Dr. Alberto Gomez-Rivas
Up to Faculty of Engineering Technology

Dr. Alberto Gomez-Rivas 
Department Chair
Professor and Program Coordinator
Structural Analysis and Design Program
Engineering Technology Department

University of Houston-Downtown
One Main Street, Room 713-N
Houston, TX  77002

Direct Line: 713 221-8579
Department: 713 221-8089
Office Fax: 713 221-2712

E-mail: gomez-rivasa@uhd.edu

Fields

Structural Engineering, Economics, and Robotics 

Education

Ph.D. and MA, Rice University, Houston, Texas 1979 and 1976
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, Texas 1968
MS., University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 1962
BS., Xavier University, Bogotá, Colombia 1958

Biographical Sketch

Alberto Gomez-Rivas have over thirty years of training, experience, and education in the analysis, development and implementation of engineering and economics models. Coupled with extensive experience as a university professor and computer science consultant, with the main emphasis on productivity of technology.  

Selected Publications

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, G., "Safety and Fire Engineering Technology: Meeting Societal Needs,"  Proceedings, 2 nd Asia-Pacific Forum on Engineering and Engineering Technology Education, Sydney , Australia , July 4-7, 1999, pages 353-356.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, G., "Application of New Technologies in Engineering Technology Education,"  Proceedings, International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . August 11-14, 1999.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, "Development of New Programs in Engineering Technology Education Driven by Community Needs,"   Proceedings , Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE99), San Juan, Puerto Rico , November 11-13, 1999.

Castillo, Max, Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, Pincus, George, and Weidmer, German, "International Partnerships: Opportunities and Challenges," presented and published in Proceedings, 25th Anniversary Conference for Industry & Education Collaboration (CIEC) of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Orlando , Florida , January 31 to February 4, 2000.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, "Sharing State-of-the-Art Technology Between a U.S. and a Mexican University ," published in Proceedings, 2nd Global Congress on Engineering Education, Wismar , Germany , July 2-7, 2000.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Engineering Technology Special Programs,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Volume 8, Numbers 3 and 4, pp.185-190, October-December. 2000.

Lopez, Frank, Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Adjunct Faculty Teaching Cutting-Edge Technology: Geomatics at the University of Houston-Downtown,” presented and published in Proceedings , Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC 2001- CIEC Odyssey), San Diego , California , January 29 to February 2, 2001.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Design of Engineering Technology Programs to Satisfy Local Needs,” presented and published in Proceedings, Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC 2001 – CIEC Odyssey), San Diego, California, January 29 to February 2, 2001.

Pincus, George, “Session ETD 345 Summary,” presented and published in Proceedings , Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC 2001 – CIEC Odyssey), San Diego, California, January 29 to February 2, 2001.

Castillo, Max, Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, Pincus, George, and Weidmer, German, “An International University to University Collaborative Project,” presented at the Fourth International Meeting of HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities), March 4-8, 2001. Also, published in Proceedings.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, Feng, Weining, Groendyke, Gilbert, and Pincus, George, “Community Oriented Programs and Student Success in Engineering Technology,” presented and published in Proceedings, International Conference on Engineering and Technology Education, Santos , Brazil , March 17-20, 2002.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Structural Analysis and Design: A Distinctive Engineering Technology Program,” presented and published in Proceedings, ASEE 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal , Canada , June 16-19, 2002.

Feng, Weining, Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Engineering Technology Laboratory for Structural Control of Structures,” presented and published in Proceedings ASEE 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal , Canada , June 16-29, 2002.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “A Focused Engineering Technology Program: Structural Analysis and Design, ” presented and published in Proceedings Third Global Congress on Engineering Education, Glasgow , Scotland , June 30 to July 3, 2002.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, Groendyke, Gilbert, Feng, Weining, and Pincus, George, “Engineering Technology: Programs and Success Stories at the University of Houston-Downtown,” presented and published in Proceedings, 2002 ASEE/SEFI/TUB International Colloquium “Global Changes in Engineering Education,” Berlin , Germany , October 1-4, 2002.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “ Teaching GPS/GIS to Engineering Technology Students,” presented and published in Proceedings, ASEE 2003 Annual Conference, Nashville , TN , June 22-25, 2003.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Integration of Class and Laboratory in Engineering Technology,” presented and published in Proceedings, ASEE 2003 Annual Conference, Nashville , TN , June 22-25, 2003.

Feng, Weining, Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Control and Signal Processing in a Structural Laboratory,” presented and publlished in Proceedings, International Conference on Engineering Education, ICEE 2003, Valencia, Spain, July 22-26, 2003.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Class and Laboratory Synergy in Engineering Technology,” presented and published in Proceedings, International Conference on Engineering Education, ICEE 2003, Valencia , Spain , July 22-26, 2003.

Sheinberg, Edward R., Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George. “Meeting Community Needs: Safety and Fire Engineering Technology Program,” presented and published in Proceedings,  ASEE 2004 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Fire Models in Engineering Technology Education,” accepted for presentation and publication in Proceedings International Syjposium IGIP/IEEE/ASEE, Fribourg , Switzerland , Spetember 27-30, 2004.

Gomez-Rivas, Alberto, and Pincus, George, “Applications of GPS/GIS in Engineering Technology Education,” accepted for presentation and publication in Proceedings 2005 CIEC Conference ETD 11-1 February 4-7, 2005, Savannah , Georgia .

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