Jorge I. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Industry Capstone Projects Coordinator
Paul D. Coverdell Center, 122C
500 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, Georgia 30602
United States
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
Paul D. Coverdell Center, 122C
500 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, Georgia 30602
United States