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Below is a list of start-up companies have been formed based on research and technology efforts at The University of Texas at El Paso.

University of Texas at El Paso Examples of Start-up Companies

GeoMedia Research and Development	Description	Seismic Pavement Analyzer
	UT Faculty Involved	Soheil Nazarian, Mark Baker, and Kevin Crain
	Location	El Paso, TX
	Year Formed	1996
	Other Information	The Seismic Pavement Analyzer is a portable device that can determine the composition of the asphalt for a particular area depending on the geometric measurements. This is particulary useful in areas such as war zones or underdeveloped countries where a safe surface needs to be developed quickly for aircraft landings.

Mayan Pigments Inc.	Description	Organic/Inorganic Pigment
	UT Faculty Involved	Russell Chianell and Lori Pollette
	Location	El Paso, TX
	Year Formed	2004
	Other Information	The pigment produced by Mayan Pigments is environmentally friendly and less expensive to produce that the leading pigments in the industry. The other quality of this pigment is it retains its color longer in sun exposure.

Refinery Science Corp.	Description	Catalysts that can process the heavier less pure crude oils.
	UT Faculty Involved	Russell Chianell
	Location	El Paso, TX
	Year Formed	2004
	Other Information	This company develops unique catlysts for the oil industry that can process the heavier less expensive crude oil.

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