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)

• 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.
• Ultrasonically Embedded Wires in Multi-Material Parts Produced by Hybrid Additive Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (2023), David Sepulveda , Patrick Gutierrez, Amit J. Lopes, Jacob Rome, Vinay Goyal, David Espalin.
• Oxidation Kinetics of Ti-6Al-4V Alloys by Conventional and Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing Materials (2023), Francisco Estupinán-López, Carlos Orquiz-Muela, Citlalli Gaona-Tiburcio, Jose Cabral-Miramontes, Raul German Bautista-Margulis, Demetrio Nieves-Mendoza, Erick Maldonado-Bandala, Facundo Almeraya-Calderón, Amit J. Lopes.

• 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
• Strengthening DOD Supply Chain through Advanced Manufacturing Technology Services
• Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center - Paso del Norte
• E3 – Economy, Energy and Environment
• “E3 – Economy, Energy and Environment”