AUGUST 24, 2021 – Today, Dr. JoAnn Browning, Dean of the College of Engineering and Integrated Design (CEID) and David and Jennifer Spencer Distinguished Dean’s Chair in Engineering, announced leadership changes in two of CEID’s component departments. Effective September 1, Dr. Ender Finol will take the position of Zachry Mechanical Engineering Department Endowed Chair and

AUGUST 12, 2021 — The University of Texas at San Antonio and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are collaborating to combine two catalytic processes into a single reactor, with the overall goal of recycling carbon from CO2 to produce low-cost hydrocarbon fuels. The work, led by Grant Seuser of SwRI’s Powertrain Engineering Division and Gary Jacobs of UTSA’s College of Engineering

AUGUST 10, 2021 — The University of Texas at San Antonio and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are collaborating to create a computer model of the intricate structures of the human heart as part of a larger effort to develop a new, potentially life-saving heart surgery. The work, led by Keith Bartels of SwRI’s Mechanical Engineering Division and Hai-Chao Han of

JULY 20, 2021 — Billionaires are making news with their competition to open space travel to private citizens. The race for space is in full throttle for private companies, world governments and even college students. Months of hard work were realized in a couple of minutes when UTSA’s Aeronautics and Rocket Club (ARC) took part in

The UTSA College of Engineering and Integrated Design continues to establish itself among the best engineering schools in the country, according to alumni, who say their education has prepared them to practice advanced engineering principles leading to safer buildings, bridges and aircraft. “You have people doing cutting-edge research here,” said Daniel Ramirez-Tamayo ’21, who graduated from

The University of Texas at San Antonio today announced the formal launch of the College of Engineering and Integrated Design (CEID), effective September 1, 2021. The announcement follows recommendation from UTSA’s Integrated Design Initiative Task Force, deep and broad consultation with internal and external stakeholders, and approval by The University of Texas System on behalf

Sunday, May 16 2021 was a day to remember. For the UTSA College of Engineering class of 2021 it was the bookend to a successful, yet unconventional, academic year. While many students were physically present at UTSA for the first time in over a year, the campus was abuzz with a well-earned air of celebration.

Alt-Bionics, founded by UTSA alumnus Ryan Saavedra, recently announced a $25,000 pre-seed investment made by Alamo Angels, a San Antonio based angel investor network. While studying electrical engineering at UTSA, Saavedra developed a bionic hand prototype for below-elbow amputees and those with congenital disorders. The original prototype was entered in the UTSA College of Engineering’s