Lab Director
Iris V. Rivero, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: Weil 302A
Phone: (352) 294-7715
Research interests
Design of efficient and reliable processes for the bulk fabrication of biomaterials, emphasizing the manufacturing of material systems with multifunctional capabilities for their use in restoring the functionality of damaged tissue and as a means of localized drug delivery for the treatment of aggressive diseases.
Students
Andrea Camacho-Betancourt
PhD Student & Lab Director
andreacamachobet@ufl.edu
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Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Manufacturing, Facility Design/Planning/Management, Supply Chain Management/Engineering, Experiential Learning
TA Classes
- Automation for Production (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024)
- Decision Support Systems (Fall 2023)
- Industrial Systems Simulation (Fall 2023)
- Data Analysis for Industrial Applications (Fall 2022)
- Intro to Engineering ISE Section (Fall 2022)
Luke Langan
Undergraduate Student & Conference Director
llangan@ufl.edu
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Research Interests
Additive Manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition, Operations Research/Data Analytics, Machine Learning
Yousef Bani Ahmad
Undergraduate Student & External Relations Director
yousef.baniahmad@ufl.edu
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Research Interests
Biofabrication, Micro-scale Manufacturing, Quality control, and Layer-by-layer deposition.
Shreya Bhat
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests
Data analytics, Machine learning, Manufacturing, Healthcare optimization