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EDUARDO BAROCIO Graduate Student » ebarocio@purdue.edu » 765.479.5500

Eduardo Barocio is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Materials Engineering under the

advice of Professor. R. Byron Pipes. His current work focuses on additive manufacturing of high-

temperature polymers filled with high carbon fiber content. Eduardo graduated with honors

from Tecnológico de Monterrey (Campus Guadalajara, Mexico) and obtained a bachelor degree

in Mechatronics Engineering. Prior to join Dr. Pipes group, he worked for four years, three years

as undergraduate student and one year as full-time engineer, in the Biomechatronics Laboratory

at Tecnológico de Monterrey (Campus Guadalajara, Mexico). During this time, he led several

projects including the development of a picture-guided CNC plasma cutter, a low-cost high-

performance prosthetic foot (TEC-LIMBS prosthetic foot), and played key roles in other projects

like the development of an autonomous ground vehicle, the design of haptic interfaces, and the

design and automatization of machines for diverse industries. Eduardo is also co-founder of the

NGO “Tecnologías Para la Comunidad” based in Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico, which works as a

bridge to provide handicapped people access to cutting-edge technology developed in the

Biomechatronics lab.

Eduardo gained a very useful knowledge on manufacturing and prototyping after completing a

technical degree in manufacturing with machine tools, and a one-year internship in a company

dedicated to design and manufacture machines for the woodworking industry. This rich blend

of engineering education and practical experience have provided Eduardo the ability to not only design and engineer products or components,

but also to materialize those designs into functional prototypes. Additionally, his multi-disciplinary engineering education provides Eduardo with

a toolbox for solving problems.

Research Interests

Eduardo’s current research interests are processing of composites materials and modeling the composite manufacturing process. His current

work on FDM with polymer composite focuses on predicting the bond strength developed between the layers of a printed part. Additionally, he

is passionate by innovating and improving the printing process with composite to accelerate its development and adoption by industry.

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