Education

Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 2013
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 2010
B.S., Electrical - Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez, 2005

Professional Appointments

• Industry Capstone Projects Coordinator, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, 2022 - present
• Research Assistant Professor, Bioengineering Department and CECAS, Clemson University, 2014-2022
• Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department, Clemson University, 2016-2019
• Faculty Scholar, School of Health Research, Clemson University, 2015-2022
• Program Director, Study Abroad - Germany, Clemson University, 2015-2019
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Bioengineering Department, Clemson University, 2013-2014
• Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at El Paso, 2009-2013
• Product Development Engineer, Delphi Automotive Systems / Inteva LLC, Mexico Technical Center, 2005-2010
• Product Engineering Assistant, Delphi Automotive Systems / Inteva LLC, Mexico Technical Center, 2005

Research Interests

• Cell/drug screening
• Biofabrication
• Biomechanics
• Tissue engineering
• Regenerative medicine
• Microfluidics
• Drug/cell delivery

Intellectual Property

U.S. Patent

Estrada, E., Vazquez, F. J., Rodriguez, J. I., & Parks, D. R. (2015), US8967679 B2

Publications and Scholarly Articles

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