FACULTY PROFILES

Cesar A. Terrazas-Najera

Assistant Professor
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Office Building: Engineering Building
Office Room: A301
Phone: (915) 747-5556
Email: caterrazas2@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Materials Sci. & Enginr. , The University of Texas at El Paso (2014)
MS in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (2010)
BS in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (2008)

Publications

Approximation of absorptivity conditions for Inconel 625 from in situ radiation thermometry measurements in electron beam powder bed fusion Additive Manufacturing Letters 17 (in press), Shadman Tahsin Nabil, Alfonso Fernandez, Francisco Medina, Ralph Felice, James Carney, Cesar Terrazas.
On the thermal emissive behavior of four common alloys processed via powder bed fusion additive manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (2024), Cesar Terrazas, Alfonso Fernández, Ralph Felice, Ryan B. Wicker.
Multi-wavelength pyrometry as an in situ diagnostic tool in metal additive manufacturing: Detecting sintering and liquid phase transitions in electron beam powder bed fusion Additive Manufacturing (2023), Cesar Terrazas, A. Romero, R. Felice, Ryan B. Wicker.
Assessment of intra-build variations in tensile strength in electron beam powder-bed fusion Ti--6AL--4V part 1: Effects of build height Materials Science and Engineering: A 849 (2022), Nicholas Derimow, Alejandro Romero, Aldo Rubio, Cesar Terrazas, Newell Moser, Orion L. Kafka, Jake T. Benzing, Francisco Medina, Ryan B. Wicker, Nikolas Hrabe.
Sintered powder oxidation variation as a function of build height for titanium alloy produced by electron beam powder-bed fusion Additive Manufacturing Letters 1 (2021), Nicholas Derimow, Alejandro Romero, Aldo Rubio, Cesar Terrazas, Francisco Medina, Ryan B. Wicker, Nikolas Hrabe.

Presentations

Employing Multi-Wavelength Pyrometry as a Monitoring Tool in Powder Bed Fusion AM: Understanding Thermal Radiative Behavior of Materials (2026), Volume Pittsburgh PA, Cesar Terrazas.
Research in Monitoring for Metals Additive Manufacturing (2025), Volume UTEP Campus, various locations (BUSN 302), Cesar Terrazas.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	MECH 6398 - Dissertation I	27236
Spring 2026	MECH 6399 - Dissertation II	27255
Spring 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	22541
Spring 2026	MECH 5352 - Dsg for 3D Eng & Additive Man	28106	Syllabus
Spring 2026	MECH 5396 - Graduate Projects	24583	Syllabus
Spring 2026	MECH 5391 - Individual Studies	23616
Spring 2026	MECH 5398 - Thesis	21296
Spring 2026	MECH 5398 - Thesis	27089
Spring 2026	MECH 5399 - Thesis	26817
Spring 2026	AERO 5398 - Thesis I	27209
Spring 2026	AERO 5399 - Thesis II	27210

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	10820	Syllabus
Spring 2022	MECH 5398 - Thesis	29520
Fall 2021	MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab	18539	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	12127	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	18533	Syllabus
Fall 2021	MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design	12350	Syllabus
Summer 2021	MECH 5398 - Thesis	36358
Spring 2021	MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab	28680
Spring 2021	MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab	28681
Spring 2021	MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design	22332
Fall 2020	MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab	18217	Syllabus
Fall 2020	MECH 3352 - Engineering Analysis II	18293	Syllabus
Fall 2020	MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design	12499	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MECH 3352 - Engineering Analysis II	28034	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	22649	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	23596	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	26514	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MECH 2131 - Manufacturing Engineering Lab	23597	Syllabus
Spring 2020	MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design	22675	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	12126	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	12414	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	13375	Syllabus
Fall 2019	MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design	12669	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	22841	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	22842	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	23867	Syllabus
Spring 2019	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	27297	Syllabus
Spring 2019	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	27627	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	10820	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab	18539	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	12127	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals	18533	Evaluation
Fall 2021	MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design	12350	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab	28680	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab	28681	Evaluation
Spring 2021	MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design	22332	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Materials Sci. & Enginr. , The University of Texas at El Paso (2014)
MS in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (2010)
BS in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (2008)

Publications

Approximation of absorptivity conditions for Inconel 625 from in situ radiation thermometry measurements in electron beam powder bed fusion Additive Manufacturing Letters 17 (in press), Shadman Tahsin Nabil, Alfonso Fernandez, Francisco Medina, Ralph Felice, James Carney, Cesar Terrazas.
On the thermal emissive behavior of four common alloys processed via powder bed fusion additive manufacturing Additive Manufacturing (2024), Cesar Terrazas, Alfonso Fernández, Ralph Felice, Ryan B. Wicker.
Multi-wavelength pyrometry as an in situ diagnostic tool in metal additive manufacturing: Detecting sintering and liquid phase transitions in electron beam powder bed fusion Additive Manufacturing (2023), Cesar Terrazas, A. Romero, R. Felice, Ryan B. Wicker.
Assessment of intra-build variations in tensile strength in electron beam powder-bed fusion Ti--6AL--4V part 1: Effects of build height Materials Science and Engineering: A 849 (2022), Nicholas Derimow, Alejandro Romero, Aldo Rubio, Cesar Terrazas, Newell Moser, Orion L. Kafka, Jake T. Benzing, Francisco Medina, Ryan B. Wicker, Nikolas Hrabe.
Sintered powder oxidation variation as a function of build height for titanium alloy produced by electron beam powder-bed fusion Additive Manufacturing Letters 1 (2021), Nicholas Derimow, Alejandro Romero, Aldo Rubio, Cesar Terrazas, Francisco Medina, Ryan B. Wicker, Nikolas Hrabe.

Presentations

Employing Multi-Wavelength Pyrometry as a Monitoring Tool in Powder Bed Fusion AM: Understanding Thermal Radiative Behavior of Materials (2026), Volume Pittsburgh PA, Cesar Terrazas.
Research in Monitoring for Metals Additive Manufacturing (2025), Volume UTEP Campus, various locations (BUSN 302), Cesar Terrazas.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 6398 - Dissertation I

Section

27236

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 6399 - Dissertation II

Section

27255

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

22541

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 5352 - Dsg for 3D Eng & Additive Man

Section

28106

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 5396 - Graduate Projects

Section

24583

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

23616

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 5398 - Thesis

Section

21296

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 5398 - Thesis

Section

27089

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 5399 - Thesis

Section

26817

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

AERO 5398 - Thesis I

Section

27209

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

AERO 5399 - Thesis II

Section

27210

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

10820

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

MECH 5398 - Thesis

Section

29520

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab

Section

18539

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

12127

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

18533

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design

Section

12350

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

MECH 5398 - Thesis

Section

36358

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab

Section

28680

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab

Section

28681

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design

Section

22332

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab

Section

18217

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MECH 3352 - Engineering Analysis II

Section

18293

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design

Section

12499

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MECH 3352 - Engineering Analysis II

Section

28034

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

22649

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

23596

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

26514

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MECH 2131 - Manufacturing Engineering Lab

Section

23597

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design

Section

22675

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

12126

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

12414

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

13375

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design

Section

12669

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

22841

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

22842

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

23867

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

27297

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

27627

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

10820

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab

Section

18539

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

12127

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MECH 1305 - Graphic & Design Fundamentals

Section

18533

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design

Section

12350

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab

Section

28680

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MECH 2132 - Additive Manufacturing Lab

Section

28681

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

MECH 4336 - Principles of Engr Design

Section

22332

Evaluation

Cesar A. Terrazas-Najera

Bio

Education

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Grants

Courses

Course Evaluations