People
People
Graduate Studies Committee
The Materials Science and Engineering (MS&E) Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) is comprised of Texas Materials Institute associated faculty who are active participants in the MS&E graduate program at The University of Texas at Austin. The GSC is a large and diverse group charged with addressing the current needs and future directions of the MS&E program and enhancing the experience of MS&E students. They are also responsible for curriculum review, graduate student instruction, course advising, and supervising theses, reports, and dissertations.

Deji Akinwande
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #8
deji@ece.utexas.edu
512-471-4345, 512-471-6936
Office Location: MER 1.206L, EER 4.886
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Narayana Aluru
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #9
aluru@utexas.edu
Office Location: POB 3.340
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Jose Alvarado
Assistant Professor
Physics
alv@chaos.utexas.edu
512-232-5074
Office Location: PMA
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Sanjay Banerjee
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering No. 4
banerjee@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-6730
Office Location: MER 1.606B, EER 3.884
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Seth Bank
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering #6 Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #21
sbank@ece.utexas.edu
512-471-9669
Office Location: MER 2.606C, EER 3.876
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Ray Chen
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keys and Joan Curry/Cullen Trust Endowed Chair
chen@ece.utexas.edu
512-471-7035, 512-471-4349
Office Location: MER 1.606G, EER 3.808
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Jonathan Yan Chen
Professor; Renewable Fiber and Composite Laboratory Coordinator
Human Ecology
jychen2@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0633
Office Location: GEA 304
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Michael Cullinan
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellowship No. 3
michael.cullinan@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0262
Office Location: ETC 4.154
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Ananth Dodabalapur
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Motorola Regents Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering #1
ananth@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-1890
Office Location: MER 2.206E, EER 6.816
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John Ekerdt
Professor Emeritus
Chemical Engineering
Norbert Dittrich-Welch Chair in Chemical Engineering
ekerdt@che.utexas.edu
512-471-4689
Office Location: CPE 4.468
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Donglei Emma Fan
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Robert & Jane Mitchell Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Engineering
dfan@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-5874
Office Location: GLT 3.344
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Graeme Henkelman
Professor
Chemistry
George W. Watt Centennial Professorship
henkelman@utexas.edu
512-769-3180
Office Location: WEL 3.426; WEL 3.162
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Rui Huang
Professor
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Bettie Margaret Smith Professorship in Engineering
ruihuang@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-7558
Office Location: ASE 5.210
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Tanya Hutter
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
tanya.hutter@utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 9.158
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Gyeong Hwang
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Matthew Van Winkle Regents Professorship in Chemical Engineering
gshwang@che.utexas.edu
512-471-4847
Office Location: CPE 4.404
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Jean Anne Incorvia
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Chair in Computer Engineering
incorvia@austin.utexas.edu
(737) 808-4124
Office Location: EER 3.820
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Keith Johnston
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Claire and Peter Buenz Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering; Paul D. and Betty Robertson Meek and American Petrofina Foundation Centennial Professorship in Chemical Engineering
kpj@che.utexas.edu
512-471-4617
Office Location: CPE 5.414
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Hadi Khani
Research Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
hadi.khani@utexas.edu
512-471-4767
Office Location: ETC 9.102
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Joseph Koo
Senior Research Scientist AMDC, Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering
jkoo@austin.utexas.edu
512-475-7146
Office Location: ETC 3.138
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Brian Korgel
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Rashid Engineering Regents Chair
korgel@che.utexas.edu
512-471-5633
Office Location: CPE 4.462, CPE 2.802
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Desiderio Kovar
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
The BF Goodrich Endowed Professorship in Materials Engineering
dekovar@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-6271
Office Location: ETC 9.146
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Xiuling Li
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 3; Fellow of the Dow Professorship (Chemistry)
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Wei Li
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
John T. MacGuire Professorship in Mechanical Engineering
weiwli@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 5.146
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Kenneth Liechti
Professor Emeritus
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Zarrow Centennial Professorship in Engineering
kml@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-4164
Office Location: ASE 5.228
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Jung-Fu (Afu) Lin
Professor
Geological Sciences
Total E&P USA Petroleum Faculty Fellowship in Geological Sciences Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professorship in Geology (Holder)
afu@jsg.utexas.edu
512-471-8054
Office Location: JGB 4.140
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Yuanyue Liu
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
yuanyue.liu@austin.utexas.edu
(512) 232-3788
Office Location: ETC 9.168
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Yijin Liu
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
yijin.liu@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 9.174
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Nanshu Lu
Professor
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering # 4 Frank and Kay Reese Endowed Professorship in Engineering
nanshulu@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-4208
Office Location: EER 7.614B, ASE 5.242
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Filippo Mangolini
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
filippo.mangolini@austin.utexas.edu
(512) 471-3244
Office Location: ETC 9.176
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Arumugam Manthiram
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
George T. & Gladys H. Abell Endowed Chair of Engineering Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #5
rmanth@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-1791
Office Location: GLT 3.210
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Alexander Marras
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
amarras@utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 5.140
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David Mitlin
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
David Allen Cockrell Professorship in Engineering
david.mitlin2@utexas.edu
Office Location: GLT 2.248
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C. Buddie Mullins
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Melvin H. Gertz Regents Chair in Chemical Engineering Richard B. Curran Centennial Chair in Engineering
mullins@che.utexas.edu
512-471-5817
Office Location: CPE 4.418
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Raymond Orbach
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell Family Dean's Chair for Engineering Excellence
orbach@utexas.edu
512-471-0204
Office Location: ETC 9.146
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Zachariah Page
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
zpage@cm.utexas.edu
512-232-2462
Office Location: NHB 5.510
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Hang Ren
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
hren@utexas.edu
512-471-1593
Office Location: FNT 2.136A
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Devleena Samanta
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
dsamanta@utexas.edu
Office Location: WEL 4.246
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Li Shi
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Ernest Cockrell, Sr. Chair in Engineering #2
lishi@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-3109
Office Location: GLT 2.230
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Chih-Kang (Ken) Shih
Professor
Physics
Dr. Arnold Romberg Endowed Chair in Physics
shih@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-6603
Office Location: PMA 13.220
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Donald Siegel
Department Chair, Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell Family Chair for Departmental Leadership #4, Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 4
donald.siegel@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 5.208A
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Wen Song
Assistant Professor
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
George H. Fancher Professorship in Petroleum Engineering
wensong@utexas.edu
512-471-5789
Office Location: CPE 4.118B
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S.V. Sreenivasan
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
David Allen Cockrell Chair in Engineering Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #7 Joe C. Walter, Jr. Chair in Engineering
sv.sreeni@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-6546
Office Location: ETC 5.134C
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Venkat Subramanian
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Ernest Dashiell Cockrell II Professorship in Engineering
venkat.subramanian@utexas.edu
Office Location: GLT 2.246
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Eric Taleff
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellowship No. 6
taleff@utexas.edu
512-471-5378
Office Location: ETC 9.170
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Wennie Wang
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
wwwennie@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-9894
Office Location: CPE 4.450
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Huiliang 'Evan' Wang
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
evanwang@utexas.edu
512-471-6215
Office Location: BME 3.503B
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Yaguo Wang
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellowship No. 1
yaguo.wang@austin.utexas.edu
512-475-9556
Office Location: GLT 3.332
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Jamie Warner
Director, Texas Materials Institute; Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship #1
jamie.warner@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: EER 6.620
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Daniel Wasserman
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering #3
dw@utexas.edu
512-471-9818
Office Location: MER 1.606, EER 3.874
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Jin Yang
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
jin.yang@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-1486
Office Location: ASE 5.236
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Hsin-Chih (Tim) Yeh
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
David and Doris Lybarger Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Engineering
tim.yeh@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-7931
Office Location: BME 5.202C
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Qian Yin
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
qian.yin@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: BME 4.202C
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Guihua Yu
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 2; Lyondell Chemical Company Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Engineering; William J. Murray, Jr. Endowed Fellowship in Engineering
ghyu@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-5276
Office Location: ETC 9.178
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Edward Yu
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering
ety@ece.utexas.edu
512-232-5167
Office Location: MER 1.206M, EER 3.802
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Yunlan Emma Zhang
Assistant Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
yunlan.zhang@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ECJ 4.732
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Kent Zheng
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
kentz@utexas.edu
Office Location: CPE 3.404
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Yuebing Zheng
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering #4 William W. Hagerty Fellowship in Engineering
zheng@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0228
Office Location: ETC 9.104
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Jianshi Zhou
Research Professor
Mechanical Engineering
jszhou@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-4773
Office Location: ETC 9.140