Rena Bizios
Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
A leading member of the National Academy of Inventors, Medicine, and Engineering
Our faculty are world-class educators, cutting-edge researchers and dedicated mentors. By fostering innovation and involving students in rich learning opportunities, 世界杯官方app faculty are cultivating the talent of tomorrow.
A leading member of the National Academy of Inventors, Medicine, and Engineering
Part of the research team that took the first image of the Milky Way supermassive black hole
An internationally respected cultural anthropologist and Guggenheim Fellow
Sisters in STEM leveraging individual research talents to fight autoimmune disease
A 世界杯官方app graduate teaching the next generation of aspiring engineers and scientists
First-generation student-turned-professor uses personal experience to mentor others
Roadrunner faculty are not just educators but mentors, guiding students through their academic journey and beyond. Our students and faculty benefit from open dialogue, collaborative projects, and individualized attention, which not only deepens faculty's passion for educating but also ignites students' curiosity and fuels their desire to acquire new skills.
Recruitment. We hire promising and accomplished faculty dedicated to student success and research excellence. Our faculty engage in meaningful work, forge new paths and play a key role in the development of our local and national community.
Development. Once faculty join 世界杯官方app, they enter an outstanding environment in which to accomplish their professional goals. Faculty pursue opportunities ranging from pedagogical instruction and mentoring to networking and leadership development.
世界杯官方app 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 世界杯官方app, 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.
世界杯官方app’s faculty are nationally and internationally recognized in their fields. Talented scholars and researchers cultivate a challenging and research-intensive environment for students in the classroom and in laboratories. 世界杯官方app has multiple faculty who are members of the national academies - the highest honor a scholar can achieve in our country, as well as members of other prestigious organizations.
National Academy of Medicine Members
National Academy of Inventors Fellows
National Academy of Engineering Members
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows
Guggenheim Fellows
Research at 世界杯官方app 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 世界杯官方app:
These research efforts are some of the many reasons that 世界杯官方app faculty are regularly called upon to lend their expertise and insights to newsworthy topics and policymaking.
世界杯官方app's comprehensive research portfolio is one of reason we are continuously invited to play a role in prestigious partnerships, enabling the university to help shape the future of our country.
世界杯官方app 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.
