Jorge I. Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice and Industry Capstone Projects Coordinator

Jorge I. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Address

206 Driftmier Engineering Center Annex

597 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, GA 30602

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
Areas of Expertise
  • Cell / drug screening
  • Biofabrication
  • Biomechanics
  • Tissue engineering
  • Regenerative medicine
  • Microfluidics
  • Drug / cell delivery
Publications
Patents

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


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