Scholars study hidden eye injuries caused by explosive blasts By K.C. Gonzalez/UTSA Communications Researchers at UTSA are discovering that the current protective eyewear used by our U.S. armed forces might not be adequate to protect soldiers exposed to explosive blasts. According to a recent study, ocular injuries now account for 13 percent of all battlefield

By Deborah Silliman Wolfe/College of Engineering Meet Jason Roberts. This environmental anthropology doctoral student who works with Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute will be traveling over 8,000 miles as he takes his studies to Papua New Guinea for 14 months, starting August 2014. “I am going to Papua New Guinea (PNG) to conduct research for

By K.C. Gonzalez/Public Affairs Specialist Cardiovate, a biomedical technology company that got its start in the labs of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has completed a patent and technology license agreement with UTSA and the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, which will allow the company the access required to continue its

by Deborah Silliman Wolfe/College of Engineering This summer, Dr. Bing Dong, assistant professor with the College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, is mentoring Yi Wang, an exchange student from China, as part of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Annex 66 project to undertake research and provide an international focus for building energy efficiency. “This

By Deborah Silliman Wolfe The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering’s Civil Engineering Department recently received a pledge for a $25,000 scholarship from Cude Engineers. Josh Cude, a College of Engineering graduate, is the managing partner of the local company which provides civil engineering, planning and survey services. “I am a native

The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering’s Michael Brothers recently attended an all expenses-paid, week-long summer school in Budapest, Hungary to study high-performance computing. Brothers, a first year Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, applied for the program with the encouragement of his advisor Dr. John Foster, assistant professor in

The University of Texas at San Antonio TRIO’s Educational Talent Search Program collaborated with the university’s Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES) student organization to host the 1st Annual Solid Fuel Rocket Launch and Competition the week of June 17 – 20, 2014. High school students participating in the summer program designed, built and launched

College of Engineering alumni Jordan Kaufmann started the company Cardiovate in 2012 after winning University of Texas Horizon Fund Student Investment Competition and recently signed patent and license agreement. For more info, please read the stories below. Start-up company Cardiovate signs patent and license agreement for TESAR, hires new CEO http://bionews-tx.com/news/2014/06/03/start-up-company-cardiovate-signs-patent-license-agreement-for-tesar-hires-new-ceo/  Cardiovate signs licensing agreement

By Jaclyn Shaw Faculty Support Coordinator, Office of Research Support (May 28, 2014) — The Grants for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT) program, sponsored by the UTSA Office of the Vice President for Research, has awarded six seed grants of $20,000 each to support new areas of research for faculty. The primary goal of the