OZIEL RIOS
oziel.rios@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-4690
Mailstop: ECW 31
Office: ECSW 2.150D
800 West Campbell Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
PROFESSOR of Instruction
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008
MS, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2005
BS, Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics, The University of Texas-Pan American, 2002
Research Interests
Robotics, geometric design of mechanical systems, kinematics and dynamics of mechanisms, and engineering education.
Five Most Recent Journal Publications, Book Chapters, and Books
- Rios, O., D. Fadda, and PL S. Thamban, “Creating Measurement Fixtures for Verifying Geometric Tolerances,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2025.
- Thamban, PL S., D. Fadda, and O. Rios, “Project Workshop to Enhance Project Based Learning in the Statics Course,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2025.
- Fadda, D., O. Rios, and PL S. Thamban, “Artificial Intelligence in an Online Engineering Economy Class,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2025.
- Fadda, D., W. Park, PL S. Thamban, and O. Rios, “Laser Cutters Versus 3D Printers for Mechanical Engineering Projects,” ASEE Gulf Southwest Conference, 2025.
- Rios, O. and D. Fadda, “Implementing Augmented Reality in a First-Year Mechanical Engineering Course,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2023.
Major Honors and Awards
- UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA)
- UTD President’s Teaching Excellence Award in Online and Blended Instruction
- Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, UTD Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science