Civil Engineering student recognized for distinguished achievement

by Deborah Silliman Wolfe/College of Engineering Armando Gomez-Farias, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded the Abe M. Zarem Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for showing technical excellence in his work in the air and space communities.  He was selected for this award
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UTSA acquires high-performance EEG systems to advance brain research

By K.C. Gonzalez/Public Affairs Specialist A recent grant from the U.S. Department of Defense has allowed The University of Texas at San Antonio to acquire two high-performance electroencephalogram (EEG) systems to advance research and education in the area of brain-machine interaction (BMI). Understanding how the human brain functions and how this knowledge can benefit society
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Center for World University Rankings rates UTSA among top universities globally

by K.C. Gonzalez/Public Affairs Specialist (July 28, 2014) — The University of Texas at San Antonio ranks No. 103 among top universities in the United States and No. 256 worldwide in a recent report of the top 1,000 universities by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). The CWUR publishes the only global university ranking
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Hit me with your best shot: 2010 CITE winner’s journey towards success

  by Deborah Silliman Wolfe/College of Engineering    In December 2010,  Zachary Hamilton and his joint engineering and business team tied for first place in the Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship’s (CITE) 100K Student Technology Venture Competition with their innovation, Deadeye Coach. But winning the competition was just the beginning of a very long journey.
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July message from the president

Dear Friends, Cybersecurity is a core research strength at UTSA. We have built the top-ranked program in the nation, and our reputation is attracting more and more attention from policy makers and business leaders. Last week, I traveled to Washington, D.C. with a UTSA team to brief representatives from the White House, Congress, government agencies
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Eric Daniel Hernandez Memorial Scholarship

Award:     $1,500 Qualifications: Applicants must be U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident. Applicants must be undergraduate students enrolled on a full-time basis (12 credit hours) pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering Students must have minimum cumulative 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) GPA Application and Supporting Material: Completed College of Engineering General Scholarship Application
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UTSA, Alamo Colleges partnership provides research opportunities for students

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Karl Senghaas Annual Scholarship

  Award: $1,500 QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be Electrical Engineering majors enrolled on a full-time basis (12 semester credit hours) Must have a minimum GPA 3.0 Demonstrate financial need as determined by the UTSA Office of Student Financial Aid. APPLICATION AND SUPPORTING MATERIAL: Completed College of Engineering online scholarship application form One-page letter stating career plans
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COE International View: COE students studies water issues abroad

by Deborah Silliman Wolfe/College of Engineering Meet Chad Furl. This Ph.D. candidate under Dr. Hatim Sharif, associate professor in the College of Engineering’s Civil Engineering (CE) Department, recently delivered a seminar to the staff of the Laboratoire d’Etude des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement (LTHE) in Grenoble, France. In addition to his work at LTHE, Furl,
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UTSA sets stage as pipeline for technology entrepreneurship boom

By K.C. Gonzalez/Public Affairs Specialist The UTSA Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE) has received $300,000 from the 80/20 Foundation to continue its growth as San Antonio’s pipeline for young tech entrepreneurs. On the heels of becoming the first Texas university to receive distinction as a National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Site, UTSA’s focus
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