Roger V. Gonzalez
Roger V. Gonzalez | |
|---|---|
| Born | El Paso, Texas |
| Nationality (legal) | American |
| Education | University of Texas at El Paso and University of Texas at Austin |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Society of Metallurgical Engineers, 2016 Fellow of the Institute for Medical and Biological Engineers, 2015 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering Education and Leadership |
| Institutions | University of Texas at El Paso |
Roger V. Gonzalez (born in El Paso, TX) is the Mike Loya Endowed Chair in Engineering and Chair and Professor of the Engineering Education and Leadership Department t at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He is a professional engineer in the State of Texas.[1]
Education[edit]
Gonzales earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1986 from UTEP and M.S. in 1990 in Biomedical Engineering and Ph.D. in 1994 in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.[2] In 1989, he served as a Research Assistant & NASA-JSC Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin while pursuing his Ph.D.[3] Gonzalez completed post-doctorate fellowship at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Northwestern Medical School.[4] During his Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program at Northwestern Medical School, he was awarded a National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award in musculoskeletal biomechanics and neuromuscular control.[5]
Career[edit]
Gonzalez was the President and CEO of LIMBS International until 2018.[citation needed] From 2001 to 2012, he was the Inaugural Program Director of Biomedical Engineering at LeTourneau University.[citation needed] In July 2012, he became a Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at UTEP.[citation needed]
Awards and honors[edit]
- Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers[citation needed]
- Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[6]
Selected publications[edit]
Gonzalez has been authoring publications from 1990–2023 on engineering.[7][8]
- Galey, Lucas; Beckmann, Guillermo; Ramos, Ethan; Rangel, Frances A.; Gonzalez, Roger V. (2023-10-12). "Optimization of a Cost-Constrained, Hydraulic Knee Prosthesis Using a Kinematic Analysis Model". Biomechanics. 3 (4): 493–510. doi:10.3390/biomechanics3040040. ISSN 2673-7078.
- Green, Joshua T.; Rybak, Ian A.; Slager, Jonathan J.; Lopez, Mauricio; Chanoi, Zachary; Stewart, Calvin M.; Gonzalez, Roger V. (December 2023). "Local composition control using an active-mixing hotend in fused filament fabrication". Additive Manufacturing Letters. 7: 100177. doi:10.1016/j.addlet.2023.100177.
- Galey, Lucas; Gonzalez, Roger V. (2022-02-10). "Design and Initial Evaluation of a Low-Cost Microprocessor-Controlled Above-Knee Prosthesis: A Case Report of 2 Patients". Prosthesis. 4 (1): 60–72. doi:10.3390/prosthesis4010007. ISSN 2673-1592.
- Wilson, S.; Hausselle, J.; Guess, T.M.; Gonzalez, R.V. (2019-04-26). "Rigid-body modeling of knee cartilage and meniscus using experimental pressure-strain curves". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering. 22 (6): 574–584. doi:10.1080/10255842.2019.1569639. ISSN 1025-5842. PMID 30821502. S2CID 73495276.
- Green, Joshua T.; Hale, Rena F.; Hausselle, Jerome; Gonzalez, Roger V. (2017-12-01). "A Reconfigurable Multiplanar In Vitro Simulator for Real-Time Absolute Motion With External and Musculotendon Forces". Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 139 (12). doi:10.1115/1.4037853. ISSN 0148-0731. PMID 28877307.
- "Leadership in Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference". 26 July 2021.
Patents[edit]
- U.S. Patent Application No. US-11358326-B2 "Hotend For Additive Manufacturing with an Actuated Rod in a Heated Chamber".
- Gonzalez, Roger V., and Joshua T. Green. “Hotend for additive manufacturing with an actuated rod in a heated chamber.” US Design Patent No. US D785,177 S "Prosthetic Knee".
- Entitled “Prosthetic Knee.” Related: Chinese Design Patent No. 201330368155.7 European Registered Community Design Nos. 2263046-1, 2263046-2, 2263046-3 Indian Design Registration Nos. 254848, 254849, 254850 "Google Patents". patents.google.com. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
Philanthropic Efforts[edit]
Gonzalez is a founder of LIMBS International, which started in 2004 (via LEGS at LeTourneau University).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "TSW :: Browsing UT Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Gonzalez, Roger Valles, 1963-"". repositories.lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "The University of Texas at Austin". The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ UCL (2022-06-24). "Centre hosts Dr Roger Gonzalez on his UK & Ireland research trip on Engineering Education". UCL Centre for Engineering Education. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ a b "Engineering leadership expert to give Distinguished Lecture Series talk | North Dakota State University". www.ndsu.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "National Research Service Award", Wikipedia, 2023-07-04, retrieved 2024-05-24
- ^ "Roger Gonzales, Ph.D. COF-1800 - AIMBE". Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Roger V. Gonzalez - Search Results - PubMed". PubMed. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Roger V. Gonzalez". scholar.google.co.in. Retrieved 2024-02-02.