Rate My Professor Roger Gonzalez

Gonzalez's research specializations encompass biomechanics, prosthetic device design and optimization, additive manufacturing techniques, and engineering education leadership. Notable publications include "Adapting Engineering Education to a Rapidly Changing World" (Springer, 2025), "Engineering Education in the Age of Accelerations" (Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025), "Preparing Engineering Students for Leadership" (Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025), "Transfemoral Amputee Stumble Detection through Machine-Learning Classification: Initial Exploration with Three Subjects" (Prosthesis, 2024), "Optimization of a Cost-Constrained, Hydraulic Knee Prosthesis Using a Kinematic Analysis Model" (Biomechanics, 2023), and "Local Composition Control using an Active-Mixing Hotend in Fused Filament Fabrication" (Additive Manufacturing Letters, 2023). His contributions have earned major awards such as Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2018), Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2016), TIAA Difference Maker Award (2018), Drucker Prize for nonprofit innovation (2019), Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Professor of the Year (2008), and UTEP/UCL Faculty Fellowship (2022-2023). Through founding LIMBS International and leading UTEP's pioneering Engineering Innovation and Leadership programs—the first of their kind nationally—Gonzalez has significantly influenced accessible engineering education, humanitarian technology, and professional development in the field. He has delivered public lectures including TEDxUTEP "Access makes the Difference" (2019) and TEDxEl Paso "The Deception of Technology" (2015).