Events
IMSE Day 2014
UTEP’s 6st Annual Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering (IMSE) Day was held in collaboration with the Green Energy Leadership Workshop Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and National Science Foundation. Event theme – “Engineering the FUTURE: The NEXT 100 YEARS” – relevant to UTEP Centennial Celebration as well as the ongoing and future development of green energy systems and the challenges in this field to create opportunities for innovation.
Trade-off Analysis Tutorial
Trade off studies, techniques and biases tutorial was conducted by Dr. Eric D Smith on 7th November, Friday at work force training center Albuquerque, New Mexico. This course was aimed at engineers of all disciplines and managers and leaders who need decision making skills in choosing better alternatives.
5th Systems Engineering Day
UTEP’s 5th Annual Systems Engineering Day was held in collaboration with the Green Energy Manufacturing Leadership Workshop Series by the U.S. Department of Education. Event theme – Innovative Green Systems of Systems – is relevant to the ongoing and future development of green systems of systems, as well as addressing the challenges in this field to create opportunities for innovation in the green area. Our academic work at UTEP is directed not only toward better educational experiences, but also towards being more responsive, adaptive and flexible to the student’s needs of El Paso - Cd. Juarez region. This annual event is important to develop the leadership skills amongst the students and strengthen the interactions and collaboration efforts between academia, government and industry.
UTEP Chapter at is 2013
The INCOSE Student Division from UTEP (University of Texas, El Paso) participated in the 2013 International Symposium in Philadelphia, PA, submitting three project reports to the student Engineering Challenge. Juan Carlos Armenta and Mario Salomon submitted the project “Miner Recycling System,” reporting their progress in revitalizing the UTEP recyclables collection system, which for the first time can become economically self-sustainable. Principal improvements include full multi-stream recycling and daily pick-up as part of a “no-trash” campus. The project is leveraging the student Green Fund to obtain support from UTEP Facilities Department, as well as from administratively supported financial funding.Mario Salomon, Juan Pablo Fernandez and Aditya Akundi presented the “Bike-Share System” project, which again leveraged student Green Fund seed money to secure $500,000 of El Paso’s Metropolitan Planning Organization funds to install and service B-Cycle bicycles and docks in-and-around the UTEP campus, enabling emissions-free local transportation for university students and the general public. This project will utilize information from class schedules, and traffic and parking patterns to optimize the location of B-Cycle docks.Aditya Akundi, Sergio Luna and Mario Salomon presented “Evaluation of University Transit Systems Using a Systems Engineering Approach,” reporting progress on the drive to develop student-centered busing systems modifications, designed to create a more education friendly environment, and also to increase the availability of education to low income families in the El Paso region. Students involved in this project are gaining valuable Project Practicum experience by becoming involved in local government transportation engineering and planning.