• Department Head, Mechanical Engineering
  • Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • James and Ada Forsyth Professor
Dr. Guillermo Aguilar

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara - 1999
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara - 1995
  • B.S., Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - 1993

Research Interests

    • Droplet deposition, thermodynamics, and heat transfer induced by atomized sprays
    • Laser-tissue interactions
    • Thermal and mechanical processes in biomedical optics and medical laser applications 
    • Laser-assisted cryosurgery, photopneumatic and cryopneumatic therapy
    • Laser processing of biomedical materials.

Awards & Honors

  • American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Fellow, 2023
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Member, 2023
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Member, 2022
  • Emeritus/Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering UC Riverside, 2021
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Fellow, 2020
  • National Academy of Engineering of Mexico, 2019
  • STAR Award: Educator of the Year, Society of Hispanic Professionals and Engineers (SHPE), 2014
  • American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) Fellow, 2003
  • Research Scientist Development Award, 2002-2007
  • International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Member, 1999

Selected Publications

  • L. Devia-Cruz, G. Aguilar, et.al, “Reconstruction of laser-induced cavitation bubble dynamics based on a Fresnel propagation approach”, Applied Optics, Vol. 54, No. 35, pp. 10432-10437, 2015.
  • M. I. Gutierrez, G. Aguilar, et.al., “Novel Cranial Implants of Yttria‐Stabilized Zirconia as Acoustic Windows for Ultrasonic Brain Therapy”, Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2017
  • E.H. Penilla, G. Aguilar,.et.al., “Ultrafast laser welding of ceramics”, Science, 365, pp. 803–808, 2019
  • V. Robles, G. Aguilar, et.al., “The effect of scalable PDMS gas-entrapping microstructures on the dynamics of a single cavitation bubble”, Scientific Reports, 12, pp. 20379, 2022
  • C. Alvarez, G. Aguilar, et.al., “Photothermal heating of titanium nitride nanomaterials for fast and uniform laser warming of cryopreserved biomaterials”, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10, pp. 957481