Faculty
Rafael O. Ruiz
Assistant Professor
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2004), Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela.
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (2007) Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela.​
Ph.D. in Engineering Science (2015) Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (2016) University of Notre Dame, USA.​
Postdoctorade in Mechanical Engineering (2016), Universidad de Chile.
Ph.D. Students
Jesús Pereira
Mechanical Engineering Program - University of Michigan-Dearborn
Research Interest: Reduced order model for mechanical metamaterials.
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Jian Huang
Civil Engineering Program - University of New South Wales
Research Interest: Design and optimization of multifunctional mechanical metamaterials under uncertainties.
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Undergraduate Research Assistants
Owen Gill
Mechanical Engineering Program - University of Michigan-Dearborn
Research Interest: Characterization of Suture-based joints.
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Alpha Bah
Mechanical Engineering Program - University of Michigan-Dearborn
Research Interest: Experimental testing of piezoelectric energy harvesters.
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Graders
Trinity Campbell
Mechanical Engineering Program - University of Michigan-Dearborn
Interest: Supporting grading activities for mechanical design classes and other activities related to improving the learning process in mechanical engineering.
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Former Students
Graduate Students
Daniela Sanchez
2024 - MS Civil Engineering - University of Chile
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Maximiliano Caprile
2023 - MS Civil Engineering - University of Chile
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Diego Astudillo
2022 - MS Civil Engineering - University of Chile
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Carolina Arevalo
2022 - MS Civil Engineering - University of Chile
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Alejandro Poblete
2022 - MS Mechanical Engineering - University of Chile
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Diego Hidalgo
2021 - MS Mechanical Engineering - University of Chile
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Nicolas Cardenas
2021 - MS Civil Engineering - University of Chile
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Patricio Peralta
2020 - MS Mechanical Engineering - University of Chile
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Undergraduate Students
Nhi Nguyen
2024 - Mechanical Engineering - University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Yuankai Chen
2023 - Mechanical Engineering - University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Hunter Pruitt
2023 - Mechanical Engineering - University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Graders
Nhi Nguyen
Winter 2024 - University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Sarang Birwadkar
Fall 2023 - University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Mirel Ajdaroski
Winter 2023 - University of Michigan-Dearborn
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