Lance Manuel, Professor of Mechanics, Uncertainty and Simulation in Engineering (MUSE), recently received the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching, which recognizes a faculty member for their exceptional teaching.
In his 21 years with UT Austin, Manuel has impacted countless Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering students. He helps his students learn to grasp harder concepts by using analogies that allow them to make connections with easier concepts they already understand. He also strives to create a stimulating environment that brings the “real world” to the classroom as much as possible by using current-day events or projects relevant to the material being learned. He is committed to making the classroom a place where, over just 14 weeks each semester, he can guide his students toward gaining confidence in their abilities and preparation for what lies next for them as engineers and citizens. He is equally committed to mentoring undergraduate and graduate students as they make the transition from learning in the classroom to possibly considering research and independent inquiry.
Dr. Manuel was awarded the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Teaching Award twice (in 2007 and 2015) in recognition of excellence in engineering teaching. He was voted the Best CAEE Professor by the Student Engineering Council for 2015-16. He has also been honored as an outstanding faculty member by the Texas Blazers and the Texas Spirits.
Since 1956, Lockheed Martin has sponsored an award for excellence in engineering teaching to reward a Cockrell School of Engineering faculty member for exceptional teaching. This prestigious award is given to a faculty member dedicating time and energy in abundance to teaching students. As a result, his or her work leaves a mark of excellence on the entire Cockrell School of Engineering.
Nominations for this award are made by The University of Texas at Austin engineering students and faculty. Final selection is made by a committee composed of the five most recent faculty recipients of the award and the student presidents of the Student Engineering Council (SEC) and the Graduate Engineering Council (GEC).
