By Daniel Perez, El Paso Matters Ahsan Choudhuri, a University of Texas at El Paso professor who secured tens of millions of dollars in mechanical and aerospace engineering grant research awards during the past 10 years, plans to retire in December. Choudhuri served as associate vice president of the UTEP Aerospace Center until he was relieved of that duty in May 2024 for alleged irregularities with a National Science Foundation proposal. 

The professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering has denied any wrongdoing. The NSF suspended the grant, worth up to $160 million, pending further review, and hasn’t provided an update in more than a year. Choudhuri continued as an engineering faculty member after UTEP President Heather Wilson stripped him of his associate vice president title. He

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