Rena Bizios
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Recognized as a National Academy of Inventors, Medicine, and Engineering fellow for her biomedical research
Our faculty are world-class educators, cutting-edge researchers and dedicated mentors. By fostering innovation and involving students in rich learning opportunities, UTSA faculty build the knowledge and talent of tomorrow.
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Recognized as a National Academy of Inventors, Medicine, and Engineering fellow for her biomedical research
Microsoft President's Endowed Associate Professor
Elevating cybersecurity through machine learning and threat intelligence research
Professor & Mexican American Studies Program Coordinator
Creating spaces for students to learn the culture and history of the Mexican American community
Professor & Director, IDSER and Texas State Demographer
Solving human problems and informing public policy through demographic research
Chair of Information Systems and Cyber Security
Pursuing answers through digital forensics and computer crime investigation
Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry
Setting the standard for what it means to be an exemplary teacher
UTSA is the only institution in San Antonio to be recognized as an R1 research university, a prestigious designation synonymous with research excellence. R1 universities have a greater ability to attract world-class faculty members and the talented undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who want to learn from them. For UTSA, our R1 status reinforces our rapid trajectory as a research university and allows us to continue to serve as a driver of economic opportunity and social mobility for Texas.
UTSA’s faculty are nationally and internationally recognized in their fields. Diverse scholars and researchers cultivate a challenging and research-intensive environment for students in the classroom and in laboratories. UTSA has several faculty who are members of the national academies - the highest honor a scholar can achieve in our country.
Research at UTSA has far reaching implications that positively impacts our local, national and global community. Our groundbreaking research spans from the natural sciences to the ever-evolving challenge of cybersecurity. Here are a few of the unique research efforts taking place at UTSA:
These research efforts are some of the many reasons that UTSA faculty are regularly called upon to lend their expertise and insights to newsworthy topics and policymaking.
In the summer of 2021 UTSA joined this prestigious forum that brings together top federal, university and industry leaders to address our nation's grandest challenges. UTSA's comprehensive research portfolio is one of the many reasons we were invited to play a role in the Roundtable, enabling the university to help shape the future of our country.
UTSA has made significant investments in new facilities as it continues to build into a research powerhouse. Here are a few that are enabling new discoveries and enhancing student learning:
