Tec and University of Texas at El Paso collaborate on research

Thanks to the bi-national partnership between Tec de Monterrey’s Ciudad Juárez campus and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), students from the School of Engineering and Sciences are conducting a collaborative project that will represent the union and solidarity between inhabitants of the border community.

Following a visit by UTEP’s national dean to the Ciudad Juarez campus, an opportunity emerged for collaboration between the two institutions in a research project to be conducted in El Paso, Texas.

The project aims to apply knowledge and develop new tools focused on additive manufacturing for second-semester undergraduate students from the Ciudad Juarez campus and UTEP.

Students selected before the beginning of the 2024 winter stay conducted a knowledge exchange with UTEP for a 3D molding and part design project.

On this occasion, a 7-week summer stay was held to research additive manufacturing, following the dynamics of bi-national collaboration.

The project aims to design a 3D bell with the ideal acoustics and fabrication shape.

“Research was conducted for the design of the bell that will be part of a memorial in El Paso Texas to show the solidarity between both cities on the border of Mexico and the United States,” said Diego Morales, a second-semester Mechatronics Engineering student at the Ciudad Juarez campus.

Sylvia Holguín, also a second-semester Mechatronics Engineering student, shared her experience of being on this project along with the UTEP master’s students.

“It’s a very good experience and I’ve learned a lot; it’s also nice to meet people from other countries and learn about their research and work.

I learned how to use the simulators, which was the biggest challenge for all of us, and I also acquired computer design skills. I could apply the concepts in practice and reaffirm the importance of team collaboration”.

“It’s a very good experience and I’ve learned a lot,” said Sylvia Holguín.

Finally, Irving Meza, Director of the School of Engineering and Sciences, shares his thoughts on this partnership:

“We’re working to formalize the collaboration between the two institutions through an agreement. This step will open up more possibilities for collaboration, not only between students but also professors.”

Speaking about what this experience has meant to him, he says, “I feel great joy in watching our students have the opportunity to be exposed to these learning experiences in the first semesters of their professional lives.”

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