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, TXÂ (Spring 2020)
CV, 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
Gopishwar Sharma Palepu, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2026
Deep Learning
Katrina I. Sanchez, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2026
Aeroacoustics
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
Noah L. Estrada, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2026
Verification and Validation of C-D Nozzles
David L. Heinsler, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: May 2027
Deep Learning
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
Marc A. Cantu, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK, Grad Date: Dec 2025
Propulsion
Chelsea M. Caballero, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, TAMUK
Aeroacoustics
High School Researchers
Vyom Kumar
Computer Vision and Image Processing
Aryan Singh
Computational Fluid Dynamics for Biological Flows
Laila Ali
Finite Difference Method and Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Collaborators
Prof. Vinod Kumar | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Prof. Selahattin Ozcelik | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Prof. Xue Yang | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Prof. Jose Espiritu | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Prof. Hua Li | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Mariee F. Cruz Mendoza | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Dr. Vineeth Vijaya Kumar | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Dr. Mohamed G. Elkhateeb | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Prof. Francisco O. Aguirre Ortega | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Prof. Marietta D. Saenz | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Prof. Venugopal Mendu | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Prof. Nuri Yilmazer | Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Prof. George Em Karniadakis | Brown University
Prof. Jorge A. Munoz | The University of Texas at El Paso
Prof. Omar Cedillos Barraza | The University of Texas at El Paso
Prof. Beverley Argus-Calvo | The University of Texas at El Paso
Prof. Pablo Rangel | Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi
Prof. Jose Baca | Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi
Prof. Debjyoti Banerjee | Texas A&M University at College Station
Prof. Romit Maulik | Pennsylvania State University
Prof. Ashesh Chattopadhyay | University of California at Santa Cruz
Dr. Christopher Harris | DeepVein Inc
Payal Helambe | Cranfield University