ENHANCING CAREER AND ACADEMIC PATHWAYS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION LEVERAGING CAHSI EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES

The CAHSI Scholars Program funds low-income, academically talented students who will graduate with a B.S. in computer science and either enter the workforce or graduate studies. Co-curricular activities focus on cybersecurity, data science, and professional development.

FLEXIBLE 5G TESTBED FOR DOD RESEARCH SUPPORT

This funding supports acquisition of 5G instrumentation to support research related to cybersecurity of Machine to Machine communications.

TWO PHOTON POLYMERIZATION 3D NANOFABRICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS INCLUDING ENERGY STORAGE, PHOTONICS, SENSORS, AND BIOMEDICAL STRUCTURES

This grant enables acquisition of a two-photon polymerization 3D printer to enable nanoscale manufacturing that can expand innovative interdisciplinary research, enhance student training, and better address DoD research and needs for the upcoming decade.

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE OF 4-NONYLPHENOL AND THE MECHANISM OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

This research investigates how long-term exposure to an environmental pollutant can induce Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-related dementia.

EXPANDING ACCESS AND STORAGE FOR BORDERLAND NATURAL RESOURCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

This funding upgrades the housing of UTEP’s Biological Collections, one of the largest holdings of preserved Chihuahuan biodiversity in the world, as well as assemblages of organisms originating worldwide.

TEXAS MANUFACTURING ASSISTANCE CENTER

This funding supports the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center’s manufacturing professionals who work with a wide range of industrial firms to enhance the competitive position of the state’s manufacturing sector.

INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS OF SPECTRO-TEMPORAL SIGNATURES USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR GROUND-BASED REMOTE SENSING OF UNRESOLVED RESIDENT SPACE OBJECTS

This project provides undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to conduct research to advance space domain awareness through providing tactical, predictive, and intelligence information on resident space objects.

AN ONLINE TOOL TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLES AND IMPROVE THE SELF-EFFICACY OF UNDERGRADUATES STUDENTS IN INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES

This project develops PULSE, an online platform, as mechanism to improve undergraduate students’ self-efficacy and enhance skill development as an early intervention to transform struggles into those that are productive.

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF NIOBIUM COMPONENTS FOR PROPULSION

This project explores Directed Powder Energy Deposition technology in its ability to reuse any of the powder not captured in a prior build, which is cost effective and advances the manufacturing of large-shale parts.

ACCELERATING THE ENERGY TRANSITION: REINVENTING DOE′S ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAMS

This project reinvents the Department of Energy’s programs and institutional infrastructure to enhance the pace and scale of energy innovation.

UTEP′S GROW YOUR OWN TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM WITH RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

This project supports instructional aides and other support staff in school districts to complete their teacher certification through undergraduate and post-baccalaureate pathways.

CYBERCORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE: ADVANCING A SUCCESSFUL CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

This funding supports implementation of CyberPatriot Competitions in four area school districts. CyberPatriot is the Air Force Association's National Youth Cyber Education Program, which was created to motivate students toward careers in cybersecurity and other STEM disciplines.

THE IMPACT OF DIET ON THE THERAPEUTIC AND ADVERSE EFFECTS OF MORPHINE

This pilot project evaluates the effect of dietary history, in particular a traditional high fat or ketogenic diet, on opioid use disorder.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION - DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF CURVED COMPOSITE PANELS VIA DIGITAL TWIN

This project tests 3D components using ultrasonic defect recreation, localization, and visualization.

DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGIES TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS

The project objectives are to: (1) expand to the entire campus; (2) establish a prototype Smart Living Lab on campus; and (3) visualize the use of real-time field data as a supplement to historical or simulated data.

THE HISPANIC AGEP ALLIANCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSORIATE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM

This grant supports career decision-making of participating Fellows, particularly with regard to teaching at a community college.

LTER. BEAUFORT SEA LAGOONS: AN ARCTIC COASTAL ECOSYSTEM IN TRANSITION

This supplemental funding supports a graduate student who will evaluate lability of carbon compounds among different aquatic ecosystems and groundwater.

FOOD SECURITY EQUITY IMPACT GRANT AGREEMENT

This planning grant examines the root causes of poverty in El Paso through surveys and interviews/focus groups with community leaders and members with lived experience on poverty and food insecurity.

BINATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ENHANCED SCREENING AT THE US-MEXICO BORDER

This economic impact study of US-Mexico border operations has propensity to improve trade facilitation and enhance shared security.

RAISING TEXAS TEACHERS PARTNER PROGRAM

This funding supports candidates, who are Charles Butt Scholars, in the Master of Arts program combined with certification with mentoring, coaching, and site coordinators.

BPC-AE: AN EXTENDED CAHSI ALLIANCE TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATE STUDIES (SUPPLEMENT)

This supplemental funding provides support for increasing the involvement of undergraduate computer science students in research to increase their likelihood of entering into graduate studies.

CREATING A PLAN OF ALTERNATIVES FOR THE BINACIONAL ESPACIO LIBRE-INFRAESTRUCTURA VERDE FOR THE CIUDAD JUÁREZ-EL PASO METROPLEX

This funding supports planning for the BELIeVe project for the Ciudad Juárez-El Paso Metroplex.

UTEP/NREL STUDENT TRAINING IN APPLIED RESEARCH (STAR) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

This funding supports three UTEP faculty mentors and their students in participating in a year-long National Renewable Energy Laboratory program focused on applied research.

SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN CRC BIOSENSING

This supplemental funding supports undergraduate researchers in developing bifunctional biosensors.

QUEER(IN)G OUR CLASSROOMS: EXPANDING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT LGBTQ+ STUDENTS IN EL PASO EC-20 EDUCATION

This funding supports expansion of the Queer(in)g Our Classrooms event held annually on the UTEP campus, offering a 2-day summer advocacy institute for educators with a focus on Latinx experiences.

A PHOTOVOICE PROJECT: AN EXPLORATION OF RESILIENCE AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN REDUCING RISK OF CANCER AND CHRONIC DISEASES

Using Photovoice, this project explores resilience and protective factors of adults experiencing homelessness to mitigate their risks of cancer and other chronic diseases.

R01: TARGETING OF DOPPEL-AXIS TO CONTROL LUNG TUMOR ANGIOGENESIS AND IMMUNITY

This research explores whether the protein, doppel, arrests growth of blood vessels in tumors, thus, eliminating tumor growth and reducing off-tumor effects.

TITLE IV-E CHILD WELFARE TRAINING PROJECT

This funding supports the continuation of the UTEP partnership with Region 10 in providing stipends for students and developing training programs to enhance the preparedness of Child Protective Service workers for advanced child welfare practice and leadership.

PRIMING PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA USING BLOOD THINNERS TO SENSITIZE THE EFFICACY OF CHECKPOINT IMMUNOTHERAPY

Pancreatic cancers tend to develop small clots, called intratumoral clots, within their vascular network and interstitial milieu. This project will determine the effect of intratumoral fibrin clots on tumor microenvironment and immunity, and whether the use of blood thinners enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy in different subtypes of pancreatic cancer.

THE HUMANITIES COLLABORATIVE AT EPCC-UTEP

This funding continues support of the successful Humanities Collaborative at EPCC-UTEP.

R16: PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS SUSCEPTIBILITY IN JUVENILE FEMALE AND MALE MICE

This research investigates the behavioral, pharmacological, and molecular evidence of mood-related illnesses, such as major depressive disorder, which is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the juvenile population.

R16: DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF CARBON QUANTUM DOT ARCHITECTURES TO ARREST NEUROTOXICANT-INSULT- RELATED OUTCOMES

This research establishes green-chemistry derived from nano biodegradable waste materials to mitigate the effect of environmental toxins, such as pesticides, fungicides, and insecticides, on neurodegenerative disorders.

R16: PREVENTATIVE BIOMARKERS AND POTENTIAL PHARMACOTHERAPIES FOR TOBACCO USE AND DIABETES

This study investigates metabolic markers of insulin resistance in predicting the escalation of the rewarding effects of nicotine in diabetic rats, particularly during abstinence in a sex-dependent manner.

R16: GENETIC DISSECTION OF DEMENTIA

Using innovative strategies, this research investigates functional contribution to dementia of all genes.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE INTERACTION OF SURFACES STRUCTURED AT THE NANOMETER SCALE WITH THE CELLS IN THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

This research investigates the modulation of cellular activity on the nano-grained surface structure in relation to its coarse-grained counterpart to understand carrier density, electron work function, and adhesive force.

SUPPORT FOR ARTISTIC PRACTICES IN THE BORDERLAND

This funding supports the Rubin Center’s outreach and interdisciplinary programming for contemporary art and culture in the borderlands.

NEURODEVELOPMENTAL FUNCTION OF HCFC1 (ON BEHALF OF VICTORIA CASTRO)

This grant supports advancing the investigator’s research and career development in the field of neural development.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO TxDOT FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT BRANCH AND MATERIALS AND TESTS DIVISION

This grant characterizes asphalt mixtures, virgin binders, mineral aggregates, and recycled materials to support decisions in construction and design quality.

DECIPHER THE BIOCHEMISTRY FOLDING AND ASSEMBLY MYSTERIES OF THE MOST COMMON PROTEIN MOTIF USED BY VIRUSES

This research investigates self-assembled viral capsids to develop wide-spectrum antiviral drugs.

TOOL SUITE FOR THE DESIGN, ANALYSIS & OPTIMIZATION OF PLANAR ENGINEERED OPTICS

In collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, UTEP will develop a tool suite for the design, analysis and optimization of ultra-thin optical systems based on engineered meta-surfaces.

RESOLVING STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY CONTROLS ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION ALONG A VOLUME GRADIENT ACROSS NEON DOMAINS

This research grant investigates the structural controls on ecosystem function along a volume gradient across NEON domains and includes support for undergraduate and graduate students involved in the research.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PHYSICS-PRESERVING ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT METHODS FOR THERMO-POROELASTICITY

This project builds a numerical simulation framework that allows for designing, managing, and optimizing energy production from enhanced geothermal systems.

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

This supplemental funding supports a postdoctoral scholar who will 1) engage with research findings, 2) contribute to the AMPLIFY institute, and 3) serve as a research mentor to graduate research assistants.

USING TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON/CONDUCTIVITY AS A SURROGATE MEASUREMENT FOR DETERMINING THE TERMINAL USE OF TREATED PRODUCED WATER

This research analyzes treated water to determine its specific applications, such as agricultural discharge and/or aquifer recharge, which will contribute to greater environmental stewardship.

3D PRINTED ELECTRONICS OF UAV SYSTEMS

This project uses hybrid additive manufacturing to build electrical circuits for applications in unmanned aerial vehicles.

GPROF AND REGIME DEPENDENT UNCERTAINTIES

This project investigates the structure of radar and satellite error precipitation estimations and potential application of these findings to improve the national precipitation forecasting chain relevant to the NAS Global Precipitation Mission.

NONPARAMETRIC TOTAL VARIATION REGRESSION FOR MULTIVARIATE PROCESS DATA

This project develops nonparametric statistical and algorithmic tools aimed at nonparametrically estimating the process mean identifying the presence and/or type of shift in the mean.

GENOMIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF LANDSCAPE-LEVEL HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN WILD AND DOMESTICATED CONGENERS

The post-doctoral fellow will assist in: (1) ancient DNA extraction, library preparation, and sequence capture of ~800 historical mallard samples, and (2) learning and applying CT-scanning and 3D- geometric morphometric analyses across the same set of samples

DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING METHODS FOR LARGE-SCALE MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ITS PRODUCTS

This project characterizes the response of tensile, flexural, and compressive properties when select process parameter windows, such as extrusion temperature and material feed rate, are used, enabling fabrication of large objects.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ON IMMIGRATION POLICY AND US-MEXICO BORDER COMMUNITIES

Undergraduate students in this Research Experience for Undergraduate program will conduct research with community organizations on issues of immigration and border policies.

VISITING PROFESSOR 2022 RENEWAL CONTRACT

This funding supports Dr. Astiani as a Visiting Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

RESEARCHING CASES OF CHILDREN WITH PROBLEMATIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

This research will collect and analyze child sexual abuse (CSA) data obtained from multi-team responses to CSA by the justice system, child advocacy centers, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, and medical personnel.

BUILDING THE FRAMEWORK AND WORKFORCE FOR NEW IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGY IN CARBON-FREE GREEN ENERGY

This project will primarily fund the salaries of a UTEP doctoral student and the PI to support the El Paso portion of the University of Houston/ Baylor University Black and Brown Carbon study.

LATINX HAZARDOUS DRINKERS WITH CLINICAL ANXIETY: EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL OF A PERSONALIZED NORMATIVE FEEDBACK INTERVENTION

This project conducts research on Latinx hazardous drinkers, particularly with issues related to cultural tailoring and intervention implementation.

PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION TO PROMOTE DIABETES PREVENTION, SCREENING, AND MANAGEMENT IN THE PASO DEL NORTE REGION

This grant supports continuation of the Foundation’s diabetes initiative, providing technical assistance and strategic planning support.

GENOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF GENE FLOW BETWEEN DOMESTIC & WILD CONGENERS

This supplement supports a graduate student’s research that focuses on 3D geometric morphometric analytical methods to understand how changing genetic variation translates to potential mechanistic changes (i.e., feeding efficiency).

EVALUATION OF LEVELS 3-4 INTELLIGENT COMPACTION MEASUREMENT VALUES FOR SOILS SUBGRADE AND AGGREGATE SUB-BASE COMPACTION

This project evaluates Level 3/4 Intelligent compaction measurement value (ICMV) systems against Level 1/2 ICMV systems for soils and base compaction and will develop a blue print for future certification procedures of IC, a roller base innovative technology.

BENZENE EXPOSURE PROMOTES NEUROINFLAMMATION AND METABOLIC DYSREGULATION

This research project investigates benzene-induced changes in glial cells to understand its role in metabolic disorders, such as obesity and metabolic imbalance.

UNDERSTANDING NEAR-SPACE WEATHER ENCOUNTERS OF HYPERSONIC FLIGHT NOVEL MATERIAL SYSTEMS

This project performs time-resolved impact experiments into hypersonic and/or thermal protection materials, contributing to computational modeling efforts and improving damage in aerospace composite materials.

OPPORTUNITY YOUTH FORUM

This grant provides educational on-ramps to disconnected youth in partnership with Education Service Center Region 19, surrounding Independent School Districts, and EPCC.

COMMUNITY YOUTH REGIONAL COLLECTIVE CAPACITY PILOT

Targeted at the most vulnerable El Paso youth, this project identifies service gaps, recommendations for better tools, develops an advocacy framework, and identifies strategies for pathways to education and employment.

INSIGHTS INTO THE COMPLEXITIES OF A SEISMOGENIC SUBDUCTION ZONE: ANALYSIS OF A HIGH-QUALITY AFTERSHOCK DATA SET FROM THE 2017 TEHUANTEPEC (M8.2) OFFSHORE MEXICO

This supplement supports an internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in machine learning seismology.

A COURSE SCAFFOLD FOR INTEGRATING SCIENCE AND CULTURE: EXPLORING FACULTY ADAPTATIONS ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND INSTITUTIONS

In partnership with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Colorado State University, this project designs, iteratively tests, and refines three new undergraduate courses that integrate humanistic perspectives in environmental sciences, geosciences, and agricultural biology.

MCDONALD OBSERVATORY – INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND ASTRONOMY IN WEST TEXAS

This collaboration among the UTEP Department of History, The University of Texas at Austin, and McDonald Observatory will focus on Indigenous Peoples in West Texas, cultural landscapes, and Native views on astronomy.

DESIGNING AND EVALUATING ORGANIC CHEMISTRY CURRICULAR RESOURCES FOR GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY

This subaward evaluates curricular materials designed to support student learning of green and sustainable chemistry in the context of an organic chemistry laboratory course.

PARTICIPATION IN 2022 D-RATS ANALOG TEST

This project tests technologies for exploration of the lunar surface in support of the Artemis program at NASA Johnson Space Center.

NSF I-CORPS SOUTHWEST

The grant supports the I-Corps program that prepares scientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the university laboratory and into commercialization.

LETTERS TO YOU: AN IMMERSIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE BORDERLANDS

This community-engagement project develops a theatrical, immersive production that features the complexity of life in the borderland through the examination of letters, postcards, murals, and other personal stories.

DESIGN EMBEDDED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR WAVEFORM ANALYSIS

This project supports a student team to determine the most appropriate embedded AI tools to use for waveform data sets, including ease of implementation, processing speed, and suitability for detecting various types of anomalies.

CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS

This project recruits farmworkers in enrolling to Ulula’s technology platform, broadcasting information in Spanish on labor trafficking and local mental health resources/services.

COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE STAGE FOR SMALL SCALE HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT EXPERIMENTS

This funding supports an undergraduate student who will contribute to the technical objectives of the existing project “Understanding Near-Space Weather Encounters.”

PHOTOVOICE ON CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AND CARE AMONG HISPANIC WOMEN IN EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS

This project supports Hispanic women with cancer or survivors to inform policy, decision makers, and engender social change.

BLM ARCHAEOLOGY COLLECTIONS REVIEW

This funding supports the museum’s collection of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) artifacts in updating the BLM inventory, researching artifacts, and assisting in relevant recommendations to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

SAMPLING AND DUST SUPPORT TO THE BLACK AND BROWN CARBON MONITORING STUDY IN EL PASO

This project funds the salaries of a UTEP doctoral student and the PI to support the El Paso portion of the University of Houston/ Baylor University Black and Brown Carbon study in El Paso.

EVALUATION OF LEVELS 3-4 INTELLIGENT COMPACTION MEASUREMENT VALUES (ICMV) FOR SOILS SUBGRADE AND AGGREGATE SUBBASE

This project evaluates Level 3/4 Intelligent compaction measurement value (ICMV) systems against Level 1/2 ICMV systems for soils and base compaction, and (2) develops a blue print for future certification procedures of intelligent compaction.

ACCELERATING CREDENTIALS OF PURPOSE AND VALUE GRANT PROGRAM

The Accelerating Credentials of Purpose and Value Grant Program project provides stipends to 10 faculty members and/or instructional support staff stipends for participating in summer professional development.

MAKING THE DESERT PLACE: AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF A DESERT SHRUB FROM THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDERLANDS (FELLOWSHIP: LIGIA ARGUILEZ)

This funding supports Arguilez’ dissertation on the borderlands environmental and cultural history of Larrea tridentata, the dominant desert shrub in the hot North American deserts which spread from Mexico to Southwest U.S.

ANALYSIS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE MARKERS TO INFORM TRANING PROGRAM IN THE EMERGENCY AND SANE DEPARTMENTS AT A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA HOSPITAL

This project analyzes intake data collected from intimate partner violence survivors to create/revise health care worker training.

IIE AMERICAN PASSPORT PROJECT

This project supports attainment of U.S. passports for Pell-eligible undergraduates, who are in their 1st year of studies, in order to create a study abroad plan.

EXPLORING NEW DIMENSIONS OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS WITH STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY

This funding supports a workshop to develop a set of ecologically relevant, standardized metrics to measure the structural diversity of sessile biota (e.g., vegetation, corals) in different ecosystem types.

REENGAGING OPPORTUNITY YOUTH IN THE SOUTH INITIATIVE

This funding supports an Opportunity Youth Fellow who will focus on resource development and initiative sustainability in their respective community.

ASPET SURF INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Using a basic science approach, this research investigates relationships between individuals with obesity and those with opiod use disorder.

POLICY FEEDBACK IN A PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN THE US: HOW GOVERNMENT FOOD ASSISTANCE AFFECTS RESOURCES AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

This research investigation explores the relationship between governmental food assistance and political participation in a predominantly Hispanic U.S. community.

COURI Summer Symposium 2022

Sat, 08/06/2022 - 09:00, Undergraduate Learning Center Lobby

Expertise CoP: Undergraduate Research

IDRE Community August Social

Tue, 08/16/2022 - 16:00, Moon Tower Bar and Grill (corner of Sun Bowl Dr. & Kern Dr.) 3233 N. Mesa 79902

Expertise CoP: Interdisciplinary Research and Education (IDRE)

Aging in Texas Conference

Wed, 08/17/2022 (All day), El Paso Convention Center

Expertise CoP: Community of Practice on Aging

AAI Seminar

Thu, 08/18/2022 - 02:00, A-324 Conference Room.

Expertise CoP: Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI)

CoP Aging Meeting

Wed, 09/07/2022 - 16:30, TBD

Expertise CoP: Community of Practice on Aging

CoP Aging Meeting

Wed, 10/05/2022 - 16:30, TBD

Expertise CoP: Community of Practice on Aging

CoP Aging Meeting

Wed, 11/02/2022 - 16:30

Expertise CoP: Community of Practice on Aging