$5 million Grant Awarded to Develop New Center

The College of Engineering at UTSA announced today it will receive $5 million from the National Science Foundation over the next five years to create a research and educational center on Simulation, Visualization and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT Center).

The SiViRT Center’s goals are multi-faceted and include attracting under-representative minorities (URM) to careers in engineering and science, as well as improving the retention rates of those students. By effectually combining education and research, the SiViRT Center will establish itself as a research leader in the areas of Simulation, Visualization and Real-Time Prediction and enhance the research capabilities and productivity of the university, in line with UTSA 2016. A research team led by Stathis Michaelides of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will oversee the Center and its successes.

Funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), this grant is the largest ARRA award received by the university thus far

All Across Texas Leadership Development Conference Invites COE Students

The All Across Texas Leadership Development week, hosted by TETC, sponsors engineering and computer science students representing 36 different colleges and universities across the state of Texas. For information on how to attend this conference, please click here to download the information.

COE Initiates New Ambassador Program

A new College of Engineering specific ambassador program has just been launched. If you feel you’d make a great ambassador of the COE, please click here to download the information.

Congratulations to the Winners of the Excellence Awards

Last fall, we began accepting nominations from faculty and staff to recognize the hard and selfless work of our colleagues. After a merit based selection by the College of Engineering Advisory Council, the following individuals have been recognized with awards:

• Staff Excellence Award: Diane Crosby
  COE Undergraduate Advising Office
• Excellence in Engineering Research Award: Dr. Frank Chen
  Mechanical Engineering

Congratulations on a job well done!