III. started his tenure as the new executive director of Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE). Prior to his new UT position, Winchester served as the director of Professional Engineering Programs in the College of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

If you followed the news during Texas' snowpocalypse in February 2021, you probably heard explanations of what happened to the energy grid by Joshua D. Rhodes, Ph.D., a well-known energy educator and researcher specializing in residential smart grid applications.

AUSTIN, Texas – Woodrow W. Winchester, III, an expert in engineering professional development and continuing education, has been named the new executive director of The University of Texas at Austin Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE). TxEEE provides for-credit graduate degrees and continuing education programs for working professionals as part of the UT Cockrell School of Engineering. Winchester begins on July 1, 2022.

A new, two-part class through Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE), the professional development division of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, aims to give the energy industry greater understanding of how to utilize, manage and understand one of the world’s most important fuels while reducing the release of a potent greenhouse gas.

David Allen, Ph.D. is a world-renown expert in the energy field and our primary instructor for the upcoming Methane Emissions in the Natural Gas Supply Chain course. As the Melvin H. Gertz Regents Chair in Chemical Engineering, Allen has made vast contributions to the university’s teaching, research and service missions in areas such as air quality and environmental sustainability.

Nothing is more exciting than achieving a monumental goal, such as completing a master’s degree. Join us in congratulating our graduates of our Master of Science in Engineering Management, Master of Science in Software Engineering, and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

In honor of March as Women’s History Month, Texas Engineering Executive Education (TxEEE) celebrates our women professors and instructors across our master’s programs and engineering professional development programs. Below are just a few of the various women engineers and business professionals who contribute to the learning of our students and program participants.