Current Team
Principal Investigator

Yirong Lin, Ph.D.
Professor
ylin3@utep.edu
(915) 747-6015
CV
Graduate Students

Joshua Dantzler
Ph.D. Student
Project: Utilizing Topology Optimization to Fabricate Ceramic Lattices with Tunable Mechanical and Thermal Properties
jzdantzler@miners.utep.edu

Alexis Lopez
Ph.D. Student
Project: I) Fused Filament Fabrication of High Temperature Piezo/Pyro Resistive Structures II) Multimaterial AM of Enhanced Piezoelectric Ceramics
alopez125@miners.utep.edu

Diana Leyva
Ph.D. Student
Project: I) Development of a Sintering Model Using COMSOL for Machine Learning Applications II) Fused Filament Fabrication of Metal, Ceramics, and Glass for Energy Applications
dhleyva@miners.utep.edu

Md Shahjahan Mahmud
Ph.D. Student
Project: I) Chemical Aging and Aging mechanism of SLA/DLP Printed Polymer Material. II) Synthesis of SLA/DLP Printable Novel Material which is Highly Resistant to Chemical Degradation.
mmahmud4@miners.utep.edu

Saqlain Zaman
Ph.D. Student
Project: 3D Printing of Ultra High Temperature Ceramic ZrB2 with Polymer Derived Ceramic and Silicon Carbide Short Fiber and Continuous Carbon Fiber, Developing Pyrolization Schedule to Achieve Highest Possible Flexural Strength from the 3D Printed Parts for Hypersonic Application
szaman3@miners.utep.edu

Sabina Arroyo
Ph.D. Student
Project: FFF Additive Manufacturing of PEEK and CNT Composites
ssarroyo2@miners.utep.edu

Antonio Delgadillo
Master's Student
Project: I) Chemical Aging and Aging mechanism of SLA/DLP Printed Polymer Material. II) Synthesis of SLA/DLP Printable Novel Material which is Highly Resistant to Chemical Degradation.
adelgadillo8@miners.utep.edu

Sofia Perez
Master's Student
Project:Fabrication of Fe3O4/Invar Magnetic Polymer Structures with On-Demand Tunable Compressive Properties
saperez8@miners.utep.edu

Amanda Borgaro
Master's Student
Project: Mylar Repair in Space Environments
alborgaro@miners.utep.edu

Diana Fontes
Masters Student
Project: Fused filament Fabrication for Additive Manufacturing of PEEK and CNT Composites for pyro sensing structures
dfontes@miners.utep.edu

Asahel Marinelarena-Diaz
Masters Student
Project:1) Selective Laser Sintering of Thermoset Structures and 2) Development of Foreign Object Debris simulation to analyze debris impact on aircrafts.
aamarinelare@miners.utep.edu

Luis Rodriguez
Masters Student
Project: Development of Finite Element Analysis Simulations of Foreign Object Debris to Predict Damage on Aircraft Components
lerodriguez15@miners.utep.edu

Joseph Munoz
Masters Student
Project:The Development of Processing Science for a Functional Geaded Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics
jmmunoz12@miners.utep.edu
Undergraduate Students

Laura Molina
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Project: The Development of Processing Science for a Functional Geaded Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics
lnmolina@miners.utep.edu

Jessica Marie Cobos
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Project: The Development of Processing Science for a Functional Geaded Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics
jmcobos2@miners.utep.edu