UTSA Mechanical Engineering 2019-2020 Report
Thursday, 10 September 2020
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UTSA mechanical engineers adapt labs for a new world
Monday, 01 June 2020
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MAY 29, 2020 — A fluid is both a gas and liquid, such as air, water, steam and oil. Ordinarily, engineering students in the Griffin Thermal and Fluids Laboratory at UTSA experiment with wind tunnels, tapered ducts, valves, pipe fittings and hydraulics to observe the forces fluids produce under various conditions. With the sudden onset
- Published in Mechanical Announcements, Mechanical Engineering
For COVID-19 patients, engineering researchers develop a better way to vent
Thursday, 21 May 2020
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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 Mechanical Announcements, Mechanical Engineering, News
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,
Combs receives USAF grant to study effects of hypersonic shock waves
Thursday, 30 January 2020
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JANUARY 30, 2020 — Chris Combs, the Dee Howard Endowed Assistant Professor in UTSA’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, is one of 40 young researchers who will receive a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research’s Young Investigator Research Program. The three-year grant, totaling $450,000, will support Combs as he investigates the effects of hypersonic shock waves
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Infrared paint-curing system takes top prize at Tech Symposium
Tuesday, 03 December 2019
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Nov. 27, 2019 — 3BM, one of 96 student-led design teams, won the top prize at UTSA Fall 2019 Tech Symposium. The challenge, hosted yesterday by the College of Engineering and sponsored by the San Antonio Economic Development Corp., showcased innovative student projects and research across multiple engineering disciplines, preparing participants to launch scalable entrepreneurial ventures.
Program prepares students for future careers in nuclear security
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
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Nov. 20, 2019 — UTSA is educating and preparing the next generation of scientists and engineers to provide innovative solutions to the grand challenges in nuclear security. A cross-disciplinary team of researchers led by faculty members in the College of Sciences and the College of Engineering have been awarded nearly $3 million in grant funding
Advanced Robotics to host first Sumobot competition
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
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Nov. 18, 2019 — UTSA’s Advanced Robotics student organization and the Engineering Student Council will host the first Sumobot competition with the aim of letting participants explore Arduino, an open-sourced electronic platform hardware and software, and have fun while practicing building simple robots. The robots will be composed of solely Arduino components and made of
- Published in General, Mechanical Announcements, Mechanical Engineering, News, UTSA COE
Engineering students to display innovations at Tech Symposium
Monday, 11 November 2019
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Nov. 11, 2019 — Seniors in UTSA’s College of Engineering will present their innovative student projects and research at the Tech Symposium in November. The event showcases engineering senior design projects, which are the culmination of engineering undergraduate studies. The projects enable all engineering students in their senior year to apply the knowledge and skills
First UTSA students invited to premier NASA competition
Monday, 21 October 2019
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Oct. 21, 2019 — For the first time in school history, UTSA engineering students have been invited to participate in the 20th NASA Student Launch competition. Two student organizations in the College of Engineering—the Aeronautics and Rocket Club and Advanced Robotics teams—will join forces to represent the university. The teams are led by Mark Ramirez,
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