UTSA Research News

UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Works (JURSW) Accepting Submissions

November 29, 2017

The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Works (JURSW) is now accepting submissions for Volume Two! Some big changes are underway at the Journal, including: - Publishing two volumes each school year: the Fall 2017 submission deadline is December 22, 2017. - Our dual publication policy has been affirmed by Legal Affairs, so that students own the right to their content, which allows for future presentation or publication of materials published by JURSW. - The Journal will be accepting submissions from non-UTSA undergraduates ...
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UTSA Hosts Fifth Annual Innovation Awards

November 15, 2017

Thirty UTSA faculty members, students and community leaders are recognized for their research and discovery SAN ANTONIO (November 15, 2017) – The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) recognized UTSA professor Bing Dong as its 2017 Innovator of the Year at their fifth annual Innovation Awards. His selection was based on a number of factors including the launch of his startup, grant awards, I-Corps participation and licensing of his numerous technologies. Dr. Bing Dong earned his Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University. Before ...
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UTSA and Monterrey Tec System create joint research and faculty exchange partnership

November 14, 2017

(Nov. 13, 2017) -- Bernard Arulanandam, interim vice president for research at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and Arturo Molina, vice chancellor for research and tech transfer at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)/Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish collaboration activities and facilitate long-term academic and economic cooperation between both institutions. Monterrey Tec and UTSA will foster joint research and faculty exchanges in the areas of ...
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SwRI, UTSA jointly invest in corrosion, energy projects: Connect projects to each receive $125,000 in funding

November 9, 2017

SAN ANTONIO – Nov. 9, 2017 – Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced two new research projects through the Connecting through Research Partnerships (Connect) Program. Each project will receive $125,000 in funding. One project will research a new technique to mitigate cracking and corrosion in piping and related equipment used by the oil and gas industry and the other will investigate the development of a traffic management system that will be powered ...
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TSERI Receives Sustainable Research Funding from CPS Energy

October 1, 2017

Researchers at UTSA have begun work on five new research initiatives to enhance clean energy production/integration, improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the Strategic Alliance between the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (TSERI) and CPS Energy, established in 2010. The new projects are supported by five grants from CPS Energy totaling close to $1.5 million. They are, as follows: City of San Antonio Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Hazem Rashed-Ali Roger Enriquez John Merrifield Keith Muhlestein Francine Romero Hatim Sharif Robert Tillyer Hybrid Integrated Sensing and Energy ...
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