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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.
![Photo of Deji Akinwande](/images/faculty/Akinwande-Deji-new.jpg)
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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![Photo of Narayana Aluru](/images/faculty/Aluru-Narayana.png)
Narayana Aluru
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #9
aluru@utexas.edu
Office Location: POB 3.340
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![Photo of Jose Alvarado](/images/jose_alvarado_new.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/jose_alvarado_new.jpg)
Jose Alvarado
Assistant Professor
Physics
alv@chaos.utexas.edu
512-232-5074
Office Location: PMA
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![Photo of Sanjay Banerjee](/images/faculty/Banerjee-Sanjay.jpg)
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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![Photo of Jonathan Yan Chen](/images/new_chen.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/new_chen.jpg)
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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![Photo of Ray Chen](/images/faculty/Chen-Ray.png)
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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![Photo of Michael Cullinan](/images/faculty/Cullinan-Michael.jpg)
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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![Photo of Ananth Dodabalapur](/images/faculty/Dodabalapur-Ananth.jpg)
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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![Photo of John Ekerdt](/images/faculty/Ekerdt-John.jpg)
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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![Photo of Donglei Emma Fan](/images/faculty/Fan-Donglei-2021.jpg)
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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![Photo of Graeme Henkelman](/images/faculty/Henkelman_ccexpress.jpeg)
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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![Photo of Rui Huang](/images/faculty/Huang-Rui.jpg)
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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![Photo of Tanya Hutter](/images/faculty/Hutter-Tanya.jpg)
Tanya Hutter
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
tanya.hutter@utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 9.158
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![Photo of Gyeong Hwang](/images/faculty/hwang.jpeg)
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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![Photo of Keith Johnston](/images/faculty/johnston-keith-2021.jpg)
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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![Photo of Hadi Khani](/images/faculty/Khani-Hadi-2021.png)
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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![Photo of Brian Korgel](/images/faculty/Korgel-Brian.jpg)
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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![Photo of Desiderio Kovar](/images/faculty/Kovar-Desiderio-2021.png)
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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![Photo of Xiuling Li](/images/faculty/Xiuling_Li_resized.png)
Xiuling Li
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 3; Fellow of the Dow Professorship (Chemistry)
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![Photo of Wei Li](/images/li_wei-2021.jpeg)
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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![Photo of Kenneth Liechti](/images/faculty/Liechti-Ken.jpg)
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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![Photo of Jung-Fu (Afu) Lin](/images/faculty/Jung-Fu_Lin_resized.jpeg)
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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![Photo of Yijin Liu](/images/yijin_liu.png#joomlaImage://local-images/yijin_liu.png)
Yijin Liu
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
yijin.liu@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 9.174
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![Photo of Yuanyue Liu](/images/faculty/Yuanyue_Liu_resized.jpg)
Yuanyue Liu
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
yuanyue.liu@austin.utexas.edu
(512) 232-3788
Office Location: ETC 9.168
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![Photo of Nanshu Lu](/images/faculty/Lu-Nanshu.jpg)
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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![Photo of Filippo Mangolini](/images/faculty/Mangolini-Filippo.jpg)
Filippo Mangolini
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
filippo.mangolini@austin.utexas.edu
(512) 471-3244
Office Location: ETC 9.176
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![Photo of Arumugam Manthiram](/images/faculty/Manthiram-Arumugam.jpg)
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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![Photo of Alexander Marras](/images/marras.jpeg#joomlaImage://local-images/marras.jpeg)
Alexander Marras
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
amarras@utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 5.140
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![Photo of David Mitlin](/images/faculty/Mitlin_2023.png)
David Mitlin
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
David Allen Cockrell Professorship in Engineering
david.mitlin2@utexas.edu
Office Location: GLT 2.248
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![Photo of C. Buddie Mullins](/images/faculty/Mullins-Buddie.jpg)
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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![Photo of Raymond Orbach](/images/2020-ME-Faculty-Portrait-Orbach-Raymond.jpeg)
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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![Photo of Hang Ren](/images/ren_hang.jpeg#joomlaImage://local-images/ren_hang.jpeg)
Hang Ren
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
hren@utexas.edu
512-471-1593
Office Location: FNT 2.136A
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![Photo of Devleena Samanta](/images/samanta.png#joomlaImage://local-images/samanta.png)
Devleena Samanta
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
dsamanta@utexas.edu
Office Location: WEL 4.246
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![Photo of Li Shi](/images/Shi-Li.jpeg)
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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![Photo of Chih-Kang (Ken) Shih](/images/shih_new.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/shih_new.jpg)
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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![Photo of Donald Siegel](/images/Siegel-Donald-21.png)
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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![Photo of Wen Song](/images/faculty/Song-Wen.jpg)
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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![Photo of S.V. Sreenivasan](/images/Sreenivasan-SV-2021.png)
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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![Photo of Venkat Subramanian](/images/faculty/subramanian-venkat.jpg)
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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![Photo of Eric Taleff](/images/faculty/eric-taleff.jpg)
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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![Photo of Wennie Wang](/images/Wang_Wennie.png)
Wennie Wang
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
wwwennie@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-9894
Office Location: CPE 4.450
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![Photo of Yaguo Wang](/images/faculty/Wang-Yaguo.jpg)
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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![Photo of Jamie Warner](/images/faculty/Warner-Jamie.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/faculty/Warner-Jamie.jpg?width=800&height=600)
Jamie Warner
Director, Texas Materials Institute; Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Hayden Head Centennial Professorship
jamie.warner@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: EER 6.620
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![Photo of Jin Yang](/images/jin-yang-faculty-directory.jpeg)
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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![Photo of Qian Yin](/images/Qian_Yin_Directory_NEW.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/Qian_Yin_Directory_NEW.jpg)
Qian Yin
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
qian.yin@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: BME 4.202C
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![Photo of Edward Yu](/images/faculty/Yu-Ed.jpg)
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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![Photo of Guihua Yu](/images/faculty/Yu-Guihua.jpg)
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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![Photo of Yunlan Emma Zhang](/images/ZhangEmma1.png)
Yunlan Emma Zhang
Assistant Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
yunlan.zhang@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ECJ 4.732
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![Photo of Kent Zheng](/images/2023_-CHE-Kent_Zheng.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/2023_-CHE-Kent_Zheng.jpg)
Kent Zheng
Assistant Professor (Spring 2024)
Chemical Engineering
kentz@utexas.edu
Office Location: CPE 3.404
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![Photo of Yuebing Zheng](/images/faculty/Zheng-Yuebing.jpg)
Yuebing Zheng
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Teaching Fellowship in Engineering #2 William W. Hagerty Fellowship in Engineering
zheng@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0228
Office Location: ETC 9.104
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![Photo of Jianshi Zhou](/images/zhou-jianshi.jpeg)
Jianshi Zhou
Research Professor
Mechanical Engineering
jszhou@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-4773
Office Location: ETC 9.140