UTSA Research Excellence booklet

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE

UTSA at a Glance With three campuses in the nation’s seventh-largest city, UTSA, like San Antonio, has a rich history of cultural diversity and a spirit of hospitality, making it an amazing environment in which to learn, discover, and grow.

UTSA prides itself on having a diverse student population.

More than 58 percent of UTSA students are from underrepresented groups; many are the first in their family to attend a college or university.

The University recruits top-tier faculty who are nationally and internationally recognized in their fields. These faculty members are the driving force behind UTSA’s fantastic research achievements.

UTSA Nationally Acclaimed for Academic Programs and Colleges • Top third in the nation for funding in research and sponsored programs.

• National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense, Information Assurance Education and Education Assurance Research.

• Ranked #6 in the nation awarding bachelor’s degrees to Hispanic students.

• 2016 Best for Vets College

Graduate and Undergraduate Research UTSA advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. The University embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources, as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property—for Texas, the nation, and the world.

UTSA has a strong graduate research component.

Graduate students work hand-in-hand with UTSA’s top faculty on projects that cover infectious disease, environmental sustainability, housing re-development, socioeconomic disparity, and everything in between.

The students earning their Master’s and Doctoral degrees are some of the best and brightest in the nation, and their insights are advancing their fields of research every day.

Additionally, UTSA has a strong cadre of undergraduate researchers. The Office of Undergraduate Research (O.U.R.) promotes access, advancement, and excellence in undergraduate research and scholarly activities. The O.U.R. oversees a collaborative network of programs to engage and support student participation in research and scholarly activities in all areas of academic inquiry.

Fall 2015 Enrollment Undergraduate...................28,787 Master’s..............................3,325 Doctoral..............................741 Post-Baccalaureate............259

Total...................................33,112

Enrollment by Gender Female...............................14,399 Male....................................14,388

Enrollment by Ethnicity Hispanic..............................14,408 White..................................7,719 African-American................2,439 Asian..................................1,524 International........................1,473 Other..................................1,170 American Indian.................54

UTSA by the Numbers STUDENT COMPONENT • 28,787 students

• Hispanic Serving Institution FACULTY/STAFF COMPONENT • 6,658 Employees • 1,410 Faculty

MAIN CAMPUS • 29 buildings • 725 acres • 125 acres for future athletics complex DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

UNIVERSITY COMPONENT

• 4 buildings

• 162 Degree Programs

HEMISFAIR PARK CAMPUS

• 9 Colleges

• 18.37 acres • UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures

$550 MILLION

• 182,000-square-foot facility

• Operating budget of UTSA

• 65,000-square-foot exhibit space

$73.9 MILLION

UTSA currently has 480,359 square-feet of classroom space and 222,510 square-feet of research labs. The total size of UTSA’s learning and teaching space—more than 16 acres.

• Research and Sponsored Project Expenditures

$1.2 Billion

UTSA’s Economic Impact on San Antonio

$42 Billion Economic impact of leading San Antonio industries San Antonio Economy at a Glance • Information Technology and Cyber Security The local IT sector offers unique emphasis on the complementary pair of cloud computing and cybersecurity.

Incubators like Geekdom and TechStars Cloud are working with San Antonio’s IT startups to share ideas and winning business practices while fostering a culture of rewarding entrepreneurship.

• Bioscience and Healthcare One out of every six San Antonians is employed in the industry. Local operations represent nationally-recognized healthcare facilities, cutting-edge biotech companies, and well respected global enterprises, such as Medtronic and Becton Dickinson.

• Aerospace A leader in the aerospace industry, San Antonio has significant expertise in maintenance, repair and overhaul, as well as aerospace research, engineering and testing. The aerospace industry provides a $5.4 billion industry economic impact, employs more than 13,000 workers and provides an average wage of $58,729 per year.

• Renewable Energy In 2010, the city adopted its Mission Verde (Mission Green) initiative to transform the city’s energy practices and make it a hub for sustainable energy technology and green jobs.

Cloud Technology & Cyber Security “Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.” —Bill Gates UTSA is highly experienced in conducting both basic and applied research in the areas of information technology and cyber security, as evidenced by the extensive partnerships with government, higher education, and industry.

Cyber security has become a pillar within UTSA’s research portfolio where in fiscal year 2013 approximately 14% ($7.2 million) of the $51 million in research expenditures has been dedicated to cyber security related projects and programs.

To further grow cyber security research, UTSA constructed a 26,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility dedicated to cyber security, information assurance research, and related programs.

Along with cyber security and its 1,000-core Open cloud server and industry partners like Microsoft, Rackspace, and the Department of Defense, UTSA is poised to make a substantial impact in the fields of Cloud Computing and Cyber Security.

No.1

UTSA Nationally Ranked for Cyber Security Programs

Key Areas of Research Integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data in the cloud

High performance computing in the cloud

Cloud Computing

Authentication and access control

Open cloud technologies: OpenStack, OpenCompute

Predictive and Big Data Analytics

Cloud Technology and Cyber Security Laboratories Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) The Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) is developing the world’s foremost center for multidisciplinary education and development of operational capabilities in the areas of infrastructure assurance and security. The CIAS is centered around the Community Cyber Security Maturity Model (CCSMM) to assist states and communities with the development of viable and sustainable cyber security programs.

FlexCloud and FlexFarm

ICS FlexCloud focuses on studying security challenges surrounding cloud computing and offers significant computing capacity with similar design features adopted by other cloud computing providers. ICS FlexFarm is an Internet connected environment providing researchers with a dedicated platform to conduct research on malware programs and methods for improving malware detection, faster response times to malware infections, and effective malware removal techniques with a special focus on botnets.

Computer Science Information Security Lab (CSISL)

The 12,000 square-foot Computer Science Information Security Lab (CSISL) was designed with security research and teaching in mind. It houses 50 computers with an internal firewalled network for security testing and experimenting. Over the years, the lab has supported the educational activities of more than 700 students as part of the year-long security sequence, composed of two courses—Computer and Information Security and Unix and Network Security.

Centers and Institutes Center for Education and Research in Information and Infrastructure Security (CERI2S)

The Center for Education and Research in Information and Infrastructure Security (CERI²S) conducts high impact research in information assurance and security and educates the cybersecurity workforce needed now and in the future. The center’s research objective is to offer leading edge solutions that will help to solve cybersecurity problems of national scope and importance.

Multi-media and Mobile Signal Processing (MMSP) Laboratory Conducts research in signal/image processing as applied to problems in multimedia signal processing algorithms (including parallel) and architectures; information security (watermarking, steganography, steganalysis, and database security); secure multimedia and wireless communications; machine vision and pattern recognition (including target detection and recognition); mobile and medical imaging; signal/image enhancement, filtering, representation, modeling and compression; and bioinformatics.

Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) Dr. Ravinderpal Sandhu (210) 458-6327 Ravi.Sandhu@utsa.edu

Center for Infrastructure Assurance & Security (CIAS) Dr. Greg White (210) 458-2119 Greg.White@utsa.edu Center for Education and Research in Information and Infrastructure Security (CERI²S) Dr. Nicole Beebe (210) 458-6301 Nicole.Beebe@utsa.edu

Advanced Materials Science Advanced Materials Science traverses the fields of interdisciplinary research and gives way to the arena of converging sciences.

Scientists at UTSA are on the cutting edge of materials research and focus on the manipulation of particles at a molecular level. They are exploring new ways to mold molecular structures to create safer and more efficient materials.

UTSA is host to some of the most high-tech visualization equipment in the nation. Near the theoretical limit of resolution, its Helenita microscope captures images of atomic and sub-atomic particles.

It is so precise it can capture images of atoms with a

resolution of 0.72 picometers, or capture images more than 100 million times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.

Research at UTSA covers the essential fields within Materials Science—from Nanoelectronics to Biomaterials. Current areas of research interest include: •

Nanomaterials

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Electronic and Optoelectronics

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Polymeric, Metallic, and Constructional Materials

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Photonics, Plasmonics, and Nanoelectronics

Biomaterials

Kleberg Center UTSA’s Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center houses some of the most advanced instruments in electron microscopy and other state-of-the-art microscopy equipment in the world. The center propels world-class research in nanotechnology, biology, chemistry and condensed matter. It is focused on high-resolution imaging, electron diffraction, electron holography, electron tomography, cryo-TEM and EELS. In addition, the center works with in situ electron microscopy: nanomechanical, electrical and optical measurements.

Inside the Laboratory • Aberration-corrected microscope JEOL ARM 200F • Field emission gun JEOL 2010F • JEOL 1230 TEM • Hitachi STEM S5500 • Hitachi SEM 1050 • Zeiss 710 Live Cell • Zeiss 510 Confocal • Raman Spectroscopy • X-ray diffraction • AFM - Innova & Multimode

• Optical microscopy with CCD Camera • AA-6200 Shimadzu Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer • Bruker UMT-2 Tribometer • Rigaku Ultima III diffractometer • Axio Imager A1 light microscope • PANalytical Empyrean high-resolution X-ray diffractometer

Additional Laboratories •

International Center for Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials

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Multifunctional Electronic Materials and Devices Research Lab

Experts in Materials Science Dr. Miguel Yacamรกn Physics & Astronomy Involved in the synthesis, characterization, and application of nanostructures of metals and oxides.

Miguel.Yacaman@utsa.edu (210) 458-6954 Dr. Ruyan Guo Electrical & Computer Engineering Focuses on electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices along with crystal chemistry and other advanced materials.

Ruyan.Guo@utsa.edu (210) 458-7057

Integrative Biomedicine Multidisciplinary, collaborative efforts among researchers are the cornerstones for integrative biomedicine. At UTSA, these cornerstones build the foundation for its advancement in research.

Human Immunology and Infectious Disease, Regenerative and Molecular Medicine, and Neuroscience are all part of Integrative Biomedicine at UTSA. Professors across numerous disciplines work in these and related fields, many of whom are conducting research in all areas of Integrated Biomedicine simultaneously.

The NIH spends more than 80% of its approximately $30.1 billion annual budget through nearly 50,000 extramural, competitive grants to researchers. To continue capturing portions of these funds, UTSA has gathered together some of the best researchers in the world.

And, in efforts to combat the growing biomedical problems plaguing the world, UTSA has also joined with leaders in industry and academic institutions—partners like the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Southwest Research Institute, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, Geisinger Clinic in Pennsylvania, Department of Defense, and numerous other top institutions.

UTSA has already proven itself to be a beacon for Integrative Biomedicine research and will continue to advance research in this field for years to come.

Human Immunology and Infectious Disease Within the South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID), UTSA has assembled an impressive group of researchers who specialize in emerging and bioweapon-related diseases.

New state-of-the-art facilities and the diverse expertise of the faculty belonging to the STCEID provide an excellent environment to answer critical questions relating to infectious disease agents and human adaptation.

By creating one of the premier centers in the nation, UTSA seeks to expand “cutting edge� research areas in human immunology and infectious diseases that will complement other areas of research excellence at UTSA, and related research at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas Biomedical Foundation, and the San Antonio Military Medical Center.

The facilities and faculty at the Center serve an important role in providing hands-on training to undergraduate and graduate students who intend to pursue careers in science and technology. UTSA offers an undergraduate degree in Microbiology, Biology and Biotechnology Masters programs, and Ph.D. degrees in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.

Dr. Bernard Arulanandam

Dr. Floyd Wormley

Focuses on the identification of novel therapeutic / propholactic vaccine strategies and antimicrobial therapies in public health

Studies host-fungal interactions at mucosal tissues for the development of immune therapies and / or prevent fungal infections

Bernard.Arulanandam@utsa.edu (210) 458-8176

Floyd.Wormley@utsa.edu (210) 458-7020

Dr. Karl Klose

Dr. Thomas Forsthuber

Interested in bacterial pathogenesis - how bacteria cause disease.

Extensively worked with Vibrio Cholerae and Francisella Tularensis

Researches cellular immunology, T-Cell immunity and biology, autoimmune diseases and vaccine development

Karl.Klose@utsa.edu (210) 458-6140

Thomas.Forsthuber@utsa.edu (210) 458-5760

Key Areas of Research

• Acinetobacter baumannii

• Fractalkine Biology

• Autoimmune Diseases

• Fungal Infections

• Alphaviruses

• Bacterial Pathogens • Candida albicans

• Chlamydia trachomatis • Coccidioidomycosis

• Cryptococcus neoformans • Food-borne Pathogens

• Francisella tularensis • Lyme Disease

• Microbial Tissue Engineering • Neurocysticercosis • Parasitic Infection • Plant Viruses

• Vibrio cholera

Neuroscience UTSA Neuroscience is a core group comprised of 25 research-active faculty. Their areas of scientific focus are varied in scope and approach, which has lent itself to the formation of a number of neuroscience research clusters, each centered on a thematic area.

The composition of the neuroscience group was diversified by design, recognizing that fundamental insight about how the nervous system functions in health and disease is best served by an interactive, interdisciplinary group.

The Neurosciences Institute The UTSA Neurosciences Institute is the multidisciplinary research organization for neurosciences at UTSA. Its mission is to foster a collaborative community of scientists committed to studying the biological basis of human experience and behavior, and the origin and treatment of nervous system diseases.

The Neuroscience Institutes’s most vital and comprehensive goal is to promote excellence in its research-active, neuroscience community.

Since 2010, the Neurosciences Institute faculty have been awarded more than $11 million in federal grant income. In addition, since 2010, approximately $3 million has been awarded by the military sector to UTSA Neuroscience. This includes a $408,000 award from the Department of Defense, and an additional 5-year, $2.46 million award by the Army Research Labs.

Areas of special emphasis include: •

Nervous system development

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Neuronal and network computation

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Sensory, motor, and cognitive function

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Learning and memory, and the disease processes that impact them

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Implementing mathematical and computational tools in experimental neurobiology

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Mathematical theory of neurons and nervous systems

Faculty Experts in Neuroscience Dr. Charles Wilson, Director of the UTSA Neurosciences Institute and Ewing Halsell Chair in Biology in the College of Sciences, employs the contribution of specific ion channels using intracellular recording and ion imaging to determine the ionic mechanism of autonomous activity in each neuron type in the basal ganglia.

Dr. George Perry, UTSA Dean of the College of Sciences, is distinguished as one of the top Alzheimer’s disease researchers with over 1,000 publications and one of the top 100 most-cited scientists in neuroscience and behavior. Perry has been cited over 53,000 times and is recognized as an ISI highly cited researcher.

Charles.Wilson@utsa.edu or (210) 458-5654

George.Perry@utsa.edu or (210) 458-4450

Dr. Nicole Wicha, Associate Professor in Biology, has been researching the brain basis of language comprehension for the past two decades to uncover the timing of neural processing underlying our ability to understand language. Her research focuses on understanding how the brain processes language in real time using both behavioral and brain imaging techniques.

Nicole.Wicha@utsa.edu or (210) 458-7013

Regenerative and Molecular Medicine National and future trends of regenerative and molecular medicine have recently delivered several product approvals producing over $1 billion in annual revenue. For 2012, the sector generated more than $900 million in investment from the private sector and more than $300 million from grant funding totaling ~$1.2 billion in investment from these sources.

With the current trends in regenerative and molecular medicine, UTSA plans to expands its role in this field. To do so, UTSA will continue to capitalize on its use of interdisciplinary research with collaborative efforts from experts in biomedical engineering, chemistry, and biology.

UTSA will also leverage its research partnerships with its external partners like the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Harvard and MIT, Eli Lilly & Co., Inc., and the US Army Institute of Surgical Research.

Key Centers and Institutes •

Center for Innovation and Drug Discovery

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San Antonio Cellular Therapeutics Institute

Key Resources •

Functional Hybrid Biomaterials Lab

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Proteomics & Protein Biomarkers Core

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Scanning Electron Microscope

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Biophotonics Core

Experts in Regenerative and Molecular Medicine Dr. Joo. L Ong Biomedical Engineering Tissue Engineering, In vitro Cell Culture, and Materials Characterization Research Anson.Ong@utsa.edu (210) 458-7084

Dr. Doug Frantz Chemistry Organic Chemistry and Stem Cell Differentiation Research Doug.Frantz@utsa.edu (210) 458-7048

Dr. John McCarrey Biology Germ Cell and Stem Cell Research John.McCarrey@utsa.edu (210) 458-4507

Social and Educational Transformation “Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.”

—Kofi Annan UTSA is uniquely positioned in south Texas to better understand and address issues related to socioeconomic and health differences and challenges. A significant element of this strategic position is the number and percentage of persons who are of Hispanic descent in the area and the proximity of UTSA to the border region. UTSA’s position allows it to be a leader in research, teaching, and services to understand and improve the quality of life in South Texas, and by extension, the world.

Overarching themes within these socioeconomic and health areas include: •

Immigration, Border, and Refugee Issues

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Global Impacts

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Poverty, Inequality, and Upward Mobility

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Educational Attainment

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Health Disparity Issues

Bank of America Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute

Institute for Health Disparities Research

The Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) at The University of Texas at San Antonio is a university-wide research institute established in 2005 that supports the study of topics such as infant cognition and language development, early literacy, juvenile justice, child abuse prevention, foster care youth, pediatric obesity prevention, early childhood education, school readiness, and dropout prevention.

The Institute for Health Disparities Research (IHDR) advocates the integration of biomedical and socio-behavioral science research in addressing health disparities in South Texas and the nation.

The Institute partners with local academic and non-academic agencies to address the unequal distribution and prevalence of adverse health conditions existing in Texas and the nation.

The institute fosters cross-disciplinary collaborations within the university and with research partners from the community and translates research results into policy recommendations.

Dr. Harriett Romo Harriett.Romo@utsa.edu (210) 458-2849

Health disparities research and interventions are important for the city of San Antonio UTSA as a major partner of this community could make an important contribution because of its unique strengths and areas of expertise which are not represented otherwise in the city.

Dr. Thankam Sunil Thankam.Sunil@utsa.edu (210) 458-2020

Center for Research and Policy in Education

Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research

The Center for Research and Policy in Education is focused on research and policy dealing with the success of students across the P-20 educational system.

The Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research provides research and development services encompassing various themes ranging from crime and education to energy and health. Its research focuses on the social and economic characteristics of population and the effects of population change.

Current projects the center is involved with research graduation rates and student success in the Latino/a community, PERSPECTIVAS, a policy brief series on issues impacting Latino/a student success, and the National Latino Education Research Initiative.

Dr. Laura Rendon Laura.Rendon@utsa.edu (210) 458-4370 Dr. Amaury Nora Amaury.Nora@utsa.edu (210) 458-4370

The Institute, comprised of researchers in various fields of expertise, has partnerships with the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Department of Transportation, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and is home to the Texas State Demographer, Dr. Lloyd Potter.

Dr. Lloyd Potter Lloyd.Potter@utsa.edu (210) 458-6530

Sustainable Communities and Critical Infrastructure “Sustainability can’t be like some sort of a moral sacrifice or political dilemma or a philanthropical cause.

It has to be a design challenge.”

—Bjarke Ingels Research capabilities addressing sustainable communities/regions and critical infrastructure reside across several units at UTSA including the College of Architecture, College of Business, College of Engineering, College of Sciences,College of Liberal and Fine Arts, College of Public Policy, Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute, and the Institute for Economic Development. Each of these colleges and institutes is dedicated to creating practical and sustainable infrastructure to support a growing global population.

Topic areas include: •

Life Cycle Analysis

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Water Studies: Treatment/Re-Use, Conservation, and Drought

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Water-Energy Nexus

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Low Impact Developments

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Governmental Structure

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Aspects of Changing Cultures

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Anthropology

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Climate Change, Forecasting Climate Change

What We Are Facing One of the greatest challenges that we face in the near future is how we will form and shape our cities and regions. Two-thirds or more of the world will live in cities by 2050. Interdisciplinary teams of urban planners, engineers, demographers, and social and public policy researchers at UTSA could provide the expertise and research capability needed to face the problems that lie ahead.

Center for Urban and Regional Planning Research The Center for Urban and Regional Planning Research • supports the College of Architecture’s and College of Public Policy’s graduate programs in urban and regional planning (Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional • Planning and Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning) by bringing together students, staff and faculty within UTSA to address community planning, economic, infrastructure, environmental, housing and development issues impacting Texas and the border region.

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Engage in planning and design initiatives that have community and regional implications.

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Provide a venue to discuss issues and concerns impacting the region.

Host seminars, workshops, round-tables and conferences to share insights on regional needs, concerns, problems, issues and solutions.

Help local and regional leaders develop strategies to deal with ongoing planning concerns and issue

help local and regional leaders develop strategies to deal with ongoing planning concerns and issues.

Provide ongoing technical and applied research support to communities, local governments, councils of government, economic and community development corporations, housing groups, and others in the region engaged in sustainable community and regional development.

For more information on the Center for Urban and Regional Planning Research contact: Dr. Richard Tangum at Richard.Tangum@utsa.edu or (210) 458-2559

Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute

Water Institute of Texas

Dr. Juan Gomez Interim Institute Director Juan.Gomez@utsa.edu (210) 458-6702 UTSA created the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute to partner with the community and contribute to a new energy future that builds on a diverse resource base to position San Antonio as a significant contributor to the global energy economy.

The Institute integrates scientific discovery, engineering innovation, and policy deliberations with pragmatic implementation and a commitment to multicultural traditions. It also serves as a center of intellectual creativity that promotes socioeconomic development— regionally, nationally, and globally.

As a part of the growth toward energy and water stewardship, UTSA and CPS Energy entered into a 10year, $50 million agreement to position San Antonio as a national leader in green technology research.

The Institute provides systems solutions that pursue novel opportunities for technology insertion to reduce costs, improve reliability, and assure responsible environmental stewardship.

The Water Institute of Texas (WIT) conducts research on the various factors related to water sustainability and their effects on the health and economic development.

UTSA faculty has considerable research expertise in the various areas related to water research, and the WIT provides focus for their multi-disciplinary research efforts.

Some of these areas of water research include: •

Hydro-geology

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Groundwater Modeling

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Aqueous Geochemistry

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Sediment Transport

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Channel-floodplain interactions

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Remote Sensing

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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Geoinformatics

Commercialization and Innovation UTSA is committed to investigating, creating, protecting, and commercializing research and intellectual property as a means to benefit the university, the research environment, the academic environment, and for the general benefit of the state of Texas and its residents.

The Office of Commercialization and Innovation (OCI) achieves this positive impact by serving our faculty, staff, and students to enable industrial research partnerships, intellectual property management, proof-of-concept development, new venture incubation, entrepreneurial training, and policies and procedures that accelerate the ease of transition of intellectual property from the university to industry.

Dr. Cory R. A. Hallam Chief Commercialization Officer OCI@utsa.edu (210) 458-6963 Dr. Hallam is the Chief Commercialization Officer at UTSA. He holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management and Policy, an MS in Technology and Policy, and an M.Eng in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While at MIT, he headed the design and development of the Aero/Astro Learning Laboratory. He has worked as an aerospace and telecommunications engineer, program manager on manned and unmanned aircraft programs, and in lean enterprise transformation with small, medium, and large companies.

Center for Innovation & Technology Entrepreneurship The Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE), an interdisciplinary center in the Colleges of Business and Engineering, is a pipeline for UTSA faculty, students, and the surrounding business community to develop technology ventures.

CITE is focused on fostering the growth of new technology-based ventures through its competition, short courses, networking and support. Through its mentor network, CITE helps unlock the inner entrepreneur in students, faculty, and the public.

CITE supports the successful launch of new technology ventures by coordinating resources for early venture execution within the university or in collaboration with companies, and provides linkages to IP protection, incubation, and funding.

CITE also hosts the bi-annual $100K Competition for UTSA students to pitch their inventions to a panel of judges in order to earn valuable feedback and the chance to earn $100,000 in cash and resources. This is one of the largest competitions of its kind in the nation.

EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH At The University of Texas at San Antonio, research is about exceptional opportunities—in the classrooms, in the laboratories, in conferences, and in the field.

Research is about changing the world and improving your community.

With world-class faculty, hands-on lab experiences, and opportunities for undergraduates to professors, UTSA has a unique culture that encourages all forms of creative and scientific inquiry, and that is what makes it a top-tier university.

UTSA’s excellence is made possible by community support, peer collaboration, industry partnerships, and government connections. By leveraging all of its partners, across all sectors of government, higher education, industry, and community, UTSA is able to delve into groundbreaking and world changing research.

For more information contact: Research@utsa.edu

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