University of Texas - El Paso

AFRL ML-RCP Partner Institution Strengths & Capabilities 

Contact Information

Name: Stephen B. Aley

Title: Associate VP for Sponsored Programs

Email: saley@utep.edu

Research capabilities

UTEP’s main areas of research are listed below. The first five (highlighted) are pertinent to AFRL:

• Additive and Advanced Manufacturing

• Aerospace and Defense Systems Technology

• Secure Cyber Systems and Data Sciences

• Materials Science & Engineering

• Sensors and Cyber Physical Systems

• Transportation Infrastructure Systems

• Biology and Biomedical Sciences

• Water and Environment

• Social and Behavioral Sciences in the US-Mexico Border

UTEP entered into an Educational Partnership Agreement with AFRL-RD&RV this year. The agreement highlights the following technical areas:

Directed Energy (RD)

• Gas Lasers

• Solid State Lasers

• Laser System Integration

•  Fiber Lasers

• High Power Microwaves & Associated Devices

• Additive Manufacturing of RF Components

• Atmospheric Propagation & Compensation of Directed Energy

• Acquisition, Tracking and Pointing of Directed Energy

• Space Situational Awareness with Directed Energy

• Pulsed Power for High Power Microwaves

• High Power Microwave Sources

• High Energy Beam & Plasma Physics

• High Power Microwave System Integration

• Directed Energy Effects, Modeling and Simulation

• Directed Energy Physics Modeling

• Directed Energy Systems and Missions Modeling and Simulation

Space Vehicles (RV)

• Space Electronics, Optronics, and Quantum Computing

• Spacecraft Power

• Spacecraft Materials and Structures

•  Space Sensors & Optics

• Spacecraft Thermal Management

• Spacecraft Protection and Radiation Hardening

• Satellite Guidance, Navigation, & Control

• Satellite Communications

• Spacecraft Propulsion

• Small Satellite Construction

• Space Launch

• Space Situational Awareness

• Space Environment

• Strategic Systems and Responsive Launch

• Space System Modeling and Simulation

• Operationally Responsive Space

• Satellite Operations

• Small Sat Technology

• On Orbit Manufacturing

• Materials in Extreme Environments

• Remote Sensing

• Uncertainty Quantification of Space Systems

General

• Additive and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

• Software Engineering

• 3D Printing of Electronic Circuitry and Sensors

• AM of Electrical & Electromagnetic Devices

• AM of Parts with Electromechanical Functionality

• Materials for 3D printing of electrical and electromagnetic devices

• Antenna Design

• UAS and Counter UAS Systems

• AI and Machine Learning

• Materials Processing and Characterization

• Materials for Thermal Management

• High-Temperature Electromagnetic Materials

• Precision Femtosecond Laser Machining

•  Systems Engineering

• Mission Assurance

• Signal and Image Processing

• Network Management and Analytics

• Quantification of Uncertainty

• Digital Engineering

• Embedded AI Processors

• Robotics and Soft Robotics

• Microfabricated Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS

• State-of-Health Monitoring

• Generative Design for Manufacturing

• Printed Electronics and Sensors

• Photovoltaics

•  Software Defined Radio

• Cybersecurity and IoT

• Testing

To locate a specific capability or investigator go to https://expertise.utep.edu/

UTEP’s major research centers are: (details at utep.edu)

• Aerospace Center (formerly the Center for Space Exploration Technology Research)

• Border Biomedical Research Center (BBRC)

• Carbon Nanomaterials Research Center  

• Center for Advanced Materials Research 

• Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research 

• Center for Environmental Resource Management     

• Center for Inland Desalination Systems

• Center for Inter-American Border Studies 

• Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems

• Cyber-SHARE

• Research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems     

• W.M. Keck Center for 3-D Innovation   

UTEP accepts federal funding and, when required, agency restrictions on publication.

Research Administration and Compliance

Is your institution registered with the US State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls?

• Yes

Does your institution currently perform Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI/ NIST 800-171 compliant) research?

• Yes

Does your institution currently perform research subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations?

• Yes

Does your institution have a DoD Facility Security Clearance (FCL)? 

• No secure facilities at this time. UTEP has constructed ~4,000sf of secure workspace to ICD 705 standards. We are seeking a sponsor and FCL. The facility has six separate workspaces designed to safeguard at the TS/SCI level. CAGE code: 0MLB3

ML-RCP Program Expectations

The objective of the AFRL ML-RCP is to enable and enhance the research capabilities of the HBCU’s/MSIs through collaborative research efforts with AFRL. What would be necessary for you to receive to meet this objective? 

UTEP seeks to enlarge its Department of Defense research portfolio.