Mataz Alcoutlabi, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Contact Info
Office Location: Eng. 3.262Office Hours: T 12 Pm-2:00 Pm, TR 12 pm-2:00 Pm
Office Telephone: 956-665-8945
E-mail: mataz.alcoutlabi@utrgv.edu
Research Interests
- Material Behavior at the Nanoscale
- Rheology and NanoRheology
- Polymers and polymer nanocomposites
- Smart polymer hydrogels
- Confinement effects on thin films
- Nanofiber reinforced composites as separators and electrodes for Energy Storage
- Melt Forcespinning for Biomedical Applications
Personal Information
- Postdoctoral, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University , 06/ 2000-02/2005
- Postdoctoral, Chemical Engineering, L'Universite’ Laval, Quebec, Canada, (09/1998-05/2000)
- Ph.D, Polymeric and Composite Materials, INSA Lyon, France, (1999)
- M.S., Mechanical engineering, INSA Toulouse, France, (1995)
- B.S., Mechanical engineering, University of Aleppo, Syria, (1986)
Appointments:
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 09/2015-present
- RGV STARS Faculty-Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Pan American, 11/2013-08/2015
- Material/Polymer Engineer, FibeRio Technology Corporation, 03/2013-06/2013
- Research Engineering Scientist, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Pan American, 05/2012-02/2013
- Research Assistant Professor, Fiber and Polymer Science, NC State University, 12/2009-04/2012
- Research Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Utah, 04/2005-11/2009