Luis F. Rodríguez
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building
376C AESB, MC-644
1304 W. Pennsylvania Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Ph: (217) 333-2694
Fax: (217) 244-0323
E-mail: lfr@illinois.edu
Research Focus
Modeling and analysis of biological systems, reliability and sustainability, decision support and life support
Research Areas
- Multi-scale modeling, systems engineering, and analysis of biological systems
- Reliability and Sustainability
- Decision support
- Life support systems
- Integrated controls
Courses Taught
Education
- Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering and Bioresource Engineering, Rutgers University
- M.S., Bioresource Engineering, Rutgers University
- B.S., Bioresource Engineering, Rutgers University
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, 2005-present, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Research Scientist, 2004-2005, Universities Space Research Association NASA Johnson Space Center
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2003-2004, National Research Council
- Senior Principal Systems Analyst, 2000, Orbital Space Sciences Corporation NASA Ames Research Center
- Graduate Assistant, 1996-1998, 1999-2002, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
- Teaching Assistant, 1995, 1998-2000, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Other Links
- Laboratory for Biological Modeling Analysis and System Simulation
- FarmWeek Article: U of I scientists researching biomass engineering challenges [ scan of article ]
- BioMass Magazine Article: U of Illinois students awarded BP grant to study biomass
