UTEP/UTMDACC PARTNERSHIP FOR HISPANIC CANCER DISPARITIES RESEARCH

This research project focuses on innovation and translation of ideas from basic research into novel therapy conducted by junior faculty with research programs in Hispanic cancer disparities who will be mentored by the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.

C06: BUILD-OUT OF AN IMAGING AND BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE FACILITY FOR HISPANIC HEALTH DISPARITIES

This funding builds-out existing shell space in the new interdisciplinary research building (IDRB) and commission it according to its proposed usage as an Imaging and Behavioral Neuroscience (IBN) facility.

PARTNERSHIP FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUM IN CERAMICS AND POLYMERS (PRE-CCAP)

This funding supports the continuation of an established research and education pipeline to include K-12 outreach, new courses, and student research training.

STEM FUERTE/STEM STRONG – A STEM PATHWAY PROGRAM

This project develops a multi-year STEM pathway for low-income, First-Time in-College students at UTEP and EPCC to include mentoring and health supports, summer skill-building, advising, and 2- to 4-year articulation services.

EL PASO MAKES: AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURERS

The Innovation Network will enhance the innovation and business capabilities of El Paso's existing manufacturing sector through connections to the national aerospace and defense value chain.

HYPERSONICS ENABLING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

This project creates the a Digital Engineering Aerospace Systems Design Center at Huntsville to increase the hypersonic talents for the aerospace and defense workforce.

A KNOWLEDGE-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR CREATING AND SUSTAINING TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE FOR LATINX STUDENT SUCCESS IN STEM

Using a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens, this project develops a systemic transformational-change model focused on the increase of STEM majors who are competitive in the STEM workforce.

TITLE V: INCREASING BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION FOR STOP-OUT AND POTENTIAL STOP-OUT STUDENTS: "COMPLETE UTEP"

This project re-engages, re-enrolls, and supports stop-out and potential stop-out undergraduate students to degree completion through increased work-based learning experiences and expanded academic advising.

EXTENDED CAHSI ALLIANCE TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATE STUDIES

This project advances a research-based framework at participating Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions for attracting, preparing, and supporting minoritized and female students, in particular Hispanics, in their trajectory toward completion of graduate degrees in computing areas.

MACHINE LEARNING COURSE DEVELOPMENT FOR ARMY DEVELOPMENT COMMAND ANALYSIS CENTER

This grant support course development, mentoring, and training in machine learning.

ACCELERATING STEM SUCCESS THROUGH EXPERIENCES FOR THIRD-YEAR TRANSFERS

In partnership with EPCC, this project engages talented, yet financially disadvantaged individuals, in rigorous programming and inclusive mentorship experiences to advance them to degree completion and into educational and career opportunities in STEM.

CONSORTIUM FOR ELECTRIC POWER AND ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

This grant establishes a Consortium led by Florida International University to prepare and strengthen a sustainable pipeline of STEM workforce in electrical engineering with an emphasis on power and energy systems.

PROJECT BLESSED

This project prepares special education and school counseling personnel to support students with high-intensity, social-emotion learning and/or mental health needs through graduate education and/or state certification as a special education teacher.

DEVELOPING A WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION PIPELINE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING EXPERTISE FOR NATIONAL LABS

This comprehensive project includes pre-college summer workshops, development of a powder characterization and ceramics printing module for a graduate certificate, and development of undergraduate learning modules.

REACH (RESILIENCE, EDUCATION, ACTION, COMMITMENT, AND HUMANITY): AN INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO COUNTERING TERRORISM AND TARGETED VIOLENCE ON THE US-MEXICO BORDER REGION

This project implements interventions to prevent domestic terrorism and violence in order to reduce the short- and long-term impact and re-occurrence of such terrorism and violence

STEMSHINE: CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP IN STEM EDUCATION

This project aims to increase minority enrollment and academic success in STEM and improve STEM content, applications, and tools leveraging technology to support remote learning.

IN-SPACE/ON-SURFACE 3D PRINTING OF SODIUM-ION BATTERIES USING IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION MATERIALS

This project develops innovative shape-conformable 3D sodium-ion battery components with improved power performance in comparison with state-of-the-art 3D printed batteries (2D planar) using cutting-edge additive manufacturing-based processes.

ACQUISITION OF OPEN-SOURCE ELECTRON BEAM POWDER BED FUSION PLATFORM TO EXPAND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT UTEP

This acquisition is an open-source EPBF system that will expand the capabilities of the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation and serve as a platform for researchers from multiple backgrounds to accelerate the research in science and engineering at UTEP.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS MEET CULTURAL COMPETENCIES: ENABLING DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING IN UNDERSERVED HISPANIC POPULATIONS

This research project uses an innovative community-based approach to incorporate cultural and structural competencies into information systems that provide access to food security services, such as food pantries and food stamps.

RISK MANAGEMENT AND ADVANCING LATINX IN THE ACTUARY PROFESSION

This grant supports continuation of outreach to area youth in actuarial science including the launch of a national Risk Management Advisory Board to guide this work.

USING COMMON FUND DATASETS FOR XENOBIOTIC LOCALIZATION

This project develops a novel, open-source platform with computational tools to understand subcellular distribution and the mechanism for a specific molecule to modulate subcellular dysfunction-mediated diseases.

CODING LIKE A DATA MINER: A CULTURALLY RELEVANT DATA ANALYTICS INTERVENTION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

This project co-designs and pilots a K-12 curriculum program that leverages cutting-edge data mining techniques using culturally-relevant design to examine ways to support computational and data literacy development.

RAPID POINT-OF-CARE DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER BIOMARKERS USING A COMMON THERMOMETER FOR LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS

This project develops an inexpensive and accurate NP-mediated photothermal immunosensing biochip for rapid visual quantitative detection of multiple ovarian cancer biomarkers and for risk assessment using a common thermometer at the point of care.

HPV IN THE CONTEXT OF MENS HEALTH DISPARITIES

This supplemental funding supports Early Stage Investigator Jacob Martinez, Ph.D., in his work on male-specific health disparities research.

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING ON COVID-19

This grant supports bilingual training on workplace health and safety for construction and general industry workers from small businesses in the greater El Paso area.

EXTREME HEAT HAZARDS PREVENTION TRAINING

This project provides targeted training on heat hazards prevention to non-English speaking and vulnerable construction workers in the greater El Paso area.

ROLE OF MATERNAL E-CIG USE IN EMBRYONIC TO POSTNATAL STAGES OF BRAIN ANGIOGENESIS IN OFFSPRINGS

This research assesses the harm of maternal e-cigarette use on the cerebrovascular system of offspring, identifies the genes that are highly compromised due to the potential toxicity of these products, and examines the impact of prenatal e-cigarette use on lifelong brain injuries.

MULTI BEHAVIORAL NEURAL MODEL OF ADDICTION

This research identifies common and unique neural populations across distinct classes of drug abuse to determine behavioral predictors of addiction.

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

This project characterizes the effects of nicotine vapor on adolescent motivation and decision making about rewards and examines the neurobiological underpinnings of such aberrant behavior.

PARTICIPATORY DESIGN FOR WATER QUALITY MONITORING OF HIGHLY DECENTRALIZED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS

This project uses an interactive, participatory process to advance users’ perceptions of current water systems and related water issues in the under-served and marginalized communities of colonias in Texas.

RAISING TEXAS TEACHERS

This grant provides scholarships for graduate students in education who are seeking initial teacher certification in partnerships with school districts through the Miner Teacher Residency program.

A SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL OPTIMAL CHARGING AND DISCHARGING SCHEDULING MODEL FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AGGREGATORS

This grant provides funding for a graduate student to develop a temporal and spatial optimal charging and discharging scheduling model for electric vehicle (EV) aggregators.

IMPLEMENTATION OF INTELLIGENT COMPACTION TECHNOLOGY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF FWHA PAVEMENT TESTING FACILITY

This project provides technical support for the research, development, and deployment of intelligent compaction technology during the reconstruction of the Federal Highway Administration Pavement Testing Facility at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.

PHD CAREER PATHWAYS HUMANITIES COALITION GRANT WRITING PROJECT

This grant provides doctoral students in the Borderlands History and Rhetoric and Composition program with the skills and knowledge to effectively secure resources in their future careers.

EXTENDED STUDY OF COMMUNITY EXPOSURES TO TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION IN THE PASO DEL NORTE

The objective of this project is twofold: to advance scientific measurement and analysis of air quality in the Paso del Norte air basin using low-cost air sensors; and to foster binational technical exchange between regulatory agencies and research institutions in the region. This subaward agreement defines the grant deliverables for the Performing Parties, the University of Texas at El Paso and the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, to support technical research and exchange of air quality data between residents and government stakeholders of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; El Paso, Texas; and Doáa Ana County, New Mexico.

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE COUNTIES OF EL PASO AND DOÑA ANA

The Hunt Institute will estimate the potential economic impact of COVID-19 in El Paso County, Texas and in Doña Ana County, New Mexico in terms of total employment, employment by industry, and total Gross Regional Product (GRP).

R01: OPTIMIZING A BIO-BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION TO PROMOTE VIRAL SUPPRESSION AMONG HIV+ PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS ON THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

Using a multiphase optimization strategy, this project builds an intervention to promote sustained viral suppression among a group of Latinx people who inject drugs and who are living with HIV on the U.S.-Mexico Border.

GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GALLIUM-OXIDE EPITAXIAL FILMS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE CONTACT STRUCTURES

This project grows and characterizes Gallium-oxide epitaxial layers and devices for use in extreme conditions that are critical for national defense and security interests.

VACUNAS CERTIFIED VACCINE NAVIGATOR NETWORK

This project uses community health workers, or promotoras, to promote COVID-19 vaccinations through its Vacunas para Todos Certified Vaccine Navigator network.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR HEALTHY US-MX BORDER MINORITY COMMUNITIES: EXPANSION TO RURAL TX PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 10

This project increases the capacity of six Hispanic counties on the Texas/U.S.-Juarez, MX border to respond to individuals with serious mental disorders.

TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION (TREE) FOR ADOLESCENTS, TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES

This project integrates evidence-based, culturally competent treatment for youth (ages 12-21 years) with substance use and mental disorders in Texas Public Health Region 10.

MATERIALS TESTING AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR DISTRICTS AND DIVISIONS

This project provides the Texas Department of Transportation with technical guidance, support, and recommendations regarding highway material inspection, material characterization, and material testing expertise for construction and design activities.

PLANT PHENOLOGY, LOCAL ADAPTATION, AND GROWING SEASON LENGTH IN THE CHANGING ARCTIC TUNDRA

This research project investigates phenology as the result of a complex interplay between temperature, photoperiod, light quality, and genetics in the Arctic.

CAHSI-GREAT MINDS IN STEM CONFERENCE TRAVEL SUPPORT

This grant provides funding for CAHSI students to participate in the Great Minds in STEM annual conference.

PANDEMIC RESPONSE SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

This funding supports virtual and/or hybrid training programs to help local manufacturers and suppliers drive recovery, productivity, and growth.

PRESCRIPTION OPIOID MISUSE: A PHARMACIST-LED INTERVENTION AT POINT OF SERVICE EFFICACY TRIAL

This project develops/reviews the study protocol and assists in training the study staff in the fidelity of coding and monitoring sessions.

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR MANY-PHYSICS PROBLEMS INVOLVING MULTI-MATERIAL FLOWS

This project develops a new computational framework enabling embedded boundary computation of material interfaces on a moving domain to be suitable for numerical investigation of the interaction between multiple structures and fluids.

BUILDING RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS THROUGH VIRTUAL RESEARCH EXPERINECES

This supplemental funding supports postdoctoral researcher Mariana Alvidrez in expanding her research portfolio in STEM higher education.

ADVANCED PROCESS MONITORING OF HYBRID DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION WITH THERMOGRAPHY

This research employs science-grade thermal and standard cameras to capture multi-perspective thermal and standard images to allow for computer vision monitoring of structure throughout the additive manufacturing process.

CREATING MUSEUM-BASED FORMAL EDUCATION FOR DISTANCE LEARNING IN THE AGE OF COVID-19

This UTEP El Paso Biodiversity Collections’ project images 1,000 specimens to support remote learning through development of online educational modules.

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK STRATEGIES IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CURRICULA AND THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

This grant promotes student success in the Canutillo ISD through strengthening of counseling and social services that serve as a bridge between home and school.

FACULTY RESEARCH EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT MENTORING PROGRAM

This grant supports planning and implementation of the Faculty Research Education Development (FRED) workshop in collaboration with other FRED PIs and American Society for Cell Biology staff.

HIGH RESOLUTION PASSIVE SEISMIC IMAGING BENEATH VALLES CALDERA

This project seismically images the Valles caldera supervolcano in New Mexico to understand crust characteristics, subtle plumbing system connections, and local event generation.

ASSISTANCE IN TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING, AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES

UTEP is assisting the Metropolitan Planning Organization in meeting the priorities of the Unified Planning Work Plan, as defined by the Federal Transit Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation for the El Paso region.

FUEL CELL FEASIBILITY: POWER SOURCES

This project quantifies the fuel cell performance metrics of additively manufactured Zytel gaskets and AM Titanium Grade2A bipolar plates.

ADDRESSING COVID-19 HEALTH DISPARITIES AND VULNERABILITIES IN EL PASO COUNTY

The project extends COVID-19 data collection and analysis for the City of El Paso’s Department of Public Health, resulting in identification and characterization of the follow-up and future needs of the affected population.

R01 SUPPLEMENT: DECIPHERING THE MOLECULAR ASSEMBLY MECHANISM OF GIANT DNA VIRUSES

This supplemental funding supports an equipment purchase to continue the research investigation on giant viruses.

Y.I.S.D. MAKERSPACES INITIATIVE

This project applies Makerspace practices to enhance local capacity, develops evidence of its impact, and replicates sustainable practices in Ysleta ISD.

ORNL: JOINT FACULTY APPOINTMENT WITH OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY

This project focuses on Hybrid Directed Energy Deposition, as one aspect of state-of-the-art 3D printed electronics and printed energy storage systems.

CEILOMETER OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE IN THE PASO DEL NORTE

This project enhances the understanding of how meteorological and topographical conditions interact to affect the air quality in the Paso del Norte region.

TEXAS POLICY EVALUATION PROJECT

Dr. Whalen oversees analyses and manuscript writing derived from in-depth interviews and also contributes to the design of other research projects related to the border areas of Texas.

A NOVEL QUADRUPLE KNOCKOUT MTB VACCINE AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS

This project evaluates the efficacy and safety of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis derived knockout strain as a vaccine against tuberculosis using a mouse model of infection.

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR ANTI-TAMPER

The research develops three additive manufacturing prototypes, contributing to the national defense and economic vitality of the U.S.

DISPOSABLE, WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATION WITHIN MOLDS AND CORES

This project embeds wireless, disposable sensor systems within 3D molds and cores.

CITY OF EL PASO INTERSECTION SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PLAN

This project improves the safety of all road users at intersections in the City of El Paso by analyzing colocations for fatal and serious injury crashes and prioritizing the vulnerable users.

COMPUTATION EM HYBRID SIMULATION PROJECT

This project explores fast and accurate systems-level simulation, analysis, and optimization approaches for combining geometric optics with rigorous electromagnetic structures.

PRODUCTION OF MORE SUSTAINABLE O/W EMULSION BASED TOPICAL FORMULATIONS WITH ECO-FRIENDLY MATERIALS AND PROCESSES

This project characterizes 20 topical drugs to understand the permeation ability of the individual drugs.

TXDOT MATERIALS ACADEMY WORKSHOP

The goal of this project is to develop materials for the TxDOT Materials Academy Workshops related to the topic of soils and subgrades.

JAMP PROGRAM 2022

This renews funding for the Joint Admissions Medical Program (JAMP) to assist pre-med majors who wish to become physicians.

SUPPORTING TRANSLATION OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE (STERN)

This collaborative research project focuses on how the high rates of tobacco and nicotine use in our border region disproportionately fuel health disparities in persons suffering from co-morbid mental health conditions.

ASSISTANCE FOR THE CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE AND UPDATE OF THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROCESS (CMP)

This funding supports an undergraduate student who will assist in updating and maintaining the Congestion Management Process.

UT AUSTIN-UTEP PARTNERSHIP FOR JOINT RESEARCH ON MIGRATION/DISPLACEMENT IN MEXICO

This grant funding supports a research assistant for planning a symposium focused on asylum, displacement, and violence in Mexico.

LM SPACE AND UTEP CSETR COLLABORATION ON NEXT-GENERATION SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

This project determines the functionality and performance of various artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models in a space-like environment.

WORKPLACE AND INDOOR AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURES IN WOMEN AT IMMIGRANT REFUGEE CAMPS IN NORTHERN MEXICO

This investigation explores past occupational and environmental exposures of prospective female immigrants and asylum seekers from the Southern region of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador at refuge facilities in Northern Mexico.

UAS SHOWCASE 2021-2022

This funding supports the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Innovation Showcase wherein students research, develop, integrate, and test UAS hardware and software components to solve real-world problems.

BLACKSTONE LAUNCHPAD SPRING STARTUP FELLOWSHIP

This funding supports the LaunchPad Fellowship workshops for student founders who design virtual startups to solve societal problems.

SECURING THE NEXT-GENERATION OF IN-VEHICLE NETWORKS

This project designs an adaptive framework for secure design, implementation, and evaluation of the Internet of Vehicles (IoV).

Community of Practice Meeting

Wed, 12/01/2021 - 14:00

Expertise CoP: Interdisciplinary Research and Education (IDRE)

I-Corps Teams Webinar

Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:00, Register here: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-CppjIsG5mS3O_Gmp-DDEGSraPQrSE

Expertise CoP: Entrepreneurship Community of Practice

Global Engagement Community Meeting

Thu, 12/02/2021 - 13:30, This meeting will be face-to-face in HSN #384. For those who prefer to join virtually, please contact Carla Rosete for the meeting link (clrosete).

Expertise CoP: Global Engagement

Navigating the Journey Through Dementia Care

Fri, 12/03/2021 - 00:00, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Woody L. Hunt Dental School Lecture Hall 5001 El Paso Dr., El Paso, TX

Expertise CoP: Community of Practice on Aging