Dr. Luis Rene Contreras is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at UTEP. Dr. Contreras has extensive experience in research and education in Ergonomics and Industrial engineering in the border region.

• Faculty Fellowship in Israel - Jewish National Fundation (12/26/2018)
• National Researcher Candidate - National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico. (01/01/1996-12/31/1996)

• Ph D in Doctor of Philosophy, Industrial Engineering , Kansas State University (1995)
• MS in Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, Kansas State University (1992)
• MS in Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (1981)
• BS in Bachelor of Science, Industrial / Electrical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua (1979)

• Incorporating Research Pedagogies for Teaching Work Systems Design and Measurement IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2024 (in press), Arunkumar Pennathur, Priyadarshini R. Pennathur, Amir Momenipour, Luis R. Contreras Sapien.
• Moving Toward Renewable Energy to Mitigate Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel International Journal of Sustainable Energy (2021), Mary N. Adu-Gyamfi, Anand Raj, Peter Golding, Luis G. Perez, Diane E. Golding, Luis R. Contreras Sapien, Scott A. Starks, Mahesh Narayan.

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• Alliance for Smart Agriculture in the Internet of Things Era (ALFA IoT)