For COVID-19 patients, engineering researchers develop a better way to vent
Thursday, 21 May 2020
by utsaengineer
MAY 21, 2020 — UTSA mechanical engineering researchers have developed a new breathing tube designed to solve the problem of instability and tissue damage from the long-term ventilation of COVID-19 patients and emergency medicine. COVID-19 can spread swiftly in the population and progress rapidly in individual patients. In turn, according to news reports, a patient
- Published in COE Announcements, Mechanical Announcements, Mechanical Engineering, News
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Knowledge Enterprise awards funding for transdisciplinary research
Tuesday, 19 May 2020
by utsaengineer
MAY 19, 2020 —The Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise and Academic Affairs has awarded the FY 2021 Transdisciplinary Teams research awards. Two teams, representing four colleges and five departments collectively, were selected and will be awarded $50,000 each. UTSA launched the Transdisciplinary Teams Program last year in response
- Published in COE Announcements, Electrical and Computer Engineering, News
Engineering student shine at the University Life Awards
Friday, 24 April 2020
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(April 24, 2020) – Several College of Engineering students and one COE student organization were honored at the 44th Annual UTSA University Life Awards on Thursday, April 23. The University Life Awards recognize outstanding students, student organizations, staff and faculty for their contributions to the quality of student life at UTSA. College of Engineering students
UTSA COE’s Eugene John and Xiaodu Wang each receive University Excellence Awards
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
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(April 22, 2020) – Congratulations to UTSA COE’s Eugene John and Xiaodu Wang, who each received a University Excellence Award! Dr. John was honored in the University Service Category for Tenure Track Faculty, while Dr. Wang was recognized in the Research Achievement Category: STEM Tenured. The virtual ceremony was held April 21. From the program,
Two Honors College juniors receive prestigious Goldwater scholarship
Monday, 06 April 2020
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APRIL 6, 2020 — UTSA students Naomi Alyafei and Christian Strong have been awarded the 2020 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the oldest and most prestigious scholarships for natural sciences, engineering and mathematics students in the United States. The Goldwater Scholarship Foundation awarded 396 scholarships to college sophomores and juniors around the nation who were identified
- Published in Biomedical Engineering, COE Announcements, News, UTSA COE
Engineering team takes first in steel bridge competition
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
by utsaengineer
MARCH 11, 2020 — UTSA civil engineering students showed great success as they put classroom knowledge learned to practical use at the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Regional Steel Bridge Competition on March 8 in Arlington. The UTSA Steel Bridge Team placed first overall and took first in the following categories: construction economy, structural efficiency,
- Published in Civil and Environmental Engineering, COE Announcements, News
Bizios elected to the prestigious Academy of Athens
Thursday, 05 March 2020
by utsaengineer
MARCH 5, 2020 – Rena Bizios, the Lutcher Brown Chair Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UTSA, was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Athens, Greece on Feb. 20. In ancient Greece the academy was established by Plato, the student of Socrates. In modern Greece the Academy of Athens was established
- Published in Biomedical Engineering, COE Announcements, General, News
UTSA civil engineering ranks among nation’s most affordable programs
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
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FEBRUARY 10, 2020 — An undergraduate program at UTSA is being recognized for its affordability. The civil engineering bachelor’s degree program landed at the 42nd spot of Affordable Schools’ 50 Best Affordable Civil Engineering Degree Programs list for 2020. Affordable Schools is an online higher education resource that helps students find “high-quality education while avoiding
- Published in Civil and Environmental Engineering, COE Announcements, News
National Academy member Sergio Alcocer joins College of Engineering
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
by utsaengineer
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 — Sergio Alcocer, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, has joined the faculty of the UTSA College of Engineering as a professor of civil engineering. He is a fellow of the American Concrete Institute, former president of the of the Academy of Engineering of Mexico, and was elected to the
- Published in Civil and Environmental Engineering, COE Announcements, News
College of Engineering welcomes key new faculty
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
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FEBRUARY 6, 2020 — The UTSA College of Engineering welcomes new faculty Mario Flores and Karina Vielma for the spring 2020 semester. Flores joins the college as an assistant professor and is the first joint appointment between the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering. Flores has a