News : Formula Society of Automotive Engineers

The Society of Automotive Engineers has honored UT Arlington engineering professor Bob Woods, the longtime adviser to the University’s Formula SAE racing team, with its annual Excellence in Engineering Education Award.

The “Triple E” Award recognizes outstanding contributions made by an individual toward engineering education. Woods joined UT Arlington’s College of Engineering in...

Professor Bob Woods recalls the day 25 years ago that he stopped by the A.E. Petsche Co. in search of high-tech wire for the vehicles his engineering students were designing through the UT Arlington formula racing program.

Company founder Arnold Petsche gladly filled Woods’ request from his Arlington business that would become a leading supplier of high-performance wire and cable for the aerospace industry.

That...