New Employee – Carlos Velez

Carlos Velez is the new Program Coordinator for Outreach and Diversity in the College of Engineering’s Student Success Center. His role is to assist in the retention, persistence, and graduation of College of Engineering students while also supporting the recruitment of underrepresented student populations. Carlos previously worked at Northwest Vista College and Texas A&M-San Antonio
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New Employee – Desmond Graham

Desmond Graham is the new Administrative Manager for the College of Engineering’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. He has in-depth knowledge of the principles of criminology and penology, emanating from working with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a parole officer. Desmond holds a 1st Class honors BA Communication degree with a Public Relations
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Faculty Spotlight – Lyle Hood

Lyle Hood is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering Department. Please tell us about yourself.I’m a native Texan originally from the Corpus Christi area. I went to the University of Houston for my bachelor’s degree, Virginia Tech/Wake Forest (joint program) for my MS and PhD, and Houston Methodist Research Institute as
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Staff Spotlight: Monica Casanova

Monica Casanova is an Administrative Associate I for the College of Engineering’s Development Office. Please tell us about yourself.I was born and raised in Michigan – Go Blue! My husband and I recently celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary and we have three children together: 18-year-old Gabe, 11-year-old Maya, and 6-year-old Elena. In Michigan, I worked
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Researchers’ nanodisk could restore function for Lou Gehrig’s disease patients

Dec. 5, 2019 — For decades the renowned English physicist Stephen Hawking lived with a motor neuron disease until his death last year. People who suffer from this condition lose functionality of brain cells that control essential muscle activity, such as speaking, walking, breathing and swallowing.  To help individuals afflicted by MNDs, UTSA has embarked on
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Bizios named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Dec. 5, 2019 — Rena Bizios, Lutcher Brown Chair and professor of biomedical engineering at UTSA, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. The honor recognizes Bizios for demonstrating a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and
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Infrared paint-curing system takes top prize at Tech Symposium

Nov. 27, 2019 — 3BM, one of 96 student-led design teams, won the top prize at UTSA Fall 2019 Tech Symposium. The challenge, hosted yesterday by the College of Engineering and sponsored by the San Antonio Economic Development Corp., showcased innovative student projects and research across multiple engineering disciplines, preparing participants to launch scalable entrepreneurial ventures. 
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UTSA engineering students build interactive exhibits to engage children at The DoSeum

Nov. 20, 2019 — Two teams of UTSA engineering students are building new interactive exhibits that will engage local children in the mysteries of sight and sound at The DoSeum. Their projects will be on display at the university this month along with the innovative work of 91 other student teams at the UTSA College
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Program prepares students for future careers in nuclear security

Nov. 20, 2019 — UTSA is educating and preparing the next generation of scientists and engineers to provide innovative solutions to the grand challenges in nuclear security.  A cross-disciplinary team of researchers led by faculty members in the College of Sciences and the College of Engineering have been awarded nearly $3 million in grant funding
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Advanced Robotics to host first Sumobot competition

Nov. 18, 2019 — UTSA’s Advanced Robotics student organization and the Engineering Student Council will host the first Sumobot competition with the aim of letting participants explore Arduino, an open-sourced electronic platform hardware and software, and have fun while practicing building simple robots. The robots will be composed of solely Arduino components and made of
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