Interdisciplinary research,
education and capacity building
The UT Austin|Portugal Program currently involves over 120 graduate students from a dozen Portuguese institutions.
PhD Student, Digital Media
Supervisor: António Coelho
Enrolled: 2016
Research Work: Roberto Ivo Vaz graduated in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering (2012) at Aveiro University – Portugal, and has a MSc Degree in Interactive Multimedia Communication (2014) by the same University. He participated in 1st international project I&D in Brazil and developed projects and research in the areas of human-computer interaction, tangible media, technology in museums and technological accessibility. Currently he’s a PhD Research Fellow in the UT Austin | Portugal Digital Media Doctoral Program, and is research aims to design a multi-sensory environment for a museum, in order to enhance exhibitions’ accessibility, especially for the blind and visual impaired visitors.
roberto.vaz@fe.up.pt
PhD Student, Emerging Technologies
Supervisor: Dr. Nicholas A. Peppas
Enrolled: 2014
Current Position: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.
Research Work: Stimuli-Responsive Nanoscale Hydrogels for the Controlled, Intracellular Drug Delivery.
Interests: Drug Delivery, Nanotechnology, Cancer, Immunology.
AngelaMWagner@utexas.edu
PhD student, Emerging Technologies
Advisor: Nicholas A. Peppas
Enrolled: 2015
Research Work: Development of thermoresponsive nanogels for the delivery of osteoinductive small molecules.
Interests: Tissue engineering, drug delivery, biosensing.
mwechsler@utexas.edu
PhD student, Digital Media
Enrolled: 2015
camila.wohlmuth@gmail.com