I am an Associate Professor in the Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE) department at UTEP. My current research interests include application of smart manufacturing methodologies to improve industrial operations, quality assurance in Additive Manufacturing and Augmented Reality enhanced product validation and workforce development.

• UTEP EDGE Curriculum Fellow - UTEP Provost Office (09/01/2023)
• Dean's Award for Excellence in Research - UTEP College of Engineering (05/01/2022)
• STEM Accelerator Faculty Partner - UTEP College of Engineering (07/15/2017)
• Outstanding Paper Award - Rapid Prototyping Journal - 2013 Literati Network Awards (08/15/2013)
• Highly Commended Award - 2012 Emerald Engineering Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (06/30/2012)
• Dodson Dissertation Fellowship - UTEP Graduate School (06/01/2009)

• Ph D in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (2010)
• MS in Industrial Enginering, The University of Texas at El Paso (2003)
• B.Eng. in Production Engineering, The University of Mumbai (2001)

• Evaluation of Maternal Patient Experience through Natural Language Processing Techniques: The Case of Twitter Data in the United States during Covid-19 Applied Sciences 14 19 (2024), Debapriya Banik, Sreenath Madathil, Sergio Luna, Amit J. Lopes.
• Measurement systems analysis for Beam Compensation, Scaling factors and Geometric Dimensioning for a Metallic Additively Manufactured Test Artifact Progress in Additive Manufacturing (2024), Amit J. Lopes, Jesus Rivas , Hunter Taylor, Carlos Orquiz, Ryan B. Wicker.
• Smart Manufacturing for Underserved Workforce Development American Society for Engineering Education (2023), Amit Lopes, Ivan Renteria, Fashiar Rahman, Bill Tseng, Sergio Luna.
• Exploring Student Learning Experience of Systems Engineering Course Developed for Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Graduates 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (2023), Aditya Akundi, Immanuel Edinbarough , Md Fashiar Rahman, Amit J. Lopes, Sergio Luna.
• Exploring Systems Performance Using Modeling and Simulation – Project-based Study and Teaching 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (2023), Md Fashiar Rahman, Aditya Akundi, Jakia Sultana, Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng, Amit J. Lopes, Sergio Luna.

• Smart Manufacturing for Small and Medium Manufacturers in a Predominantly Hispanic Workforce Region (2022), Volume Online, Amit J. Lopes.
• Smart Manufacturing for Underserved Small and Medium Manufacturers (2021), Volume Online, Amit J. Lopes.
• Increasing Opportunities and Diversity in SM for SMMs (2021), Volume Online, Amit J. Lopes.

• EMS Training – Identifying Environmental and Health Hazards in Manufacturing (09/01/2023 - 08/31/2028) Environmental Protection Agency, $82,500
• Strengthening DOD Supply Chain through Advanced Manufacturing Technology Services (07/01/2023 - 06/30/2026) Department of Defense (DoD) OLDCC
• Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center - Paso del Norte (07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025) Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Manufacturing Support for Texas Manufacturers (09/01/2023 - 08/31/2024) State of Texas
• E3 – Economy, Energy and Environment (10/01/2020 - 09/30/2022)
• “E3 – Economy, Energy and Environment” ( - )