Dr. Aldo J. Munoz-Vazquez is an associate professor of engineering in the Department of Computer, Electrical and Software Engineering at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ in Prescott, Arizona. His expertise includes robotics, aerial vehicles and advanced control systems.
Prior to joining Embry-Riddle in January 2026, Munoz-Vazquez served as an instructional associate professor at Texas A&M University, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in engineering and applied mathematics beginning in 2019.
Munoz-Vazquez has authored more than 110 scientific manuscripts, including 90 publications in peer-reviewed indexed journals. He was elevated to IEEE Senior Member status in 2021. His research contributions have earned international recognition, including being named among the top 1% of reviewers by Publons in Engineering (2018) and Engineering/Cross-Field (2019), inclusion in the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Elsevier/Stanford University in 2024 and 2025, and receiving the Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award at the college level.
Munoz-Vazquez earned both his M.S. in Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing in 2012 and his Ph.D. in Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing in 2016 from CINVESTAV.
D. - Doctoral in Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing, Centro de Investigaci??n y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN
M.S. - Master of Science in Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing, Centro de Investigaci??n y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN
B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Mechantronics Engineering, Instituto Tecnol??gico de Matamoros
- Associate Professor, Department of Computer, Electrical, and Software Engineering, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ -- Prescott (January 2026 – Present)
- Instructional Associate Professor, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University (September 2024 – December 2025)
- Instructional Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University (September 2019 – August 2024)
- Research Fellow, Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (July 2018 – September 2019)
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Polytechnique University of Victoria (January 2018 – July 2018)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (January 2017 – December 2017)
- IEEE Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Elevated 2021)
- Certificate in Effective College Instruction, Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) & American Council on Education (ACE)
- Stanford University & Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List (2024, 2025)
- Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award – College Level, Texas A&M University (2025)
- IEEE Senior Member Elevation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2021)
- Web of Science Global Top 1% Peer Reviewer Award – Engineering / Cross-Field (2019)
- Web of Science Global Top 1% Peer Reviewer Award – Engineering (2018)