FACULTY PROFILES

Jorge E. Manrique Castro

Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Office Building: Engineering Building
Office Room: A-337
Phone:
Email: jemcastro@utep.edu

Bio

Dr. Castro is dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and mentoring the next generation of engineers and researchers. His lab (https://www.utep.edu/engineering/castrolab/) provides a dynamic and supportive environment for students to engage in cutting-edge research and develop advanced skills in bioengineering and microfabrication. Castro Lab's research is focused in biomedical devices and biosensors implementing additive manufacturing, MEMS, nanotechnology, and semiconductors fabrication principles.

Awards and Honors

Rising STARs Program - LEER Funding at The University of Texas System (09/01/2024)
Army Research Laboratory Student Travel Grant - Army Research Laboratory (06/01/2024-06/30/2024)
Outstanding Paper Award Finalist at the Hilton Head 2024: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop - Transducers Research Foundation (06/01/2024-06/30/2024)
First Place, Best Paper Award at the Multi-functional Integrated System Technology (MIST) meeting - Multi-functional Integrated System Technology Center (12/01/2023-12/31/2023)
Florida International Leadership Conference Funding - UCF Global (02/01/2023-02/28/2023)
Outstanding Student Poster Presentation Award Finalist at the IEEE MEMS Conference - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (01/01/2023-01/31/2023)
Daniel D. Hammond Engineering Scholarship - Daniel D. Hammond Endowment (08/01/2022-08/31/2022)
Army Research Laboratory Student Travel Grant - Army Research Laboratory (06/01/2022-06/30/2022)
Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship - UCF Global (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)
NSTC Student Travel Award - NanoScience Technology Center at UCF (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)
Outstanding Student Paper Award Winner at the IEEE MEMS Conference - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)
SGA Conference Registration and Travel Funding - Student Goverment Association at UCF (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)
UCF Graduate Presentation Fellowship - Graduate Studies at UCF (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)

Education

Ph D in Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida (2023)
MSEE in Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida (2022)
MBA in Business Administration, University of Valle (2018)
BSEE in Electronics Engineering, National University of Colombia (2007)

Publications

Development of a Cost Effective, Hybrid Microfabricated, All Glass Hermetic Package for Wireless In Vitro and Wearable Electrode Array Systems in Low Resource Settings IEEE Sensors (2025), Faisal Kashem, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Omar Torres, Surbi Tidke, Cacie McDorman, Gary Davies, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Impedance Modeling Providing Enhanced Understanding of Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Utilizing a Novel 3D Microelectrode Array-Based Biosensor IEEE Transducers (2025), Yamilet Rocha, Randall James, Akash Patel, James Hickman, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Wearable Sweat-Based Ion-Selective Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of Hydration IEEE Sensors (2025), Gustavo Medina, Luis Rodriguez, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Handheld, Biomimetic, Phase-Change Microsystems for Breath Condensate-Based Point-of-Use Diagnostic Assays IEEE Sensors Journal 24 24 (2024), Pablo Morales-Cruz, Ji Chang, Maria Tregansin, Joshua Fnu, Lei Zhai, Laurene Tetard, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Hybrid Microfabrication, and Electrochemical Analysis of Nonagonal 2d/3d Microelectrode Arrays, with Multi-Metallic Interfaces 22nd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers) (2024), Charles Didier, Maria Garcia-Chalbaud, Julia Orrico, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Multilevel Microchannel-based, 3D Printed and Liquid-Metal Filled Microelectrode Array Within a Multiphase Controlled Microchamber for Electrophysiological Studies 22nd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers) (2024), Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Isaac Johnson, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Microfluidic Biosensor for the In Vitro Electrophysiological Characterization of Actin Bundles Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 33 3 (2024), Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Nilab Azim, Nicholas Castaneda, Ellen Kang, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Biomimetic, Phase-Change Microsystems for Breath Condensate Based Point-of-Care Diagnostics IEEE 37th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) (2024), Pablo Morales-Cruz, Maria Tregansin, Joshua Fnu, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
High-throughput microbead assay system with a portable, cost-effective Wi-Fi imaging module, and disposable multi-layered microfluidic cartridges for virus and microparticle detection, and tracking Biomedical Microdevices 25 3 (2023), Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Frank Sommerhage, Rishika Khanna, Andre Childs, David DeRoo, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Characterizing Inductively-Coupled-Plasma Etching of Single Crystalline Lithium Tantalate for Micro-Acoustic Applications IEEE 36th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) (2023), Yasaman Majd, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Hakhamanesh Mansoorzare, Reza Abdolvand.
Microfabricated polymer-metal biosensors for multifarious data collection from electrogenic cellular models Microsystems & Nanoengineering 9 1 (2023), Charles Didier, Julia Orrico, Omar S. Cepeda Torres, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Aliyah Baksh, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Microfabrication and Characterization of Micro-Stereolithographically 3d Printed, and Double Metallized Bioplates with 3D Microelectrode Arrays for In-Vitro Analysis of Cardiac Organoids IEEE 36th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) (2023), Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Isaac Johnson, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Plotter Cut Stencil Masks for the Deposition of Organic and Inorganic Materials and a New Rapid, Cost Effective Technique for Antimicrobial Evaluations Micromachines 14 1 (2022), Andre Childs, Jorge Pereira, Charles Didier, Aliyah Baksh, Isaac Johnson, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Edwin Davidson, Swadeshmukul Santra, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Constant phase element (CPE) modeling and analysis of multi-material, micro-bullet shaped, high-throughput 3D microelectrodes for in-vitro electrophysiological applications Hilton Head Workshop 2022: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (2022), Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Multiplexing and increasing the throughput of "Rolosense Assay" utilizing cost-effective WIFI imaging and disposable microfluidics chips for SARS-CoV2 detection Hilton Head Workshop 2022: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (2022), Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Frank Sommerhage, Selma Piranej, David DeRoo, Khalid Salaita, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Polymer And Stainless Steel-Based 3D Microelectrode Arrays (3D MEAs), With Penta-Modal Sensing Capabilities For The Investigation of Electrogenic Cells Hilton Head Workshop 2022: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (2022), Charles Didier, Julia Orrico, Omar S. Cepeda Torres, Aliyah Baksh, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Experimental and Modeling Based Investigations of Process Parameters on a Novel, 3D Printed and Self-Insulated 24-Well, High-Throughput 3D Microelectrode Array Device for Biological Applications Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (2022), Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Compact Micro-Stereolithographic (µSLA) Printed, 3D Microelectrode Arrays (3D MEAS) with Monolithically Defined Positive and Negative Relief Features For In Vitro Cardiac Beat Sensing IEEE 35th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Conference (MEMS) (2022), Charles Didier, Avra Kundu, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Cacie Hart, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Investigation of the Effect of Printing Angle and Device Orientation on Micro-Stereolithographically Printed, and Self-insulated, 24-well, High-Throughput 3D Microelectrode Arrays IEEE Sensors 2021 Conference (2021), Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Avra Kundu, Adam Rozman, Swaminathan Rajaraman.

Presentations

Direct Ink Writing and its Role in Energy Harvesting for Wearable Devices (2025), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Wearable Sweat-Based Ion-Selective Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of Hydration (2025), Volume Pamplona, Colombia, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Gustavo Medina.
Packaging Development with an Integrated Wireless System for an Electrochemical Cardiac Biosensor (2024), Volume Tampa, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Microfabrication and Characterization of a Novel 3D Mitochondrial Biosensor (2024), Volume Hilton Head Island, SC, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Material Integration Challenges Towards Smart Orthotics - II (2024), Volume Orlando, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Packaging and Point of Care Output System for an Electrochemical Cardiac Biosensor - II (2024), Volume Orlando, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Microfabrication and Characterization of a Novel 3D Mitochondria Biosensor (2024), Volume Orlando, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
BioMEMS Platforms Development for Interfacing with Multisized Biological Entities (2024), Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
BioMEMS Platforms Development for Interfacing with Multisized Biological Entities (2024), Volume Boise, ID, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
BioMEMS Platforms Development for Interfacing with Multisized Biological Entities (2024), Volume El Paso, TX, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
BioMEMS Platforms Development for Interfacing with Multisized Biological Entities (2024), Volume Fort Myers, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Material Integration Challenges Towards Smart Orthotics - I (2023), Volume Gainesville, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Packaging and Point of Care Output System for an Electrochemical Cardiac Biosensor - I (2023), Volume Gainesville, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Multilevel microchannel-based, 3D printed and liquid-metal filled microelectrode array within a multiphase controlled microchamber for electrophysiological studies (2023), Volume Kyoto, Japan, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
A Breath Condensate Collection Chip for use Towards Point-of-Care (POC) Patient Diagnostics of Viral Diseases (2023), Volume Orlando, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Multiphase, user-regulated microchamber with embedded silver based microelectrode array, and galinstan-filled multilevel microconduits for in-vitro electrophysiology of organoids (2023), Volume Orlando, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Multiplexing and increasing the throughput of “Rolosense Assay” utilizing cost-effective Wi-Fi imaging and disposable microfluidics chips for SARS-COV-2 detection (2022), Volume Hilton Head Island, SC, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.

Grants

Army Research Laboratory Travel Grant (06/02/2024 - 06/06/2024) - Army Research Laboratory
Army Research Laboratory Travel Grant (06/05/2022 - 06/09/2022) - Army Research Laboratory

Current/Future Courses

No info available.

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ECE 4345 - Biomedical Instrumentation	26041	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ECE 4145 - Biomedical Instrumentation Lab	26112	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ECE 6194 - Graduate Research	28469
Spring 2026	ECE 6294 - Graduate Research	28129
Spring 2026	ECE 6394 - Graduate Research	28432
Spring 2026	ECE 6694 - Graduate Research	28430
Spring 2026	ECE 6390 - Special Topics	27890	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr	27883	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ECE 5190 - Special Topics Lab in ECE	27907	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ECE 6190 - Special Topics Lab in ECE	27908	Syllabus
Spring 2026	ECE 4194 - Undergraduate Research	28003
Spring 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	26640
Fall 2025	BME 6394 - Doctoral Research	18600
Fall 2025	ECE 6694 - Graduate Research	18549
Fall 2025	ECE 4390 - Special Topics	15928	Syllabus
Fall 2025	ECE 6390 - Special Topics	17625	Syllabus
Fall 2025	ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr	14953	Syllabus
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	11698
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	30982
Spring 2025	ECE 4345 - Biomedical Instrumentation	27426	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ECE 4145 - Biomedical Instrumentation Lab	27510	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr	25874	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ECE 5190 - Special Topics Lab in ECE	27533	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ECE 4194 - Undergraduate Research	28228

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	ECE 4390 - Special Topics	15928	Evaluation
Fall 2025	ECE 6390 - Special Topics	17625	Evaluation
Fall 2025	ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr	14953	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ECE 4345 - Biomedical Instrumentation	27426	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ECE 4145 - Biomedical Instrumentation Lab	27510	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr	25874	Evaluation
Spring 2025	ECE 5190 - Special Topics Lab in ECE	27533	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

Rising STARs Program - LEER Funding at The University of Texas System (09/01/2024)
Army Research Laboratory Student Travel Grant - Army Research Laboratory (06/01/2024-06/30/2024)
Outstanding Paper Award Finalist at the Hilton Head 2024: A Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop - Transducers Research Foundation (06/01/2024-06/30/2024)
First Place, Best Paper Award at the Multi-functional Integrated System Technology (MIST) meeting - Multi-functional Integrated System Technology Center (12/01/2023-12/31/2023)
Florida International Leadership Conference Funding - UCF Global (02/01/2023-02/28/2023)
Outstanding Student Poster Presentation Award Finalist at the IEEE MEMS Conference - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (01/01/2023-01/31/2023)
Daniel D. Hammond Engineering Scholarship - Daniel D. Hammond Endowment (08/01/2022-08/31/2022)
Army Research Laboratory Student Travel Grant - Army Research Laboratory (06/01/2022-06/30/2022)
Latin American and Caribbean Scholarship - UCF Global (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)
NSTC Student Travel Award - NanoScience Technology Center at UCF (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)
Outstanding Student Paper Award Winner at the IEEE MEMS Conference - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)
SGA Conference Registration and Travel Funding - Student Goverment Association at UCF (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)
UCF Graduate Presentation Fellowship - Graduate Studies at UCF (01/01/2022-01/31/2022)

Ph D in Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida (2023)
MSEE in Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida (2022)
MBA in Business Administration, University of Valle (2018)
BSEE in Electronics Engineering, National University of Colombia (2007)

Publications

Development of a Cost Effective, Hybrid Microfabricated, All Glass Hermetic Package for Wireless In Vitro and Wearable Electrode Array Systems in Low Resource Settings IEEE Sensors (2025), Faisal Kashem, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Omar Torres, Surbi Tidke, Cacie McDorman, Gary Davies, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Impedance Modeling Providing Enhanced Understanding of Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Utilizing a Novel 3D Microelectrode Array-Based Biosensor IEEE Transducers (2025), Yamilet Rocha, Randall James, Akash Patel, James Hickman, Swaminathan Rajaraman, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Wearable Sweat-Based Ion-Selective Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of Hydration IEEE Sensors (2025), Gustavo Medina, Luis Rodriguez, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Handheld, Biomimetic, Phase-Change Microsystems for Breath Condensate-Based Point-of-Use Diagnostic Assays IEEE Sensors Journal 24 24 (2024), Pablo Morales-Cruz, Ji Chang, Maria Tregansin, Joshua Fnu, Lei Zhai, Laurene Tetard, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Swaminathan Rajaraman.
Hybrid Microfabrication, and Electrochemical Analysis of Nonagonal 2d/3d Microelectrode Arrays, with Multi-Metallic Interfaces 22nd International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers) (2024), Charles Didier, Maria Garcia-Chalbaud, Julia Orrico, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Swaminathan Rajaraman.

Presentations

Direct Ink Writing and its Role in Energy Harvesting for Wearable Devices (2025), Volume Albuquerque, NM, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Wearable Sweat-Based Ion-Selective Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of Hydration (2025), Volume Pamplona, Colombia, Jorge E. Manrique Castro, Gustavo Medina.
Packaging Development with an Integrated Wireless System for an Electrochemical Cardiac Biosensor (2024), Volume Tampa, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Microfabrication and Characterization of a Novel 3D Mitochondrial Biosensor (2024), Volume Hilton Head Island, SC, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.
Material Integration Challenges Towards Smart Orthotics - II (2024), Volume Orlando, FL, Jorge E. Manrique Castro.

Army Research Laboratory Travel Grant (06/02/2024 - 06/06/2024) Army Research Laboratory
Army Research Laboratory Travel Grant (06/05/2022 - 06/09/2022) Army Research Laboratory

Current/Future Courses

No info available.

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 4345 - Biomedical Instrumentation

Section

26041

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 4145 - Biomedical Instrumentation Lab

Section

26112

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 6194 - Graduate Research

Section

28469

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 6294 - Graduate Research

Section

28129

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 6394 - Graduate Research

Section

28432

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 6694 - Graduate Research

Section

28430

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 6390 - Special Topics

Section

27890

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr

Section

27883

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 5190 - Special Topics Lab in ECE

Section

27907

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 6190 - Special Topics Lab in ECE

Section

27908

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

ECE 4194 - Undergraduate Research

Section

28003

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

26640

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

BME 6394 - Doctoral Research

Section

18600

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ECE 6694 - Graduate Research

Section

18549

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ECE 4390 - Special Topics

Section

15928

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ECE 6390 - Special Topics

Section

17625

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr

Section

14953

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

11698

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

30982

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ECE 4345 - Biomedical Instrumentation

Section

27426

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ECE 4145 - Biomedical Instrumentation Lab

Section

27510

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr

Section

25874

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ECE 5190 - Special Topics Lab in ECE

Section

27533

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ECE 4194 - Undergraduate Research

Section

28228

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ECE 4390 - Special Topics

Section

15928

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ECE 6390 - Special Topics

Section

17625

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr

Section

14953

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ECE 4345 - Biomedical Instrumentation

Section

27426

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ECE 4145 - Biomedical Instrumentation Lab

Section

27510

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ECE 5390 - Special Topics Electrical Engr

Section

25874

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ECE 5190 - Special Topics Lab in ECE

Section

27533

Evaluation

Jorge E. Manrique Castro

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Education

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Courses

Course Evaluations