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NSF CAREER Grant Awards
Three UNT assistant professors — Yuan Li (physics), Xiao Li (materials science and engineering) and Yuanxi Wang (physics) — earned more than $1.8 million in total grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program. The NSF CAREER award is the most prestigious recognition for early career research faculty and UNT has 25 researchers who have earned the award over the years. The university's most recent recipients will use their grants to tackle research in areas ranging from unlocking new possibilities with liquid crystals to template nucleation and growth of inorganic species, furthering the understanding of supermassive black holes and investigating molecular defects in solid materials for quantum devices.
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 Recommerce Case Study
Researchers in the UNT College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism partnered with the NRF Foundation to produce an educational case study focused on the fast-growing retail trend known as recommerce — the practice of selling previously owned goods, including clothing and other apparel, through physical and online platforms. It marks the first time the NRF Foundation, a nonprofit that provides access to education and opportunities needed for successful retail careers, has worked with a U.S. university on a case study.
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| AI in the Classroom |
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UNT is working to prepare its students and integrate artificial intelligence at the institutional level. UNT's Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence program debuted as the first of its kind in Texas in Fall 2020. Since then, UNT has become one of 19 universities across the country collaborating on Ithaka S+R's two-year research project focused on identifying which AI technologies will have the largest impact on higher education learning, teaching and research. From physics and music composition to technical communication and art, faculty are integrating AI into their curriculum and preparing students to navigate new technologies.
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| Elemental Award |
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A project that took 12 years to complete by UNT College of Science Emeritus Professor James Marshall and his late wife, Virginia "Jenny" Marshall (pictured), is now getting international recognition. The Marshalls earned the HIST Award from the American Chemical Society's Division of the History of Chemistry for their "Rediscovery of the Chemical Elements" research project. The two traveled all over the world to visit the locations where elements on the periodic table were originally discovered and they documented the journey in a series of articles.
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| Spotlighting Sustainable Research |
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UNT's BioDiscovery Institute (BDI), which is working to develop sustainable biotechnologies to address health, food and energy security challenges, held its inaugural BioDiscovery Research Expo recently. The event included a student research poster session, a panel featuring industry professionals talking about the transition from classroom to career and a keynote lecture discussing women in STEM. Research topics presented at the event ranged from creating plant-based alternative fuels and identifying new environmentally friendly sunscreen ingredients to finding better early diagnoses for Alzheimer's disease and addressing the challenges of predicting local COVID-19 trends.
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