COE’s Rena Bizios elected to the National Academy of Medicine

UTSA faculty member, educator and researcher Rena Bizios, a pioneer in biomedical engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors for medical sciences, health care and public health professionals. Bizios’ election to the National Academies moves UTSA one step closer to Tier One, a designation that includes, among
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Meet a Roadrunner: Andrew Wharmby ’10, ’13 is changing the face of engineering with his modification to Maxwell’s equations

Meet Andrew Wharmby ’10, ’13. By day, he helps keep the military safe and by night he’s doing what was once thought impossible in the engineering field. As a research biomedical engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory Human Effectivness Directorate, Wharmby and his team focus on developing digital image and video processing algorithms. In
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UTSA professor receives Department of Army grant to detect chemical terrorist attacks

By Joanna Carver/Public Affairs Specialist At least one million people have died in chemical warfare since World War I, and with conflict continuing to rage in Syria and all over the world that number grows every day. UTSA associate professor of mechanical engineering Kiran Bhaganagar has received a $260,000 grant from the Department of the
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Meet John Collins: Engineering alumni working on the technology of the future

By Deborah Silliman Wolfe/College of Engineering Meet John Collins, a College of Engineering electrical engineering alumni and current program manager at Microsoft in Silicon Valley. Collins stopped by campus earlier this week to chat with current UTSA students about his experiences at Microsoft and how his experiences at UTSA got him to where he is
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Researching research opportunities

By Forest LeBaron/College of Engineering Liana Ryan is no stranger to creating beautiful music. As a violinist, a vocalist, and an extension of the Office of Research Support and the College of Engineering Dean’s Office, she strikes a chord through her efforts in helping to find and research grants. Ryan is a senior grant development
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UTSA census: Nearly 5,000 new freshmen enrolled this fall

UTSA welcomed 4,976 new freshmen students this fall, according to a preliminary census by the UTSA Office of Institutional Research. The fall 2015 freshman class brings the total number of enrolled students to 28,787. The university has become a school of choice for top-ranked students across the country. Nearly all 50 U.S. states are represented
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