12.17.2008

Steven P. Nichols , a mechanical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received the 2008 Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award for making significant contributions to the engineering profession at the Cockrell School of Engineering. The award is part of the 2009 Faculty Excellence Awards. Nichols’ work at the university has encouraged entrepreneurship, education and commercialization experiences for students from the Cockrell School as well as other schools and colleges within the university. Nichols is the director of the Advanced Manufacturing Center and holds the Clint W. Murchison, Sr. Chair of Free Enterprise. Nichols also teaches the product development course in the MSTC Program.

Originally posted on the Cockrell School of Engineering site, December 17, 2008