Hector Mellen is an undergraduate student at UTSA pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Biomedical Engineering specialization. His skills are in R-studio, MATLAB, Microsoft Office, and ย he is bilingual in both English and Spanish. ย ย At UTSA, he is a member of the Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, which recognizes students with disabilities who excel academically, and he is also a member of the MDI lab. Prior to transferring to UTSA, he was a student at the University of the Incarnate Word majoring in Engineering Management, and at Incarnate Word was a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Society which is designed for students who excel in academics their first year in college. After graduating from UTSA, his future aspirations ย pursue a doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering and teach as a professor in Mechanical Engineering and work on research that enhances the biocompatibility of implants that go into human bone. He is a member of the Multistage Polymer team