About Research & Innovation

Welcome to The University of Texas at El Paso’s Research & Innovation. Our university is home to exceptional researchers and innovators who are leaders in their fields and creators of groundbreaking research initiatives. From computing to the arts, UTEP’s faculty, students, and staff are actively shaping the future, finding practical solutions to some of the most complex challenges facing our world today.

Supported by state-of-the-art research facilities, UTEP has demonstrated a long-term commitment to preparing students for success in a rapidly evolving world where the digital, physical, and biological realms converge. Our research community is developing technologies and ideas that will make a meaningful impact locally, nationally, and globally.

With more than $158 million in research activity, UTEP is proudly ranked among the top public research universities nationwide. Research & Innovation plays a key role in supporting and advancing this world-class research by fostering an innovative, cross-disciplinary culture and promoting research excellence across campus. In everything we do, we are guided by our public mission: increasing access to high-quality higher education and advancing discoveries that improve the health, culture, education, and economy of our region and beyond.

We achieve this mission by empowering the success of our faculty and providing comprehensive support in research development, stewardship, research compliance and security, commercialization and economic development, and by building external strategic partnerships with academia, government, and industry.

Together, we are pushing boundaries, promoting economic development in the region and creating knowledge that benefits society.

Picks up and Go Miners! 

Dr. Ahmad Itani 
Vice President for Research & Innovation