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Department of Mechanical Engineering
ENGR 3.222
Email: mece@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2394

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Robert Freeman

Dr. Robert Freeman
Professor
Department Chair
2009 UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: EENGR 3.222A
(956) 665-2381
robert.freeman@utrgv.edu

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Dr. Mataz Alcoutlabi
Associate Professor
Edinburg: >EENGR 3.238
(956) 665-8945
mataz.alcoutlabi@utrgv.edu

Ali Ashraf

Dr. Ali Ashraf
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: EENGR 3.277
(956) 665-7228
ali.ashraf@utrgv.edu

Rogelio Benitez Portrait

Dr. Rogelio Benitez
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: EENGR 3.296
(956) 665-2630
rogelio.benitez@utrgv.edu

Jacob Bensen

Mr. Jacob Bensen
Lecturer I
Edinburg: EENGR 3.253
(956) 665-8878
jacob.bensen01@utrgv.edu

Lawrence Cano

Mr. Lawrence Cano
Lecturer II
Edinburg: EENGR 3.247
(956) 665-3102
lawrence.cano@utrgv.edu

Dumitru Caruntu

Dr. Dumitru Caruntu
Professor
ABET Coordinator
2013 UT System Regents Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: ESCIE 3.124
(956) 665-2079
dumitru.caruntu@utrgv.edu

Isaac Choutapalli

Dr. Isaac Choutapalli
Professor
Edinburg: EENGR 3.230
(956) 665-5220
isaac.choutapalli@utrgv.edu
www.utrgv.edu/apl

Stephen Crown

Dr. Stephen Crown
Professor
Director of TexPREP
2016 UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: EENGR 3.234
(956) 665-5015
stephen.crown@utrgv.edu

Arturo Fuentes

Dr. Arturo Fuentes
Professor
Associate Chair
2012 UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: EENGR 3.256
(956) 665-7099
arturo.fuentes@utrgv.edu

Robert Jones

Dr. Robert Jones
Professor
Interim Associate Chair for Information and Engineering Systems
Edinburg: EENGR 3.246
(956) 665-5019
robert.jones@utrgv.edu

Karen Lozano

Dr. Karen Lozano
Professor
Julia Beecherl
Endowed Professor
2013 UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: EENGR 3.252
(956) 665-7020
karen.lozano@utrgv.edu

Eleazar Marquez

Dr. Eleazar Marquez
Lecturer II
Edinburg: >EENGR 3.253
eleazar.marquez01@utrgv.edu 

Misael Martinez

Mr. Misael Martinez
Lecturer I
Edinburg: EENGR 3.216
(956) 665-2526
misael.e.martinez01@utrgv.edu 

Dr. Javier Ortega

Dr. Javier Ortega
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: EENGR 3.264A
(956) 665-2043
javier.ortega@utrgv.edu 

Gregory Potter

Mr. Gregory Potter
Lecturer III
Edinburg: EENGR 3.251
(956) 665-3112
gregory.potter@utrgv.edu

Maysam Pournik Portrait

Dr. Maysam Pournik
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: EENGR 3.2104
maysam.pournik@utrgv.edu 

Ala R. Qubbaj

Dr. Ala R. Qubbaj
Professor
Dean
Edinburg: EENGR 2.294
(956) 665-5257
ala.qubbaj@utrgv.edu

Samantha Ramirez

Ms. Samantha Ramirez
Lecturer III
Undergraduate Coordinator
Edinburg: EENGR 3.261
(956) 665-3117
samantha.ramirez@utrgv.edu

Jose Sanchez Portrait

Mr. Jose Sanchez
Lecturer II
Edinburg: EENGR 3.249
(956) 665-3118
jose.j.sanchez01@utrgv.edu 

Tohid Sardarmehni

Dr. Tohid Sardarmehni
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: EENGR 3.275
(956) 665-2896
tohid.sardarmehni@utrgv.edu 

Kamal Sarkar

Dr. Kamal Sarkar
Associate Professor of Practice
2012 UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: EENGR 3.264
(956) 665-2682
kamal.sarkar@utrgv.edu

Constantine Tarawneh

Dr. Constantine Tarawneh
Professor
Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
2009 UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: EENGR 1.294D
(956) 665-2607
constantine.tarawneh@utrgv.edu

Noe Vargas Portrait

Dr. Noe Vargas
Assistant Professor
Edinburg: EENGR 3.272
(956) 665-3727
noe.vargas@utrgv.edu 

Horacio Vazquez

Dr. Horacio Vasquez
Professor
Graduate Coordinator
2015 UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
Edinburg: EENGR 3.260
(956) 665-7419
horacio.vasquez@utrgv.edu

Marcos Villarreal

Mr. Marcos Villarreal
Lecturer I
Edinburg: EENGR 3.275
marcos.villarreal02@utrgv.edu

Yingchen Yang

Dr. Yingchen Yang
Associate Professor
Brownsville: BSETB 1.366
(956) 882-6652
yingchen.yang@utrgv.edu




Staff

Annie Salinas

Annie Salinas
Administrative Assistant II
Edinburg: EENGR 3.222
(956) 665-2394
annie.salinas@utrgv.edu

Thelma Castaneda

Ms. Thelma Castaneda
Office Assistant III
Edinburg: EENGR 3.257
(956) 665-2394
thelma.castaneda@utrgv.edu 

Victoria Padilla

Ms. Victoria M. Padilla
Engineering Technician III
Edinburg: EENGR 2.442
(956) 665-2643
victoria.padilla@utrgv.edu 

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