2020 News
CAMEE Part of a $3.3 Million Team Project Led by UT Austin
December — Funded by a NASA University Leadership Initiative (ULI) Award, the "Full Airframe Sensing Technology (FAST)" goal is to create a new paradigm in sensing for hypersonic vehicles, which could also be applied to lower-speed craft.
Dr. Christopher Combs' New High-Tech Video Camera Creating Unique Opportunities
December — Funded by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Dr. Combs is a recipient of a $284,884 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Award. He will use it to buy cameras for the UTSA Hypersonic Lab.
UTSA Today Class of 2020: Jahsiah Toby
December — Jahsiah credits CAMEE with expanding his thinking on how engineering can be applied to a career that impacts Earth and beyond.
Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar Is Leading the City-Based Alliance Effort to Prep for Local Aerospace Economy
November — Comprised of more than 35 area industry, federal research laboratories, government and education experts, the City-Based Alliance is working together on a NASA proposal to strengthen STEM curriculum in primary and secondary schools and attract more females and minority groups to reflect the diversity of South Texas.
CAMEE MS Student Ashley Aguilar Awarded Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Grant
November — The DDETFP awards fellowships to students pursuing degrees in transportation-related disciplines.
NASA Visit to UTSA Highlights CAMEE’s First Anniversary
October — The NASA visit gave the CAMEE team an opportunity to share progress made over the past year on its growing presence at the university and community.
CAMEE Participates in NASA Student Launch
October — UTSA was one of 32 U.S. universities and colleges selected for the 2021 NASA Student Launch (NSL). The UTSA student team is supported by CAMEE, the College of Sciences Student Success Center, and the College of Engineering Student Success Center.
Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar's Case Study Finds Coronavirus Easily Transmitted in Ideal Outdoor Conditions
September — Dr. Bhaganagar's entire study was published in Environmental Research on September 17. UTSA Ph.D. student Sudheer Bhimireddy assisted on the project.
NASA Looks to UTSA To Help Expand Field of STEM Researchers
September — Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar is Co-PI of a $50,000 NASA grant to gather data and submit a concept paper.
UTSA’s NASA Advanced Measurements Center Hosts Inaugural Conference
September — Researchers from UTSA, external partners, and students presented their research in a virtual format.
New Space Act Agreement between NASA Langley Research Center, University of Tennessee Space Institute, and UTSA
August — CAMEE will be performing wind tunnel testing as part of their collaboration with NASA Langley Research Center for their research in hypersonics.
CAMEE PhD Students Jullian Williams and Younghyun Koo Among the COVID-19 Transdisciplinary Team Grand Challenge Winners
August — Their team's proposal was "Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic in Texas." Challenge winners came from five teams made up of 22 graduate students working across research disciplines.
CAMEE Hosts Virtual Teacher Workshop
August — Ten K–12 teachers participated in a two-day professional development workshop hosted by the NASA MIRO Center for Advanced Measurements in Extreme Environments (CAMEE) in collaboration with the Dee Howard Foundation.
Dr. Christopher Combs Receives CONNECT Research Seed Funding to Study Hypersonic Flight Environments
July — Connecting Researchers through Partnerships (CONNECT) is a joint funding opportunity with the Southwest Research Institute.
CAMEE MS Student Thomas Nordstrand Featured in Texoma News Network
June — Thomas will study the water and how it collects on the hailstone.
#ThisIsWhatAScientistLooksLike: CAMEE MS Student Karen Mendiondo
May — Karen earned her bachelor's degree in Geology from UTSA and is now a second-year student in the M.S. Geology program.
Dr. Hongjie Xie and CAMEE PhD Student YoungHyun Koo Develop Interactive Texas COVID-19 Mapping Tool
April — Updated daily, the map reflects the cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Texas.
Sombrilla Magazine: Going to Extremes
Winter/Spring — The article highlights the Center for Advanced Measurements in Extreme Environments.
CAMEE Student Karen Mendiondo Selected to Receive AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award
March — The Outstanding Student Presentation Awards promote, recognize and reward undergraduate, Master's, and PhD students for quality research in the Earth and space sciences.
Dr. Christopher Combs Receives USAF Grant To Study Effects of Hypersonic Shock Waves
January — The three-year $450,000 grant will support Dr. Combs investigation of the effects of hypersonic shock waves on future U.S. Air Force flight systems.
CAMEE PhD Students YoungHyun Koo and Jullian Williams Attended Snow Measurement Field School in New Hampshire
January — Hosted by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUAHSI), the program offered an experiential learning opportunity for participants to dive into snow science.
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