Celebrations

Congratulations to Taposh Banerjee, Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, and his wife Smruti on the birth of their son, Spandan, on May 12, 2019! Miltos Alamaniotis, Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, also welcomed his son, George, into the world!  Please contact Julie Paulson to share your celebrations
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COE New Employee

Please join us in welcoming Don Petersen, Ph.D., Director of Engineering, Innovation, and Design for the College of Engineering.Don is a highly successful biomedical engineer with 20 years of experience in the engineering and medical device industry with expertise in project management, device design, product development, manufacturing, product testing, materials properties, and regulatory processes. He
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Staff Spotlight – Jennifer McDaniel

  Jennifer McDaniel is the Assistant Director of Recruitment in the College of Engineering’s Student Success Center. Please tell us about yourself.I have been with UTSA for a total of seven years and completed my first year with the College of Engineering this May. Prior to my time with the COE, I worked for the
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UTSA College of Engineering Receives Commitment of $500,000 for New Makerspace

The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering confirmed a commitment of $500,000 in support of the Science and Engineering Building, currently under construction and slated to open in 2020. The new Science and Engineering Building will provide 153,000 square feet of laboratory, classroom, and meeting space to support students and research in
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UTSA Large-Scale Structural Testing Facility Nominated for AGC 2019 Outstanding Construction Award

The University of Texas at San Antonio Large-Scale Structural Testing Facility has been nominated for the American General Contractors (AGC) Texas Building Branch 2019 Outstanding Construction Awards in the Educational Facilities ($0-$10 million) division. Every year, the Texas Building Branch of AGC sponsors the Outstanding Construction Awards competition. Projects are judged on difficulty in construction
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Preparing for chemical attacks with improved computer models

University of Texas at San Antonio researchers develop tools to predict the dispersal of chemical plumes, pollutants Originally Published on August 21, 2018 by Aaron Dubrow, Texas Advanced Computing Center On April 4, 2017, the town of Khan Sheikhoun in northwest Syria experienced one of the worst chemical attacks in recent history. A plume of
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Dr. A.T. Papagiannakis selected to present 2019 Carl L. Monismith Lecture

The UTSA College of Engineering is pleased to announce that Dr. A.T. Papagiannakis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Institute Board of Governors to present the 2019 Carl. L. Monismith Lecture. This opportunity is awarded annually for outstanding research contributions in pavement engineering. Dr. Papagiannakis is
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Dr. Wassim Ghannoum presented two prestigious awards from the American Concrete Institute

Associate Professor Wassim Ghannoum, Ph.D., P.E., of the UTSA College of Engineering’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department has been awarded the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Henry L. Kennedy Award and the Delmar L. Bloem Distinguished Service Award, bestowed specifically for “dedicated service to the development of a national standard for seismic rehabilitation of existing reinforced
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Electrical and Computer Engineering students place 2nd in ARTBA Student Transportation Video Contest

Congratulations to Electrical Engineering students Zachary Balcar (M.S.) and Ayetullah Biten (Ph.D.), who recently placed second in the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)’s 2018 Student Transportation Video Contest in the safety category. Under the direction of Dr. Samer Dessouky, Civil Engineering, and Dr. Sara Ahmed, Electrical Engineering, Zachary and Ayetullah produced the video
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Parfait Masungi escapes the Congo to find opportunity

Originally posted on Progressive Engineering Magazine News on January 18, 2019. By Milady Nazir Parfai Masungi is one of the lucky ones. At the age of 15, he won a green card lottery visa  and with it, a ticket to leave the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This was his chance to escape the country embroiled
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