Engineering students to display innovations at Tech Symposium

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
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First UTSA students invited to premier NASA competition

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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CPS Energy supports clean energy and grid cybersecurity research at UTSA

(Sept. 18, 2019) — Beginning in the Fall of 2019, faculty members at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will conduct research to enhance green power generation and smart grid security. Through the strategic alliance between the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (TSERI) at UTSA and CPS Energy, three new projects totaling approximately
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UTSA Mechanical Engineering 2018 Report

The UTSA Mechanical Engineering 2018 Report is now available: ME 2018 Annual Report
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San Antonio researchers seek to prevent aerospace failures and oil spill disasters

(Aug. 22, 2019) — In 2014, Kazakhstan’s newest and largest oil field was slated to become a major contributor to the global supply. But within a month of operation, a total shutdown occurred. Without warning, large cracks appeared in its pipelines. For the next two years, the field remained idle due to costly repairs. The
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UTSA wins funding to develop new technology for earthquake resistant buildings

(August 7, 2019) — More than 80,000 aftershocks have been recorded in the aftermath of the two California earthquakes that occurred during the Fourth of July holiday. Californians, generally complacent about earthquakes, were caught by surprise with tremors that were the largest in magnitude in the last decade. Although there was no loss of human life,
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UTSA researchers to share their innovations at Think Science and Discovery Day

(Aug. 2, 2019) – This month, the San Antonio community will get an up-close and hands-on look at some of the innovative research underway at UTSA at Think Science and Discovery Day. Presented by Texas Public Radio, the interactive exhibit will showcase some of the exciting scientific work and discoveries happening in San Antonio, from
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Kiran Bhaganagar joins the National Academy of Science (NAS) Committee

Associate Professor Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar has been appointed to the National Academy of Science Committee to review the Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico study. The committee is a part of NAS Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate.   The committee has experts in the area of Modeling of Atmospheric and Oceanic systems, policy
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UTSA wins $3M NASA award to launch extreme environments center

(July 31, 2019) – UTSA, a public university that is nationally recognized for research excellence, will receive $3 million dollars from NASA to develop a new interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Measurements in Extreme Environments (CAMEE). Climate change has created extreme environmental conditions such as ocean and polar warming, and sea ice reduction. Severe weather including stronger
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UTSA receives 3 Million Dollar funding from NASA

ME faculty members Kiran Bhaganagar, Associate Professor and Chris Combs, Assistant Professor team with Geosciences Faculty to receive a 3 million dollar funding from NASA to develop a new interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Measurements in Advanced Environments(NASA-CAMEE). The UTSA NASA CAMEE center will enhance NASA’s efforts to develop a diverse workforce in earth system sciences,
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