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Announcements 2006

10.25.06
	UTEP Engineering Receives National Diversity Award
10.17.06
	UTEP a Rising Star Among Engineering Schools
10.12.06
	UTEP Professor Among 100 Influential Hispanics
10.11.06
	Senator Hutchison Tours University’s Research Facilities
10.05.06
	UTEP Announces 2006 Distinguished Alumni
09.27.06
	UTEP Program Named an Example of Excelencia
09.19.06
	Engineering Professor Receives Piper Award for Outstanding Teaching
09.05.06
	UTEP College of Engineering Ranked No. 1 for the second consecutive year
08.29.06
	UTEP Receives Gift from Shell Oil Company

• Fall 2006 Dean's List

• The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $500,000 to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) for a three-year project designed to help more engineering students graduate from UTEP in shorter time with the skills and knowledge to make them even more competitive with graduates from other major universities. Read more.

• Under the guidance of Professor Louis Everett, senior engineering students Keith Griffin, Jonathon Bice, and Timothy Min simulated a radial engine with Adams. They created their virtual radial engine as a way to recruit students to the UTEP engineering program. Read more.

• Dr. Benjamin C. Flores, Associate Dean of the College of Engineering, leads the UT System Louis Strokes Alliance for Minority Participation. The Alliance is a state wide effort that comprises 9 UT schools and 7 community colleges. It's purpose is to increase the number of under-represented minorities that pursue and earn degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

• The College of Engineering received $1 million from the Texas Instruments Foundation for development and enhancement in Semiconductor and Electronics Materials and Wireless Communications. The team of faculty members consists of Drs. David Zubia, Gregory Lush, John McClure, Elizabeth Gardner, Bryan Usevitch and Tim Yao. Included will be the development of cleanroom facilities and related curricular improvements.

• The College of Engineering received $750,000 from the W.M. Keck Foundation for the development of the W.M. Keck Border Biomedical Manufacturing and Engineering Laboratory.

• The College of Engineering received a gift of Rapid Prototyping Equipment for the W.M. Keck Border Biomedical Manufacturing and Engineering Laboratory from Sandia National Laboratories.

• Three College of Engineering faculty members were awarded STAR grants from the University of Texas System – Drs. Soheil Nazarian, Pat Teller, and Ryan Wicker.