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Constantine Tarawneh, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Associate Dean for Research, COEC
Director, University Transportation Center for Railway Safety
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Email: constantine.tarawneh@utrgv.edu
Office: (956) 665-2607
- Expertise: Experimental Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics, Thermal and Dynamic Analysis of Railroad Bearings, and Acoustics and Vibrations.
- Numerous Journal Papers in Vibration and Thermal Analyses of Railroad Bearings;
- 11 Years of Experience Conducting Railroad Research.
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Robert E. Jones, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Email: robert.jones@utrgv.edu
Office: (956) 665-5010
- Expertise: Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Engineering Materials, specifically Polymers and Composites, Materials and Product Testing, Natural Fiber Based Composites (Kenaf).
- 10 Years of Experience Conducting Railroad Research
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Dr. Stephen W. Crown, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Email: stephen.crown@utrgv.edu
Office: (956) 665-5015
- Expertise: Applied Thermodynamics, HVAC, and Measurements and Instrumentation.
- Projects involved in: Load Sensor Development and Hydraulic Damper System.
- 8 Years of Experience Conducting Railroad Research
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Dr. Arturo A. Fuentes, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Email: arturo.fuentes@utrgv.edu
Office: (956) 665-7099
- Expertise: Finite Element Analysis, Vibration Analysis, and Nano-Reinforced Composites.
- Publications in Finite Element Analysis of Thermal and Static Studies of Bearing Assembly Elements.
- 10 Years of Experience Conducting Railroad Research
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Dr. Javier Kypuros, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Email: javier.kypuros@utrgv.edu
Office: (956) 665-7078
- Expertise: Dynamic Systems and Controls, Vehicle Systems and Controls, Railroad Bearing Condition Monitoring.
- Publications in Temperature and Vibration Studies for Bearing Condition Monitoring.
- 8 Years of Experience Conducting Railroad Research
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Dr. Heinrich Foltz, Ph.D.
Co-Principal Investigator
Professor, Electrical Engineering
Email: heinrich.foltz@utrgv.edu
Office: (956) 665-5016
- Expertise: Theory and Design of Compact/Wideband Antenna Elements, Microwave and RF Circuits, Millimeter-wave Sensing, and Electromagnetics.
- 6 Years of Experience Conducting Railroad Research
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Jazmin Ley, M.S.E.
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering
Email: jazmin.ley@utrgv.edu
- Expertise: Railroad Research, Cross-trained in Management.
- Thesis Title: Load Sensor in an Elastomer Suspension Element.
- Assist the PI in managing the day-to-day operations of the UTPA Railroad Research Group.
- 6 Years of Experience Conducting Railroad Research.
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Ms. Melissa Pena
Program Assistant
Email: melissa.pena@utrgv.edu
- Expertise: 4 Years of Experience Assisting with Funded Grant Projects
- Highly experienced in financial reporting of grant activities
- Cross-trained in management of various projects; highly trained
- Certified in all university related workflow processes.
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