People
UTRGV Investigators
Mataz Alcoutlabi, IRG-2
Assistant Professor, ME
EASFC 1316F
956-665-8945
mataz.alcoutlabi@utrgv.edu
Dorina Chipara, IRG-1
Associate Professor, PHYS
EPHYS 1131
956-665-3532
dorina.chipara@utrgv.edu
Mircea Chipara, IRG-1
Professor, PHYS
ESCNE 3126
956-665-2152
mircea.chipara@utrgv.edu
Arturo Fuentes, IRG-1
Professor, ME
ENGR 3.256
956-665-7099
arturo.fuentes@utrgv.edu
Robert Gilkerson, Seed
Assistant Professor, BIO
SCNE 232
956-665-7838
robert.gilkerson@utrgv.edu
Karen Lozano, PREM PI
PREM Director
Professor, ME
ENGR 3.252
956-665-7020
karen.lozano@utrgv.edu
Karen Martirosyan, IRG-2
Professor, PHYS
BVOTS 205
956-882-6736
karen.martirosyan@utrgv.edu
Thomas Pearson, Ethics
Professor, PHIL
ETROX N107
956-665-3570
thomas.pearson@utrgv.edu
Kimberly Selber,
Communication
Associate Professor, COMM
ELABS 146
(956) 665-3583
kimberly.selber@utrgv.edu
M. Jasim Uddin, IRG-2
Associate Professor, CHEM
ESCNE 3.348
(956) 665-7462
mohammed.uddin@utrgv.edu
Horacio Vasquez, IRG-2
Associate Professor, ME
ENGR 3.260
956-665-7419
horacio.vasquez@utrgv.edu
Jorge Vidal, Finance
Lecturer, ECON & FINA
EBUSA 120J
956-665-8996
jorge.vidal@utrgv.edu
UTRGV Researchers
Allen Abraham
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Vasquez/Dr. Fuentes
Salahuddin Ahmed
Graduate Student
Dr. Lozano
Elmmer Vera Alvarado
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Padilla
Shishir Barai
Graduate Student
Dr. Benitez
Disapree Bhowmick
Graduate Student
Dr. Lozano
Luis Campos
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Benitez
Adriana Chapa
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Vasquez/Dr. Fuentes
Emilia Cueva
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Lozano
Shuvendu Das
Graduate Student
Dr. Benitez
Ayla Davila
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Benitez
Carlos A. Delgado
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Chipara
Elizabeth Magali Fletes
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Mataz
Kithzia Gomez
Graduate Student
Dr. Alcoutlabi
Michael Gomez
Graduate Student
Dr. Uddin
Ofelia Gomez Chacon
PREM Affiliate
Ramiro Gonzalez
Graduate Student
Dr. Alcoutlabi
Sergio Herrera
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Padilla
Najlah A. Karam
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Uddin
Jan Lamsis
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Vasquez/Dr. Fuentes
Cecilia Ledezma
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Padilla
Valeria Leon
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Padilla
Casandra Lira
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Lozano
Cesar Montalvo
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Padilla
Jose Luis Murillo
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Mataz
Thais Cardoso de Oliveira
Visiting Student
Manuel Peredo
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Lozano
Silke Rivero Romero
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Padilla
Fariha Rubaiya
Graduate Student
Dr. Lozano
Julia Salas
Graduate Student
Dr. Uddin
Nina San Pedro
PREM hire
Javier Soliz
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Uddin
Mariana Torres
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Uddin
Alexa Villarreal
Undergraduate Student
Dr. Padilla
UMN Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Michelle Calabrese, Assistant Professor, CEMS
Chris Ellison, Professor, CEMS
Phil Engen, Education & Outreach Director
Chris Leighton, Professor, CEMS
Timothy Lodge, Regents Professor, CEMS; UMN MRSEC Director
Mahesh Mahanthappa, Professor, CEMS
Andre Mkhoyan, Professor, CEMS
Technical Advisory Board
Nandika D'Souza, Associate Dean of UG Studies at University of North Texas
Gabriel Lopez, Research VP, University of New Mexico
Jacqueline Michel, former VP for Research Translation, UTRGV
Jeremy Qualls, Dean, College of Science, Technology and Health, University of Southern Maine
Staff
Thelma Castaneda
Office Assistant, ME
EENGR 3.257
(956) 665-2394
thelma.castaneda@utrgv.edu
Victoria Padilla
Engineering Technician, ME
EENGR 2.442
(956) 665-2643
victoria.padilla@utrgv.edu
Funded by the National Science Foundation through the University of Minnesota (UMN) Partnership for Research and Education in Materials Science (PREM): University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) award DMR-2122178.