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Ana C. Martinez

Research Assistant Professor
Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering (MMBME)

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Email: acmartinezm@utep.edu

Bio

Dr. Martinez is an Assistant Professor of Research specializing in materials for energy storage and conversion for a variety of applications.

Awards and Honors

First grant as lead PI during the fiscal year 2023–2024 - Pioneering Researchers Reception from The University of Texas at El Paso (01/29/2025)
Feature in ACS’s Energy Letters: Women Scientists at the Forefront of Energy Research - ACS’s Energy Letters (01/01/2024-01/31/2024)
Battery Young Research Award - Battery Innovation Days event (11/01/2021-11/30/2021)
Erasmus Mundus grant for the Latin-American region - The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)

Education

Ph D in Chemistry of solids and materials science, Industrial PhD between the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance and Université de Picardie Jules Verne (2021)
MS in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion, Université de Toulouse Paul Sabatier / Warsaw University of Technology / Universidad de Córdoba / Université de Picardie Jules Verne (2017)
B.Eng. in Nanotechnology Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (2015)

Publications

Combining 3D printing of copper current collectors and electrophoretic deposition of electrode materials for structural lithium-ion batteries Advances in Manufacturing (2024), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel, Bharat Yelamanchi, A. A. Talin, Sylvie Grugeon, Stéphane Panier, Loic Dupont, Ana Aranzola, Eva Schiaffino, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald.
3D printing of cyanate ester resins with interpenetration networks for enhanced thermal and mechanical properties Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141 21 (2024), Saqlain Zaman, Sergio Favela, Nicolas E. Herrera, Alejandro Gandara, Laura Molina, Md. S. Hassan, Sofia G. Gomez, Jean E. Ramirez, Md. S. Mahmud, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel, Zhengtao Gan, Eric MacDonald, Yirong Lin.
The Transformative Power of Additive Manufacturing for Batteries AM&P Technical Articles 182 (3) (2024), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel.
3D Printed Alumina for Geometrically-Complex Electronic Substrates With High-Performance Printed Conductors IEEE Access 12 (2024), Alexander Gomez, Bharat Yelamanchi, Alexis Maurel, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Thomas Feldhausen, Jayaprakash Shivakumar, Eduardo Rojas, Yirong Lin, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald, David A. Roberson.
3D printing of cyanate ester resins with interpenetration networks for enhanced thermal and mechanical properties Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141 21 (2024), Saqlain Zaman, Sergio Favela, Nicolas E. Herrera, Alejandro Gandara, Laura Molina, Md S. Hassan, Sofia G. Gomez, Jean E. Ramirez, Md S. Mahmud, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Yirong Lin.
Additive manufacturing of LiCoO2 electrodes via vat photopolymerization for lithium ion batteries Energy Advances 3 5 (2024), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Ana P. Aranzola, Eva Schiaffino, Eric MacDonald, Alexis Maurel.
Doping of Sodium-Ion Cathodes for in-Situ Resource Utilization on the Moon and Mars 10 (2024), William Huddleston, Donald Dornbusch, Alexis Maurel, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Eric MacDonald, Myeonglok Seol, Bharat Yelamanchi, Sina B. Chavari, Pedro Cortes, Cameroun Sherrard, others.
Symmetric Sodium-Ion Batteries Incorporating 3D Printed Na3V2 (PO4) 3 Electrodes PRiME 2024 (October 6-11, 2024) (2024), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Sina B. Chavari, Pedro Cortes, Carol Putman, Eric MacDonald, Alexis Maurel.
Manufacturing-oriented review on 3D printed lithium-ion batteries fabricated using material extrusion Virtual and Physical Prototyping 18 1 (2023), Alexis Maurel, Antonio Pavone, Gianni Stano, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Eric MacDonald, Gianluca Percoco.
3D Printed TiO2 Negative Electrodes for Sodium-Ion and Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Vat Photopolymerization Journal of The Electrochemical Society 170 10 (2023), Alexis Maurel, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Sina B. Chavari, Bharat Yelamanchi, Myeong-Lok Seol, Donald A. Dornbusch, William H. Huddleston, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Cameroun G. Sherrard, Eric MacDonald, Pedro Cortes.
3D Printed TiO2 Negative Electrodes for Sodium-Ion and Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Vat Photopolymerization Journal of The Electrochemical Society 170 10 (2023), Alexis Maurel, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Sina B. Chavari, Bharat Yelamanchi, Myeong-Lok Seol, Donald A. Dornbusch, William H. Huddleston, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Cameroun G. Sherrard, Eric MacDonald, Pedro Cortes.
Multiprocess 3D printing of sodium-ion batteries via vat photopolymerization and direct ink writing Journal of Physics: Energy 5 4 (2023), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Eva M. Schiaffino, Ana P. Aranzola, Christian A. Fernandez, Myeong-Lok Seol, Cameroun G. Sherrard, Jennifer Jones, William H. Huddleston, Donald A. Dornbusch, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald, Alexis Maurel.
What Would Battery Manufacturing Look Like on the Moon and Mars? ACS Energy Letters 8 2 (2023), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald.
What would battery manufacturing look like on the Moon and Mars? American Chemical Society (2023), Alexis Maurel, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Donald A. Dornbusch, William H. Huddleston, Myeong-Lok Seol, Christopher R. Henry, Jennifer M. Jones, Bharat Yelamanchi, Sina Bakhtar Chavari, Jennifer E. Edmunson, others.
Additive manufacturing of LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 battery electrode material via vat photopolymerization precursor approach Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel, Ana P. Aranzola, Sylvie Grugeon, Panier, St\'ephane, Loic Dupont, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Bhargavi Mummareddy, Beth L. Armstrong, Pedro Cortes, others.
Toward high resolution 3D printing of shape-conformable batteries via vat photopolymerization: review and perspective IEEE Access 9 (2021), Alexis Maurel, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Sylvie Grugeon, Panier, St\'ephane, Loic Dupont, Pedro Cortes, Cameroun G. Sherrard, Ian Small, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Eric MacDonald.

Presentations

Maciel Doping of Sodium-Ion Cathodes for in-Situ Resource Utilization on the Moon and Mars (2024), William Huddleston, Donald Dornbusch, Alexis Maurel, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Eric MacDonald, Myeonglok Seol, Bharat Yelamanchi, Pedro Cortes, Carol Putman.
Extrusion Printing of Polypropylene/Polyethylene Copolymer Gaskets in Custom-Form Batteries (2024), Jorge Antonio Cardenas, Laura C. Merril, Benjamin Warren, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel.
4D Printed Actuation with Spatially-varying Lattices (2024), Katia L. Delgado Ramos, Ana Aranzola, Aaron Cervantes, Alejandra G. Castellanos, Mohamed El Mansori, Akbar Ijaz, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel, Eric MacDonald, David A. Roberson.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	16445
Fall 2025	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	16838
Fall 2025	MME 5396 - Graduate Projects	16807
Fall 2025	MME 5397 - Graduate Projects	16809
Fall 2025	MME 5294 - Graduate Research	17037
Fall 2025	MME 5394 - Graduate Research	17038
Fall 2025	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	16821
Fall 2025	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	16827
Fall 2025	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	16834
Fall 2025	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	16819
Fall 2025	MASE 6291 - Individual Studies	16823
Fall 2025	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	16831
Fall 2025	MME 5191 - Individual Studies	17036
Fall 2025	MME 5391 - Individual Studies	16803
Fall 2025	MME 5398 - Thesis	16387
Fall 2025	MME 5399 - Thesis	16388
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	16720
Summer 2025	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	33598
Summer 2025	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	33601
Summer 2025	MME 5396 - Graduate Projects	33608
Summer 2025	MME 5397 - Graduate Projects	33799
Summer 2025	MME 5294 - Graduate Research	33821
Summer 2025	MME 5394 - Graduate Research	33803
Summer 2025	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	33578
Summer 2025	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	33586
Summer 2025	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	33594
Summer 2025	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	33574
Summer 2025	MASE 6291 - Individual Studies	33582
Summer 2025	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	33590
Summer 2025	MME 5191 - Individual Studies	33839
Summer 2025	MME 5391 - Individual Studies	33605
Summer 2025	MME 5398 - Thesis	33611
Summer 2025	MME 5399 - Thesis	33856
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	30930

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	18232
Summer 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31003

Course Evaluations

No info available.

Bio

Dr. Martinez is an Assistant Professor of Research specializing in materials for energy storage and conversion for a variety of applications.

Awards and Honors

First grant as lead PI during the fiscal year 2023–2024 - Pioneering Researchers Reception from The University of Texas at El Paso (01/29/2025)
Feature in ACS’s Energy Letters: Women Scientists at the Forefront of Energy Research - ACS’s Energy Letters (01/01/2024-01/31/2024)
Battery Young Research Award - Battery Innovation Days event (11/01/2021-11/30/2021)
Erasmus Mundus grant for the Latin-American region - The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)

Ph D in Chemistry of solids and materials science, Industrial PhD between the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance and Université de Picardie Jules Verne (2021)
MS in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion, Université de Toulouse Paul Sabatier / Warsaw University of Technology / Universidad de Córdoba / Université de Picardie Jules Verne (2017)
B.Eng. in Nanotechnology Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (2015)

Publications

Combining 3D printing of copper current collectors and electrophoretic deposition of electrode materials for structural lithium-ion batteries Advances in Manufacturing (2024), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel, Bharat Yelamanchi, A. A. Talin, Sylvie Grugeon, Stéphane Panier, Loic Dupont, Ana Aranzola, Eva Schiaffino, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald.
3D printing of cyanate ester resins with interpenetration networks for enhanced thermal and mechanical properties Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141 21 (2024), Saqlain Zaman, Sergio Favela, Nicolas E. Herrera, Alejandro Gandara, Laura Molina, Md. S. Hassan, Sofia G. Gomez, Jean E. Ramirez, Md. S. Mahmud, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel, Zhengtao Gan, Eric MacDonald, Yirong Lin.
The Transformative Power of Additive Manufacturing for Batteries AM&P Technical Articles 182 (3) (2024), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel.
3D Printed Alumina for Geometrically-Complex Electronic Substrates With High-Performance Printed Conductors IEEE Access 12 (2024), Alexander Gomez, Bharat Yelamanchi, Alexis Maurel, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Thomas Feldhausen, Jayaprakash Shivakumar, Eduardo Rojas, Yirong Lin, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald, David A. Roberson.
3D printing of cyanate ester resins with interpenetration networks for enhanced thermal and mechanical properties Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141 21 (2024), Saqlain Zaman, Sergio Favela, Nicolas E. Herrera, Alejandro Gandara, Laura Molina, Md S. Hassan, Sofia G. Gomez, Jean E. Ramirez, Md S. Mahmud, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Yirong Lin.

Presentations

Maciel Doping of Sodium-Ion Cathodes for in-Situ Resource Utilization on the Moon and Mars (2024), William Huddleston, Donald Dornbusch, Alexis Maurel, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Eric MacDonald, Myeonglok Seol, Bharat Yelamanchi, Pedro Cortes, Carol Putman.
Extrusion Printing of Polypropylene/Polyethylene Copolymer Gaskets in Custom-Form Batteries (2024), Jorge Antonio Cardenas, Laura C. Merril, Benjamin Warren, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel.
4D Printed Actuation with Spatially-varying Lattices (2024), Katia L. Delgado Ramos, Ana Aranzola, Aaron Cervantes, Alejandra G. Castellanos, Mohamed El Mansori, Akbar Ijaz, Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel, Eric MacDonald, David A. Roberson.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

16445

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

16838

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5396 - Graduate Projects

Section

16807

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5397 - Graduate Projects

Section

16809

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5294 - Graduate Research

Section

17037

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5394 - Graduate Research

Section

17038

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

16821

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

16827

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

16834

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

16819

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6291 - Individual Studies

Section

16823

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

16831

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5191 - Individual Studies

Section

17036

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

16803

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5398 - Thesis

Section

16387

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MME 5399 - Thesis

Section

16388

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

16720

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

33598

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

33601

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5396 - Graduate Projects

Section

33608

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5397 - Graduate Projects

Section

33799

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5294 - Graduate Research

Section

33821

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5394 - Graduate Research

Section

33803

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

33578

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

33586

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

33594

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

33574

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6291 - Individual Studies

Section

33582

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

33590

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5191 - Individual Studies

Section

33839

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

33605

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5398 - Thesis

Section

33611

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MME 5399 - Thesis

Section

33856

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

30930

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

18232

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

31003

Syllabus

No info available.

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