Research Interest Groups
The Office of Research sponsors and manages research interest groups (RIGs) to provide a forum for UTSA researchers from across disciplines and the extended research community to work collaboratively on emerging transdisciplinary fields in academia.
RIG members represent colleges and departments from all corners of UTSA and include community-based organizations and industry partners in the San Antonio region to conduct innovative research on specific topics, and to seek funding opportunities to support new ideas and investigations.
Research Interest Groups (RIGs) help connect faculty researchers to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams. RIGs meet once a month and are self-governing with management support from UTSA Research.
If you would like to join one of the current RIGs listed below, please complete this brief survey
If you would like to propose the establishment of a new RIG or would like further information on existing RIGs, please contact Dr. Siobhan Fleming, Sr. Director for Faculty Development, Siobhan.Fleming@utsa.edu in UTSA Research.
For specific information about any RIG, please feel free to reach out to the faculty leads listed below.
Faculty Lead: Chris Packham (Physics & Astronomy)
The Climate RIG pursues climate-related in the fields of science, engineering, and cultural impact with a focus on the Underrepresented Minority (URM) communities. Initial areas of interest concern the intersection of physical and human in the social realm, law & policy-related issues, the effect of climate change on community & education as well as monitoring and modeling.