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Brian E. Schuster

Associate Professor
Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering (MMBME)

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Email: bschuster@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (2008)

Publications

Graded Density Flyer Composites for Hypervelocity Impact Testing. (2022), M.R. Medina, Zachary W. Barker, Bhushan Lohani, Robert C. Roberts, J.E. Miller, Darren M. Cone, Brian E. Schuster.

Presentations

Development and Characterization of Rigid Polyester Blends for 4D Printing (2024), Benjamin Estrada, Jose Gonzalez, Gamaliel H. Martinez, Katia L. Delgado Ramos, Jose F. Salazar, Brian E. Schuster, David A. Roberson.
Determination of Energy Stored in Shape Memory Polymers (2024), Benjamin Estrada, Gamaliel H. Martinez, Katia L. Delgado Ramos, Brian E. Schuster, David A. Roberson.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng	14073
Fall 2025	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	10049
Fall 2025	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	11117
Fall 2025	MME 5396 - Graduate Projects	13182
Fall 2025	MME 5397 - Graduate Projects	13186
Fall 2025	MME 5294 - Graduate Research	17040
Fall 2025	MME 5394 - Graduate Research	17041
Fall 2025	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	13208
Fall 2025	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	12063
Fall 2025	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	13251
Fall 2025	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	14317
Fall 2025	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	17589
Fall 2025	MASE 6291 - Individual Studies	14354
Fall 2025	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	14376
Fall 2025	MME 5191 - Individual Studies	17039
Fall 2025	MME 5391 - Individual Studies	10478
Fall 2025	MME 5390 - Special Topics	13300
Fall 2025	MME 5398 - Thesis	13194
Fall 2025	MME 5399 - Thesis	10853
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	11596
Summer 2025	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	32333
Summer 2025	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	32342
Summer 2025	MME 5396 - Graduate Projects	30011
Summer 2025	MME 5397 - Graduate Projects	30017
Summer 2025	MME 5294 - Graduate Research	33822
Summer 2025	MME 5394 - Graduate Research	33804
Summer 2025	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	30427
Summer 2025	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	32314
Summer 2025	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	32328
Summer 2025	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	32291
Summer 2025	MASE 6291 - Individual Studies	32305
Summer 2025	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	32327
Summer 2025	MME 5191 - Individual Studies	33840
Summer 2025	MME 5391 - Individual Studies	30517
Summer 2025	MME 5398 - Thesis	31920
Summer 2025	MME 5399 - Thesis	30569
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32109

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng	14073
Fall 2025	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	10049
Fall 2025	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	11117
Fall 2025	MME 5294 - Graduate Research	17040
Fall 2025	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	13251
Fall 2025	MME 5390 - Special Topics	13300
Fall 2025	MME 5399 - Thesis	10853
Spring 2025	MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci	22332	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	24726
Spring 2025	MME 5396 - Graduate Projects	24126
Spring 2025	MME 5397 - Graduate Projects	24131
Spring 2025	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	23863
Spring 2025	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	24019
Spring 2025	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	24018
Spring 2025	MME 5191 - Individual Studies	24087
Spring 2025	MME 5391 - Individual Studies	24020
Spring 2025	MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials	21232	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MME 5398 - Thesis	23936
Spring 2025	MME 5399 - Thesis	23937
Fall 2024	MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng	14624	Syllabus
Fall 2024	MME 5396 - Graduate Projects	13573
Fall 2024	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	13604
Fall 2024	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	12283
Fall 2024	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	13650
Fall 2024	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	14961
Fall 2024	MME 5391 - Individual Studies	10539
Fall 2024	MME 5398 - Thesis	13585
Summer 2024	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	32526
Spring 2024	MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci	22597	Syllabus
Spring 2024	MME 5294 - Graduate Research	24738
Spring 2024	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	24440
Spring 2024	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	24639
Spring 2024	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	24427
Spring 2024	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	24638
Spring 2024	MME 5399 - Thesis	24527
Spring 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	22501
Fall 2023	MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng	15711	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng	16009	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	12679
Fall 2023	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	16064
Fall 2023	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	16127
Fall 2023	MME 5191 - Individual Studies	16998
Fall 2023	MME 5390 - Special Topics	13616	Syllabus
Fall 2023	MME 5398 - Thesis	14287
Spring 2023	MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci	22860	Syllabus
Spring 2023	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	25136
Spring 2023	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	25145
Spring 2023	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	25402
Spring 2023	MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials	21483	Syllabus
Spring 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	22727
Fall 2022	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	18564
Fall 2022	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	15251
Fall 2022	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	18646
Fall 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	13858
Spring 2022	MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci	24220	Syllabus
Spring 2022	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	27542
Spring 2022	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	28026
Spring 2022	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	27527
Spring 2022	MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials	21868	Syllabus
Spring 2022	MME 5398 - Thesis	27787
Spring 2022	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	23926
Fall 2021	MASE 6390 - Contem Topics-Materials Sci/En	15816
Fall 2021	MME 4333 - Fracture Mechanics	17979	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MME 5390 - Special Topics	15898
Fall 2021	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	13692
Summer 2021	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32896
Spring 2021	MME 5394 - Graduate Research	29493
Spring 2021	MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials	22044	Syllabus
Spring 2021	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	24264

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng	14624	Evaluation
Spring 2024	MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci	22597	Evaluation
Fall 2023	MME 5390 - Special Topics	13616	Evaluation
Spring 2023	MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci	22860	Evaluation
Spring 2023	MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials	21483	Evaluation
Spring 2022	MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci	24220	Evaluation
Spring 2022	MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials	21868	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MASE 6390 - Contem Topics-Materials Sci/En	15816	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MME 5390 - Special Topics	15898	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials	22044	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (2008)

Publications

Graded Density Flyer Composites for Hypervelocity Impact Testing. (2022), M.R. Medina, Zachary W. Barker, Bhushan Lohani, Robert C. Roberts, J.E. Miller, Darren M. Cone, Brian E. Schuster.

Presentations

Development and Characterization of Rigid Polyester Blends for 4D Printing (2024), Benjamin Estrada, Jose Gonzalez, Gamaliel H. Martinez, Katia L. Delgado Ramos, Jose F. Salazar, Brian E. Schuster, David A. Roberson.
Determination of Energy Stored in Shape Memory Polymers (2024), Benjamin Estrada, Gamaliel H. Martinez, Katia L. Delgado Ramos, Brian E. Schuster, David A. Roberson.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng

Section

14073

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

10049

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

11117

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5396 - Graduate Projects

Section

13182

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5397 - Graduate Projects

Section

13186

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5294 - Graduate Research

Section

17040

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5394 - Graduate Research

Section

17041

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

13208

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

12063

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

13251

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

14317

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

17589

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6291 - Individual Studies

Section

14354

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

14376

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5191 - Individual Studies

Section

17039

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

10478

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5390 - Special Topics

Section

13300

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5398 - Thesis

Section

13194

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5399 - Thesis

Section

10853

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

11596

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

32333

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

32342

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5396 - Graduate Projects

Section

30011

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5397 - Graduate Projects

Section

30017

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5294 - Graduate Research

Section

33822

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5394 - Graduate Research

Section

33804

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

30427

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

32314

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

32328

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

32291

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6291 - Individual Studies

Section

32305

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

32327

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5191 - Individual Studies

Section

33840

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

30517

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5398 - Thesis

Section

31920

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5399 - Thesis

Section

30569

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

32109

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng

Section

14073

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

10049

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

11117

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5294 - Graduate Research

Section

17040

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

13251

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5390 - Special Topics

Section

13300

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5399 - Thesis

Section

10853

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci

Section

22332

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MASE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

24726

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MME 5396 - Graduate Projects

Section

24126

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MME 5397 - Graduate Projects

Section

24131

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

23863

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

24019

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

24018

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MME 5191 - Individual Studies

Section

24087

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MME 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

24020

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

21232

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MME 5398 - Thesis

Section

23936

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MME 5399 - Thesis

Section

23937

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng

Section

14624

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MME 5396 - Graduate Projects

Section

13573

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

13604

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

12283

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

13650

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

14961

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MME 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

10539

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MME 5398 - Thesis

Section

13585

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

32526

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci

Section

22597

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MME 5294 - Graduate Research

Section

24738

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

24440

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

24639

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

24427

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

24638

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MME 5399 - Thesis

Section

24527

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

22501

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng

Section

15711

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng

Section

16009

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

12679

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

16064

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

16127

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MME 5191 - Individual Studies

Section

16998

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MME 5390 - Special Topics

Section

13616

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MME 5398 - Thesis

Section

14287

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci

Section

22860

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

25136

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

25145

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

25402

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

21483

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

22727

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

18564

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

15251

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

18646

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

13858

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci

Section

24220

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

27542

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

28026

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

27527

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

21868

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MME 5398 - Thesis

Section

27787

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

23926

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MASE 6390 - Contem Topics-Materials Sci/En

Section

15816

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MME 4333 - Fracture Mechanics

Section

17979

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MME 5390 - Special Topics

Section

15898

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

13692

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

32896

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MME 5394 - Graduate Research

Section

29493

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

22044

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

24264

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MASE 6401 - Applied Matls Sci & Eng

Section

14624

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci

Section

22597

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

MME 5390 - Special Topics

Section

13616

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci

Section

22860

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

21483

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MME 1205 - Computation/Graph in Mater Sci

Section

24220

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

21868

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MASE 6390 - Contem Topics-Materials Sci/En

Section

15816

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MME 5390 - Special Topics

Section

15898

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MME 2434 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

22044

Evaluation

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