OpenFieldUTEP · El Paso, Texas, United States
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a premier Carnegie R1 public research university and America's leading Hispanic-serving doctoral institution, established in 1914. Situated on the U.S.-Mexico border against the Franklin Mountains, UTEP features distinctive Bhutanese architecture and is world-renowned for 3D additive manufacturing at the W.M. Keck Center, border health, aerospace propulsion, and biomedical sciences.
UTEP comprises nine colleges and schools: the College of Engineering, College of Science, College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Woody L. Hunt College of Business, College of Liberal Arts, and College of Education. Flagship research centers include the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation and the Aerospace Center.
Admissions are holistic and test-optional for undergraduate applicants. Graduate admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA, statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, and English language proficiency (TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 6.5+).
Operating one of the world's largest additive manufacturing university laboratories with over 60 commercial 3D printers, this elite doctorate pioneers electron beam melting, stereolithography of ceramics, and multi-material electronics printing.
Doctoral research conducted at UTEP's Aerospace Center and Fabens rocket test facility, researching cryogenic liquid rocket engines, methane/LOX propulsion, hypersonic aerothermodynamics, and lunar lander regolith extraction.
Interdisciplinary doctoral program exploring 3D-bioprinted cartilage scaffolds, microfluidic lab-on-a-chip diagnostic sensors for infectious diseases, and biocompatible polymers for targeted drug release.
Leveraging the desert Southwest and Rio Grande rift geology to study arid land soil salinization, isotope hydrology, copper-gold porphyry mineralization, and earthquake seismology.
Preeminent historical doctorate exploring the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, labor migration movements, indigenous border histories, border militarization, and comparative imperialism.
NSA-designated doctoral program researching formal software verification, trustworthy machine learning, cloud identity access management, and secure smart infrastructure architectures.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Director
W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation
Dr. Wicker is a world-renowned pioneer in 3D printing and additive manufacturing, investigating multi-material electron beam melting, high-temperature ceramic a...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Vice President & Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Center
Dr. Choudhuri directs the UTEP Aerospace Center, leading research on small spacecraft propulsion, oxy-combustion power cycles, hypersonic flight aerodynamics, a...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Geological Sciences
Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
Dr. Gill investigates aeolian geomorphology, wind-blown mineral dust emissions from dry lake playas, atmospheric aerosol transport, and air quality impacts on b...
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