Settimio Pacelli is a Research Scientist Associate V working at Dr. Rathbone’s lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He obtained his master’s degree in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Rome Sapienza. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Kansas until July 2019

Jeanette has been a Roadrunner since 2000. She completed her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at UTSA. In 2011, she returned as an adjunct instructor and taught in the Mechanical Engineering department until 2015. After four years, life brought her full circle to her alma mater, and she was recently

Dhireesha Kudithipudi, Ph.D., is a new Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Kudithipudi joins the College of Engineering after practicing as a professor, graduate program chair, and director of the Neuromorphic AI (Nu.AI) Lab in the Department of Computer Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology.  Over the past decade, her research

Heidi Harwick is the new Program Specialist for the COE Student Success Center! Heidi is a UTSA Alumni and graduated with a B.S. in Geology in 2018. Prior to joining UTSA in September of 2019, she worked at Educational Testing Service (ETS) for 13 years, including 10 years as a Proposal Production Specialist with the

Yanmin Gong is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio. She received her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida under the supervision of Prof. Yuguang “Michael” Fang in 2016. She received the B.E. degree in electronics

Please join us in welcoming Staci Francis, Assistant Dean for Fiscal Administration.  Staci is a talented higher education professional with skills and experience in finance, budgeting, personnel direction, recruitment, training, benefits, and management of multiple internal and external software programs.  Staci has more than 20 years higher education experience and most recently served as the

Mary Riedel is the Assistant Director of the Research Service Center for the Colleges of Sciences and Engineering. Please tell us about yourself.I was born in Nashville, TN, but moved with my family to Abilene, TX in 1991. I went to Abilene Christian University and met my husband while in college. In 2005, we moved to

Amir Karimi, Ph.D.is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in UTSA’s College of Engineering. Please tell us about yourself.I was born in Tehran, Iran. I completed my elementary and high school education in Tehran. I came to the United States for college education. I started my education in a private junior college (Multnomah College) in Portland,