FACULTY PROFILES

Luis R. Contreras Sapien

Associate Professor
Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE)

Office Building: Engineering Building (Engineering and Sciences Complex)
Office Room: E226A
Phone: (915) 747-7098
Email: lrcontreras@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

Dr. Luis Rene Contreras is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at UTEP. Dr. Contreras has extensive experience in research and education in Ergonomics and Industrial engineering in the border region.

Awards and Honors

Faculty Fellowship in Israel - Jewish National Fundation (12/26/2018)
National Researcher Candidate - National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico. (01/01/1996-12/31/1996)

Education

Ph D in Doctor of Philosophy, Industrial Engineering , Kansas State University (1995)
MS in Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, Kansas State University (1992)
MS in Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (1981)
BS in Bachelor of Science, Industrial / Electrical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua (1979)

Publications

Incorporating Research Pedagogies for Teaching Work Systems Design and Measurement IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2024 (in press), Arunkumar Pennathur, Priyadarshini R. Pennathur, Amir Momenipour, Luis R. Contreras Sapien.
Moving Toward Renewable Energy to Mitigate Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel International Journal of Sustainable Energy (2021), Mary N. Adu-Gyamfi, Anand Raj, Peter Golding, Luis G. Perez, Diane E. Golding, Luis R. Contreras Sapien, Scott A. Starks, Mahesh Narayan.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	IE 3352 - Design of Experiments	21041	Syllabus
Spring 2026	IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design	24122	Syllabus
Spring 2026	IE 5398 - Thesis	22423
Spring 2026	IE 5399 - Thesis	22422
Spring 2026	MFG 5398 - Thesis	22434
Spring 2026	MFG 5399 - Thesis	22436

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	IE 3352 - Design of Experiments	21125	Syllabus
Spring 2025	IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design	24636	Syllabus
Spring 2024	IE 3352 - Design of Experiments	21233	Syllabus
Spring 2024	IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design	25410	Syllabus
Fall 2023	IE 4391 - Prod Plan & Inv Cont Systs	13572	Syllabus
Fall 2023	IE 4266 - Senior Design	15268	Syllabus
Fall 2023	IE 4466 - Senior Design	10503	Syllabus
Spring 2023	SE 5391 - Individual Studies	26440
Spring 2023	IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design	26631	Syllabus
Spring 2023	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	20927	Syllabus
Fall 2022	SE 5391 - Individual Studies	17914
Fall 2022	IE 4384 - Industrial Layout	18249	Syllabus
Fall 2022	IE 4266 - Senior Design	19933	Syllabus
Fall 2022	IE 4466 - Senior Design	11086	Syllabus
Spring 2022	SE 5391 - Individual Studies	29736
Spring 2022	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	21183	Syllabus
Spring 2022	IE 3332 - Safety Engineering	21521	Syllabus
Fall 2021	IE 4384 - Industrial Layout	17852	Syllabus
Fall 2021	IE 4466 - Senior Design	11084	Syllabus
Summer 2021	IE 4384 - Industrial Layout	36337
Spring 2021	IE 4384 - Industrial Layout	29562	Syllabus
Spring 2021	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	21304	Syllabus
Spring 2021	IE 3332 - Safety Engineering	21665	Syllabus
Fall 2020	IE 4384 - Industrial Layout	18489	Syllabus
Fall 2020	IE 4466 - Senior Design	11131	Syllabus
Fall 2020	IE 4466 - Senior Design	11132	Syllabus
Spring 2020	IE 5195 - Graduate Seminar	25548	Syllabus
Spring 2020	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	21469	Syllabus
Spring 2020	IE 3332 - Safety Engineering	21903	Syllabus
Fall 2019	IE 5195 - Graduate Seminar	16836	Syllabus
Fall 2019	IE 4384 - Industrial Layout	12048	Syllabus
Fall 2019	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	17919	Syllabus
Fall 2019	IE 3332 - Safety Engineering	17918	Syllabus
Fall 2019	IE 4466 - Senior Design	11203	Syllabus
Fall 2019	IE 4466 - Senior Design	11204	Syllabus
Summer 2019	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	36612
Spring 2019	IE 5195 - Graduate Seminar	25976	Syllabus
Spring 2019	IE 4384 - Industrial Layout	28285	Syllabus
Spring 2019	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	21554	Syllabus
Spring 2019	IE 3332 - Safety Engineering	22022	Syllabus
Spring 2019	IE 4175 - Undergrad Research in IE	28820	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2025	IE 3352 - Design of Experiments	21125	Evaluation
Spring 2025	IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design	24636	Evaluation
Spring 2024	IE 3352 - Design of Experiments	21233	Evaluation
Spring 2024	IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design	25410	Evaluation
Fall 2023	IE 4391 - Prod Plan & Inv Cont Systs	13572	Evaluation
Fall 2023	IE 4266 - Senior Design	15268	Evaluation
Spring 2023	IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design	26631	Evaluation
Spring 2023	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	20927	Evaluation
Spring 2022	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	21183	Evaluation
Spring 2022	IE 3332 - Safety Engineering	21521	Evaluation
Fall 2021	IE 4384 - Industrial Layout	17852	Evaluation
Fall 2021	IE 4466 - Senior Design	11084	Evaluation
Spring 2021	IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics	21304	Evaluation
Spring 2021	IE 3332 - Safety Engineering	21665	Evaluation

Bio

Awards and Honors

Faculty Fellowship in Israel - Jewish National Fundation (12/26/2018)
National Researcher Candidate - National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico. (01/01/1996-12/31/1996)

Ph D in Doctor of Philosophy, Industrial Engineering , Kansas State University (1995)
MS in Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, Kansas State University (1992)
MS in Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (1981)
BS in Bachelor of Science, Industrial / Electrical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua (1979)

Publications

Incorporating Research Pedagogies for Teaching Work Systems Design and Measurement IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2024 (in press), Arunkumar Pennathur, Priyadarshini R. Pennathur, Amir Momenipour, Luis R. Contreras Sapien.
Moving Toward Renewable Energy to Mitigate Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuel International Journal of Sustainable Energy (2021), Mary N. Adu-Gyamfi, Anand Raj, Peter Golding, Luis G. Perez, Diane E. Golding, Luis R. Contreras Sapien, Scott A. Starks, Mahesh Narayan.

Presentations

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2026

Course

IE 3352 - Design of Experiments

Section

21041

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design

Section

24122

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

IE 5398 - Thesis

Section

22423

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

IE 5399 - Thesis

Section

22422

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MFG 5398 - Thesis

Section

22434

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MFG 5399 - Thesis

Section

22436

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

IE 3352 - Design of Experiments

Section

21125

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design

Section

24636

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 3352 - Design of Experiments

Section

21233

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design

Section

25410

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

IE 4391 - Prod Plan & Inv Cont Systs

Section

13572

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

IE 4266 - Senior Design

Section

15268

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

10503

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

SE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

26440

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design

Section

26631

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

20927

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

SE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

17914

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

IE 4384 - Industrial Layout

Section

18249

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

IE 4266 - Senior Design

Section

19933

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

11086

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

SE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

29736

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

21183

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

IE 3332 - Safety Engineering

Section

21521

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

IE 4384 - Industrial Layout

Section

17852

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

11084

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

IE 4384 - Industrial Layout

Section

36337

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

IE 4384 - Industrial Layout

Section

29562

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

21304

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

IE 3332 - Safety Engineering

Section

21665

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

IE 4384 - Industrial Layout

Section

18489

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

11131

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

11132

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

IE 5195 - Graduate Seminar

Section

25548

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

21469

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

IE 3332 - Safety Engineering

Section

21903

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

IE 5195 - Graduate Seminar

Section

16836

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

IE 4384 - Industrial Layout

Section

12048

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

17919

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

IE 3332 - Safety Engineering

Section

17918

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

11203

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

11204

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

36612

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

IE 5195 - Graduate Seminar

Section

25976

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

IE 4384 - Industrial Layout

Section

28285

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

21554

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

IE 3332 - Safety Engineering

Section

22022

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

IE 4175 - Undergrad Research in IE

Section

28820

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

IE 3352 - Design of Experiments

Section

21125

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design

Section

24636

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 3352 - Design of Experiments

Section

21233

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design

Section

25410

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

IE 4391 - Prod Plan & Inv Cont Systs

Section

13572

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

IE 4266 - Senior Design

Section

15268

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

IE 3334 - Intro to Work Design

Section

26631

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

20927

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

21183

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

IE 3332 - Safety Engineering

Section

21521

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

IE 4384 - Industrial Layout

Section

17852

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

IE 4466 - Senior Design

Section

11084

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

IE 3477 - Methods and Indust. Ergonomics

Section

21304

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

IE 3332 - Safety Engineering

Section

21665

Evaluation

Luis R. Contreras Sapien

Bio

Education

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Grants

Courses

Course Evaluations