Amit Lopes

Amit Lopes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso, serving as Executive Director of TMAC. His research focuses on Advanced and Next Generation Manufacturing Technologies with emphasis on additive manufacturing quality assurance and applications in healthcare and energy systems.

Research interests include:

• Smart Manufacturing principles
• Industry 4.0 implementation
• Augmented Reality applications for workforce training
• Service Systems Engineering
• Process optimization in manufacturing

Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on additive manufacturing innovations, healthcare applications during COVID-19, and industry-academia collaboration. Awards include the 2019 Department of Defense Nunn-Perry Award for excellence in mentorship and ProQuest/Pivot funding recognition.