Francisca Acosta: A Chance Encounter Led Me to Biomedical Engineering

Originally published on UT Health San Antonio’s The Pipette Gazette by Charlotte Anthony on September 13, 2018 Francisca Acosta didn’t always know Biomedical Engineering was for her. “Up until I went to college, I thought I would go into medicine and be a doctor. I grew up not knowing what a Ph.D. was and I
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Dr. Bing Dong presented IBPSA-USA Emerging/Young Contributor Award

Congratulations to Bing Dong, recipient of the very prestigious International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)-USA Region Emerging/Young Contributor Award! This award is the highest recognition of building simulation society for junior faculties and recognizes. Presented every two years, it recognizes one individual at the beginning of their career who has demonstrated potential for significant contributions
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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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Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar Named AIAA Associate Fellow

Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar has been elected to the grade of Associate Fellow – Class of 2019 in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). AIAA Associate Fellows are individuals of distinction who have made notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics. Each year, only one for every
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UTSA enters Guinness World Records with smallest medical robot

(Aug. 27, 2018) — It can’t be seen with a human eye. It doesn’t look anything like C-3PO or R2-D2, or even BB-8. But, nevertheless, it is a robot (all 120nm of it) and its creators from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are now world record holders in the Guinness World Records
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COE Fall 2018 Student Success Center Events

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Researchers at UTSA and SwRI design biodegradable device to treat illness

(Aug. 7, 2018) — Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) are developing a 3D printed implant that, when injected in a patient’s body, could deliver a personalized dose of medicine to treat infections and ailments such as arthritis, cancer and AIDS. The project, led by Lyle Hood
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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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