EXPLORE STEM CAMPS SUMMER 2020

This project is targeted at secondary students with disabilities who will learn how engineering binds complex math and science concepts to real world experiences using computational science, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and Internet of Things.

REU SITE: SUMMER PROGRAM IN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT BIODIVERSITY

This REU renewal recruits undergraduate students from the southwest border region and from other MSIs to conduct collaborative research projects that will ultimately inform actions for environmental sustainability and human well-being.

MATERIALS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: FIBER CONTAINING COMPOSITES

This project investigates improvements in thermal and mechanical properties that high performance thermoset resins can gain when fiber reinforcement is used to create a stable composite material.

ROBUST COMBINED HEAT AND HYBRID POWER FOR HIGH ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY COGENERATION

This project designs a specially-tailored hybrid fuel cell/gas turbine cycle as a combined heat and hybrid power (CHHP) system for both robust and high power-to-process heat ratio cogeneration.

MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING BOOT CAMP: AN INITIATIVE TO INTEGRATE CURRENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TRANSFORMATIONS INTO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

The project objective is to train and improve the technical skills of the emerging STEM workforce in production engineering education with a focus on Model Based Systems Engineering, a technique used to develop structured models of complex systems.

2019 HEAL: DIABETES ASSESSMENT IN THE COUNTY OF EL PASO, TX

As part of the El Paso Diabetes Project, this grant expands qualitative data collection by planning and facilitating focus groups; transcribing and analyzing data.

BORDERS, TRADE, AND IMMIGRATION RESEARCH: A DHS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

This project builds a comprehensive map of the impacts that border security deployments and regulatory changes have had, and which future ones could have, on the social and economic conditions of communities in the El Paso Sector.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION

This project develops non-destructive examination of aircraft components to ensure its safety.

RISK AND RESILIENCE AMONG ASYLUM SEEKERS WAITING IN CIUDAD JUAREZ AND TIJUANA UNDER THE MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCOLS

In collaboration with El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, this project investigates the mental and physical health conditions of migrants who are non-Mexican asylum-seekers returned to Mexico while their immigration case is adjudicated.

STTR I: HOLISTIC ALLOY DEVELOPMENT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, INITIALLY FOCUSED ON HIGH PERFORMANCE CU-ALLOY FOR INJECTION MOLD MAKING

This project uses innovative production methods to enable fabrication of alloys that are next-generation, ultrafine-grained, high-strength, high-conductivity, and thermally-stable. This has potential to revolutionize the injection mold fabrication industry.

SC1: CCR7 CHEMOTAXIS REGULATES MEMORY T CELL LOCALIZATION

This project extends work on the immune system to better understand how CC Chemokine receptor 7 - a specific cell surface protein - prevents an excessive immune response.

DEVELOPING ISOZYME-SELECTIVE INHIBITORS AGAINST CARBONIC ANHYDRASE ISOZYMES EXPRESSED IN THE EYE

The objective of this project is to develop isozyme-selective inhibitors against carbonic anhydrase (CA) isozymes expressed in the eye, which can lead to glaucoma.

PROMISE GRANT: PROMOTING READINESS OF MINORS IN SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOMES

This project helps youth with Supplemental Social Security Income in order to achieve their education and career goals.

DEVELOPING ENGINEERING INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY AS LEADERS OF EDUCATIONAL CHANGE AT HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

This project explores methods to support engineering faculty at HSIs who become change agents at their respective institution.

CREST: INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN OF INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMARTGRIDS PHASE II

The UTEP CREST Cyber-ShARE Center of Excellence will work with the NMSU team to explore the development of game-theoretic-based agents that will be used by the simulation infrastructure developed at NMSU.

NSF-INTERN: RESEARCH INTERNSHIP TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCED MATERIALS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

This funding supports an NSF doctoral student intern who will work at Sandia National Laboratory in order to gain broader exposure to utilizing advanced capabilities, exposure, and networking in a non-academic setting.

GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTHERN INDIO MOUNTAINS: RECONSTRUCTING THE TRANSITION FROM LARAMIDE CONTRACTION TO RIO GRANDE RIFT EXTENSION

This project focuses on creating a detailed geologic map with cross-sections of the Indio Mountains in west Texas in order to preserve the complex tectonic history of this region.

ENDOTHELIAL-PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO EXERCISE-INDUCED ENDOTHELIAL SHEAR STRESS (ON BEHALF OF MANUEL AMADOR)

The purpose of this research is to determine the in vitro effects of exercise-induced endothelial shear stress in endothelial gene expression and oxidative stress.

I-CORPS: POINT-OF-CARE MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR RAPID PATHOGEN DETECTION

This project develops a low-cost, point-of-care microdevice for rapid detection of pathogen infections, such as whooping cough at low-resource settings.

BLACK AND BROWN CARBON (BC) MONITORING IN HOUSTON AND EL PASO IN 2020

This project continuously monitors Black and Brown Carbon as part of the Houston and El Paso studies with UTEP maintaining the instruments on an existing trailer performing these measurements.

UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NOTCHES, POVERTY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DYNAMIC DECISION MAKING

This project develops an understanding of how the U.S. tax and benefits system makes it possible for a household to experience a loss in their net household income following an increase in labor earnings, as a result of to the claw-back of public assistance (welfare) that generates notches in the tax/benefits system.

SC2: SELECTIVE TARGETING OF HUMAN ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE ISOZYMES

This project develops molecules that selectively bind to and inhibit the four human alkaline phosphatase isozymes in order to improve the clinical utility of blood tests and facilitate development of novel therapeutics.

SC2: ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF ADOLESCENT NICOTINE VAPOR EXPOSURE ON MOTIVATION AND DECISION FOR REWARDS

This project develops an animal model of nicotine e-cigarette use and investigates the effects of chronic nicotine vapor exposure on adolescent behavior, which will have an immediate and significant impact on nicotine addiction knowledge and policy.

CBET-EPSRC EFFICIENT SURROGATE MODELING FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX SEAWATER INTRUSION-IMPACTED AQUIFERS

The goal of this research project is sustainable management of water resources in coastal regions with diverse geological, hydro-technical and governance settings. This project will greatly advance the development and application of simulation-optimization by developing computationally efficient, robust, and accurate surrogate models for coastal groundwater systems.

FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: STARTALK 2020

The purpose of the “ From Local to Global” Project is a three-fold: 1. Design three tracks of language immersion program for high school and freshman college students; 2. Offer professional development training for foreign language educators, and 3. Conduct research assessing the effect of the program on participants’ learning of the target language and culture.

FUEL CELL FEASIBILITY: POLYMER GASKETS FOR PEM FUEL CELLS

This project identifies potential miniature fuel cell gaskets and tests their suitability across an identified temperature range for compressibility and recovery, sealability, and creep relaxation.

DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR NEUTRON CONDITIONING OPTICS

UTEP will obtain commercially-available boron carbide and polyvinyl alcohol (or other suitable binder) in powder form; create a slurry from the two-powder mixture; and print the slurry via material extrusion using an auger tool and a retrofitted desktop system.

STRUCTURAL IMPACTS OF NON-CONVENTIONAL SUPER HEAVY LOADS (SHL) ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

This project quantifies structural impacts on the overweight corridors of Texas, such as damages, remaining service life, and reduction of service life analyses due the passages of super heavy loads in the overweight corridors in Texas.

TELLING OUR STORIES: DIGITAL TESTIMONIO IN EL PASO SCHOOLS

This project engages young people in the study and production of testimonio, a literary genre that raises awareness of social issues through personal storytelling. UTEP students together with students from a local high school will create digital testimonios after collaboratively exploring borderland writers.

UPPER AIR STUDIES IN EL PASO DEL NORTE

In order to understand ozone creation in the El Paso del Norte region, this project investigates the interaction of meteorological and topographical conditions affecting air quality.

DOCUMENTING EL PASO ELECTRIC (EPE) ASSETS

This project scans all paper records of El Paso Electric Company assets, such as transmission lines, easements, and power stations, ensuring all records are accurate.

SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION FOR ALCOHOL USE AND DUI/DWI AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS (2020-TST-G-1YG-0109)

UTEP will serve as a college partner for Texans Standing Tall Screening and Brief Intervention for alcohol abuse.

NSF REU SUPPLEMENT: ADOLESCENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DURING INCARCERATION

This grant supplement supports undergraduate student researchers who will be recruiting research participants and collecting interview data.

STRENGTHENING STATE SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES: CONTINUATION AND INNOVATION PHASE

The purpose of this project is to support state health agencies and their partners with the implementation of their statewide diabetes action plan to leverage partnerships in improving outcomes.

OZONESONDE LAUNCHES IN SAN ANTONIO AND EL PASO

In collaboration with University of Houston and St. Edward's University, UTEP will coordinate 35-40 El Paso ozonesonde launches during high ozone days per the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) launch criteria and schedule.

MILITARIZATION AND HIV RISK VULNERABILITY AMONG U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

This research study seeks to understand how structural level factors such as militarization, harsh policing, and discrimination intersect with economic hardship to influence engagement in risk behaviors.

CONTROLLABLE COMBUSTION OF METAL FUELS FOR SPACE POWER SYSTEMS

This research project investigates the fundamental processes of lithium and magnesium combustion with oxygen, CO2, and their mixtures in order to control heat release by chemically-reactive systems with very high specific energies.

BORDERLAND EXPRESSWAY PROJECT OVERVIEW ECONOMIC AND TAX IMPACT ANALYSIS

This project prepares the state- and county-wide economic and tax impact analyses of the Borderland Expressway, a regional, bi-state transportation project that consists of completing the circumferential route in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, and El Paso County, Texas.

THE SOFT PATH TO WATER ACCESS IN BORDER COLONIAS

In partnership with Lower Valley Water District (LVWD) in rural El Paso County, this project pilot tests the implementation of soft path technologies to improve water access and reduce water costs for small isolated colonias lacking water and sewer infrastructure.

ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF L-BAND ANTENNA ARRAY

This project designs, builds, and delivers a high-power GPS antenna array system prototype.

2020 SPONSORSHIP FOR CAHSI PARTNERSHIP THE COMPUTING ALLIANCE OF HSIS (CAHSI)

Led by UTEP, the Computing Alliance of HSls (CAHSI) will continue its partnership with Google to create, sustain, iterate and implement educational programs and outreach activities in computer science to prepare UTEP students for careers in the tech industry, academia, and other areas.

FY-2020 CPB COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT

This grant supports KTEP’s general operations and national programming from National Public Radio, Public Radio International and American Public Media.

TECH EXCHANGE SPONSORSHIP

Google is providing sponsorship funds to support participation in the educational domestic exchange program Tech Exchange.

TECHNICAL REVIEW AND FEEDBACK OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STUDIES FOR THE CALIFORNIA REGIONAL GROUNDWATER MONITORING PROGRAM (RMP)

This project conducts a technical review and analysis of U.S. Geological Survey literature to determine potential scientific issues.

STUDIO G - STUDENT BUSINESS ACCELERATOR

Studio G will serve as an all-inclusive entry point to the entrepreneurial ecosystem at UTEP with the second stage being the UTEP NSF I-Corps Site training in order to establish a successful business accelerator program for UTEP students.

ROLE OF CD4-CD8- DN T CELLS IN CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY

This research project identifies and analyzes the T. cruzi-derived antigen(s) responsible for the activation of T cells that are major sources of cytokines causing intense inflammation in chronic Chagas disease.

Interprofessional Education Refugee Case Study

Fri, 07/03/2020 - 11:30, Tomas Rivera Conference Center

Expertise CoP: Health-Focused Interprofessional Education