Rena Bizios elected to National Academy of Engineering
Monday, 14 February 2022
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FEBRUARY 14, 2022 – Rena Bizios, Lutcher Brown Endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as part of the 2022 induction class. Election to the NAE is one of the foremost professional accomplishments in the field and is reserved for those who demonstrate
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Eugene John elected senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
Friday, 11 February 2022
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FEBRUARY 11, 2022 — The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 83 academic inventors to its 2022 class of NAI Senior Members. Among these are UTSA faculty members Amanda Fernandez, Thomas Forsthuber and Eugene John. NAI Senior Members are active faculty members, scientists and administrators from NAI Member Institutions who have demonstrated remarkable innovation
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Klesse College announces leadership appointments
Friday, 04 February 2022
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FEBRUAARY 4, 2022 – Today, Dean of Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design (Klesse College) JoAnn Browning announced new appointments to the college’s leadership team. Ender Finol, professor of mechanical engineering, has been appointed as the Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mark Blizard, associate professor of architecture, has been appointed as
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In memoriam: G.V.S. Raju, Ph.D.
Tuesday, 01 February 2022
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FEBRUARY 1, 2022 – Klesse College wishes to honor the memory of G.V.S. Raju, Ph.D., who passed away on January 27, 2022. Professor Raju holds a special place in the history of our college, having joined UTSA in 1990 as the Director of the Division of Engineering, which was then housed in the College of
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UTSA Klesse Scholar hopes to change the future of carbon emissions
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
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JANUARY 26, 2022 — San Antonio native and University of Texas at San Antonio student, Elijah Garcia ‘22, is a senior chemical engineering major and Klesse Scholar — receiving an endowed scholarship in chemical engineering that has benefitted 10 top-performing students. Garcia will graduate in the first class of UTSA students who have become scholars
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UTSA community engagement project highlights the impact of climate change
Monday, 24 January 2022
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JANUARY 24, 2022 — UTSA’s Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS), a program in the UTSA Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design, is working with The DoSeum, San Antonio’s renowned children’s museum, to develop an interactive educational experience. The project, a 4D Helicopter Immersion exhibit, is designed to expose Doers—the name
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Brendy Rincon Troconis recognized with Early Career Research Fellowship
Thursday, 20 January 2022
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JANUARY 20, 2022 – Brendy Rincon Troconis, Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at UTSA’s Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design (Klesse College), was announced as one of six recipients of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s (NASEM) Early Career Research Fellowship through the Offshore Energy Safety track of their
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Dr. Ibukun Awolusi awarded Don B. Daily Safety Grant for the second consecutive year
Monday, 10 January 2022
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JANUARY 10, 2022 – Dr. Ibukun Awolusi—Assistant Professor of Construction Science and Management in the Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design’s (Klesse College) School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Construction Management (CECM)—was recently awarded the Don B. Daily Safety Grant by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation and
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Klesse College students designing tiny homes for disabled veterans
Friday, 17 December 2021
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DECEMBER 17, 2021 – Trinity Schaefer and Elizabeth De Leon, both undergraduate civil engineering majors, are lead organizers and co-founders of UTSA’s Big Heroes, Tiny Homes project. Big Heroes, Tiny Homes–initially adopted by Humble ISD in Houston, Texas–is a trademark program dedicated to assisting homeless veterans in finding a life of shelter and security. Since
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Klesse College graduate student receives prestigious fellowship
Thursday, 16 December 2021
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Congratulations to M.S. in Mechanical Engineering student Drishya Dahal for receiving the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship. Drishya is working under the supervision of Dr. Brendy Rincon Troconis and Dr. David Restrepo in developing new methods to study the adhesion resistance of coatings for the automotive industry.
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