Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA

AI is helping shape the future of trauma and stroke care.

Klesse College biomedical engineer Amina Qutub is leading BEACON, an AI-powered project focused on helping clinicians make faster, more informed decisions for trauma and stroke patients.

The 18-month, $500,000 pilot project brings together engineers, AI researchers and clinicians to explore how technology can improve care from the emergency room through recovery.

Read more: https://klesse.utsa.edu/news/2026/08/12-beacon-ai.html

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Officials at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently told Shrihari Sankarasubramanian, PhD he was cleared for takeoff, just not for space. Sankarasubramanian will be flying on an airplane following a flight profile designed to simulate Martian gravity to test the electrolyzer he has been developing with partners at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).

Read more about the research and technology that is helping our teams learn more about survival in space.

https://klesse.utsa.edu/news/2026/08/03-utsa-swri-techleap2.html

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Leadership announcement:

The Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at The University of Texas at San Antonio is pleased to announce the appointment of Jie Zheng as interim chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

Read more: https://klesse.utsa.edu/news/2026/07/30-jie-zheng.html
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Leadership announcement:
The Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UT San Antonio has named Arturo Montoya, interim Director of the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Construction Management.

Read more: https://klesse.utsa.edu/news/2026/07/31-arturo-interim-director.html
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Why it is a great time to be an engineer in Texas.

Op-ed from Klesse College Dean, Eric Brey

"Stop for a minute. Look around. We take for granted the systems that allow us to live, work and thrive in Texas: the roads we drive on, the power required to keep the air on during a Texas summer, the planes that take us to new places and the technology in our hands..."

Read more. https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/texas-engineers-shape-state-future-22354646.php

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Congratulations to Klesse College graduate, Andrew Cervantes, who is a finalist in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. As a result of this award, he will receive support to conduct space research in Belgium.

Cervantes is a 2025 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. As an undergraduate, he conducted research in Associate Professor Christopher Combs’ Hypersonics lab and was also in the Aeronautics and Rocket Club.

Birds up!

Read more: https://news.utsa.edu/2026/07/five-students-selected-to-fulbright-u-s-student-program-to-advance-global-research-and-teaching-opportunities/

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They did it! Today, this magnificent group of FRESHMEN won FIRST PLACE in the Siemens 2026 Immersive Design Challenge. They presented to the global team of judges and answered questions as if they had been doing this for years. They were polished, ready and professional in their delivery.

This team has 5 engineers, a business major and a computer science major. They took an idea and they made it happen. THAT is how you do it.

To say we are proud is an understatement.

GO 210 Robotics, GO! We hope you heard our cheers.
Birds up!

Read more: https://news.utsa.edu/2026/07/ut-san-antonio-robotics-team-wins-global-engineering-competition/

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