We are looking to grow!
If you are interested, send me an email at: arturo.rodriguez@tamuk.edu
We are looking for Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistants!
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor in Hypersonics and Scientific Computing
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Arturo Rodriguez
- Ph.D. Graduate in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at El Paso- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (NSF GRFP Fellow)- U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Fellow (DOE NNSA NGFP Fellow)EDUCATION
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, UTEP, El Paso, TX (Fall 2024)
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, UTEP, El Paso, TX (Spring 2020)
ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Email: arturo.rodriguez@tamuk.edu
Graduate Research Assistants
Avinash Potluri, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: Dec 2026
Finite Differences and Shock Waves
Jeffrey H. Farris, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK
Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Transition
Gopishwar Sharma Palepu, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2026
Small Language Models
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Alan M. Hernandez, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: Dec 2025
Hypersonics and Physics-Informed Neural Networks
Andrew R. Ybarra, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2029
Robotics
Maylyn M. Vasquez, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2028
Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Transition
Noah L. Estrada, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2026
Thermal Ablation
David L. Heinsler, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2027
Small Language Models
Michael V. Dominguez, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: 2026
Computational Fluid Dynamics for Biological Flows
Kate Reza, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UTEP, Grad Date: Dec 2026
Heat Transfer and Finite Differences
Rene D. Reza, B.S. in Computer Science, UTEP, Grad Date: Dec 2027
Phase Field Modeling and Finite Differences
Taylor N. Garcia, B.S. in Computer Science, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2026
High-Performance Computing
High School Researchers
Vyom Kumar, Moreau Catholic High School
Computer Vision and Image Processing
Aryan Singh, Casady School
Computational Fluid Dynamics for Biological Flows