Electrical and Computer Engineering students place 2nd in ARTBA Student Transportation Video Contest

Congratulations to Electrical Engineering students Zachary Balcar (M.S.) and Ayetullah Biten (Ph.D.), who recently placed second in the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)’s 2018 Student Transportation Video Contest in the safety category. Under the direction of Dr. Samer Dessouky, Civil Engineering, and Dr. Sara Ahmed, Electrical Engineering, Zachary and Ayetullah produced the video
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Parfait Masungi escapes the Congo to find opportunity

Originally posted on Progressive Engineering Magazine News on January 18, 2019. By Milady Nazir Parfai Masungi is one of the lucky ones. At the age of 15, he won a green card lottery visa  and with it, a ticket to leave the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This was his chance to escape the country embroiled
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Dean’s Student Forum

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Three UTSA COE faculty earn tenure, promotion this fall

UTSA Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimberly Andrews Espy announced the promotion of 34 faculty members on August 31, 2018. The promotions were approved by the UT System Board of Regents earlier this month and are effective September 1, 2018. Adel Alaeddini, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Arturo Montoya, Department of Civil and
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DNA-Based Tracers to Help Researchers Map Aquifer for Groundwater Modeling

(Aug. 7, 2018) — Researchers from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are using unique DNA-based tracers to characterize the recharge and flow patterns in the Edwards Aquifer. The work, led by Vikram Kapoor of the UTSA College of Engineering and Ronald Green of SwRI’s Space Science and Engineering
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UTSA to Offer New Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

(Aug. 6, 2018) — Beginning in Fall 2018, students at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will be able to enroll in a civil engineering Ph.D. program. The new academic program will meet a growing demand for innovative, well-trained civil engineers in Texas while advancing UTSA’s progress toward National Research University Fund (NRUF)
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UTSA engineering students win ingenuity award in National Student Steel Bridge Competition

(June 21, 2018) — A team of 12 UTSA civil engineering students competed at the 2018 National Student Steel Bridge Competition recently after winning top honors at the 2018 Texas-Mexico Region Student Steel Bridge Competition in April. In addition to winning the competition’s first ever Frank J. Hatfield Ingenuity Award for the unique design of
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UTSA College of Engineering Preview Day Tours

Our UTSA faculty and staff are excited to show off our programs and talk to you about their personal experiences about the College of Engineering and why it’s a great place for you! Please join us for a College of Engineering Preview Day Tour on July 20th or August 3rd. Click here to sign up.
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Research at UTSA: Year in Review

In fiscal year 2016-2017, UTSA grew its institutional research portfolio, engaged more students, and built partnerships with industry and government to expand funded research. As a result, the 2017 fiscal year final research numbers have been the highest to date in UTSA’s history. Total research expenditures increased from US $56.8 million in FY 2016 to
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New study examines the causes, consequences of 2015 Wimberley floods

A new study by Chad Furl, postdoctoral research associate, and Hatim Sharif, professor of civil and environmental engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio, delves into the 2015 Wimberley, Texas floods that destroyed 350 homes and claimed 13 lives. Furl and Sharif researched the factors that led to the catastrophic flooding and shed
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