Cory Marquez is currently a Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. He earned his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, where he worked on the fabrication of thermoplastics for selective laser sintering printing. Cory also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso. His research interests include the fabrication of thermoplastics, metals, and ceramic materials by additive manufacturing.