Cockrell School of Engineering Experts

Maruthi R Akella
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
makella@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 9493
Expertise: Nonlinear and robust adaptive control; Dynamics of networked systems and sensors; Control applications for supersonic flows

David T Allen
Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
allen@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0049, +1 512 475 7842
Expertise: Atmospheric chemistry; Urban air quality and pollution prevention; Environmental and industrial reaction engineering

Andrea Alu
Senior Research Scientist, Cockrell School of Engineering
alu@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5922, +1 512 496 4963
Expertise: Applied electromagnetics; Metamaterials; Cloaking; Plasmonics and nanomaterials; Nanoantennas and nanocircuits

Neal E Armstrong
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
neal_armstrong@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Water quality management; Water quality analysis; Water quality modeling; Water pollution ecology; Ecological risk analysis

Ivo M Babuska
Professor Emeritus, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
babuska@ices.utexas.edu
Expertise: Numerical methods for the solution of partial differential equations; Computational mechanics; Finite element methods; Theory of partial differential equations

Aaron B Baker
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
abbaker@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Cardiovascular biology including atherosclerosis, thrombosis and in-stent restenosis; Vascular biomechanics/mechanotransduction; Development of medical devices, Drug delivery/tissue engineering systems for enhancing tissue repair; Glycobiology

Matthew T Balhoff
Department Chair, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
balhoff@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3246
Expertise: Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery, Geological CO2 Storage, Reservoir Simulation

Oguzhan Bayrak
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
bayrak@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6409, +1 512 232 7826
Expertise: Behavior, analysis, and design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures; Bridge engineering; Evaluation of structures in distress; Use of fiber reinforced polymers for structural repair

Jeffrey K Bennighof
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
bennighof@mail.utexas.edu
512 471 4709
Expertise: Computation in Structural Dynamics; Noise and Vibration Analysis of Vehicles; Minimum Time Control of Structures

Srinivas V Bettadpur
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
srinivas@csr.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7587
Expertise: Orbital Mechanics, Perturbations, and Orbit Determination; Space Geodesy (Earth''s Shape, Orientation & Gravity Field); Modeling, Determination and Interpretation of Gravity Field; Space Mission Design; Data Processing and Numerical Methods

Amit Bhasin
Director, Center for Transportation Research, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
a-bhasin@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3667
Expertise: Material science aspects and mechanistic modeling of distresses in pavement materials (e.g. fatigue cracking, moisture damage); Self healing properties of bituminous materials; Structure-property relationships in composite materials; Surface properties and interfacial adhesion of materials; Development of test methods to characterize properties and performance of pavement materials

Chandra R Bhat
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
bhat@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4535
Expertise: Activity and travel behavior analysis; Travel demand modeling; Application of econometric, discrete choice and market research techniques in transportation planning; Logistics and freight modeling; Transportation energy and transportation air quality analysis; Urban form and spatial data modeling; Transportation; Urban management; Pollution

J E Bickel
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
ebickel@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 8316
Expertise: Decision making under uncertainty; value of information; economics; business strategy; energy and climate policy

Amy Brock
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
amy.brock@utexas.edu
Expertise: Cancer systems biology, Heterogeneity and cell state plasticity, Gene regulatory networks, Chemotherapy drug resistance and Normal differentiation and differentiation therapy.

Carlos H Caldas
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
caldas@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6014
Expertise: Information technologies for project management; Life-cycle information integration; Project data analysis; Construction knowledge discovery and dissemination; Product and process modeling; Project control systems; Field management technologies; Communication, collaboration and coordination technologies

Randall J Charbeneau
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
charbeneau@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Hydraulics; Stormwater management; Groundwater hydrology; Subsurface fate and transport of chemicals and radionuclides; Radiological assessment; Modeling

Noel T Clemens
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
clemens@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6773
Expertise: Fundamental Studies of Turbulent Combustion and Mixing; Unsteadiness of Shock-induced Turbulent Separation; Supersonic Cavity Flows

Richard L Corsi
Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
corsi@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Indoor air quality; Sources, fate and control of indoor air pollution; Homogeneous and heterogeneous indoor environmental chemistry; Human exposure to toxins in indoor environments

Clinton N Dawson
Department Chair, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
clint.dawson@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8627
Expertise: Numerical Solution to Partial Differential Equations; Algorithms for Massively Parallel Scientific Computation; Application to Surface and Subsurface Flow and Transport in Earth Systems

Leszek F Demkowicz
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
leszek@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4199
Expertise: Computational Acoustics and Electromagnetics; hp-Adaptive Finite and Boundary Element Methods; Applied Functional Analysis

Andrew K Dunn
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
adunn@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2808
Expertise: Optical microscopy; Functional brain imaging; Molecular imaging; Neuroscience

Thomas F Edgar
Professor and George T. and Gladys H. Abell Endowed Chair of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
edgar@che.utexas.edu
Expertise: Process control; Modeling; Optimization; Energy systems; Combined heat and power; Fault detection; Data analytics; Energy policy; Alternative and renewable energy; Smart Grid

John G Ekerdt
Professor and Dick Rothwell Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
ekerdt@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4689
Expertise: Dr. Ekerdt's research is on the surface, growth and materials chemistry of metal, dielectric, ferroelectric, and polymer thin films. We seek to understand and describe nucleation and growth of films and nanostructures, their structure-property relationships, and site-specific reactions that lead to their formation. The programs are motivated by applications in electronic materials, energy and sensors. The research programs are highly interdisciplinary and involve collaborations with faculty in chemical engineering, physics and electrical engineering, and researchers in industry.

Chadi S El Mohtar
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
elmohtar@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3695
Expertise: Pore fluid engineering; Non-Aqueous flow through porous media; Earthquake engineering; Liquefaction; Fatigue life and behavior of asphalt concrete

Kasey M Faust
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
faustk@utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8059

Gregory L Fenves
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
fenves@utexas.edu
Expertise: Modeling and computational simulation of structures; earthquake engineering; structural health monitoring and assessment

Raissa P Ferron
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
rferron@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2691
Expertise: Rheology; Characterization of fresh concrete micro/nano-structure; Cement chemistry and aggregation mechanisms; Self-consolidating concrete; Affordable sustainable housing materials

Kevin J Folliard
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
folliard@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3591, +1 512 232 7820
Expertise: Portland cement concrete; Concrete durability; High-performance concrete; Controlled low-strength materials

Wallace T Fowler
Professor and Paul D.& Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professorship in Engineering & Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
wallace.fowler@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Spacecraft and Mission Design; Aircraft Design; Vehicle Modeling; Lunar and Planetary Exploration Systems; Multimedia Engineering Education

David W Fowler
Professor and T.U. Taylor Professorship in Engineering; Joe J. King Chair of Engineering No. 2; Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
dwf@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Polymer-concrete materials; Structural building systems in wood and reinforced concrete; Concrete aggregates

Karl H Frank
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
kfrank@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Expertise: Fatigue and fracture of structures; design and behavior of bridges; performance of cable stays; strength of steel and concrete; composite members; bolt and bolted joint behavior

George Georgiou
Professor and Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering No. 9, Department of Molecular Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences
gg@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6975
Expertise: Engineering and preclinical/clinical development of human enzyme therapeutics for cancer treatment. Development of methods for the molecular-level understanding of antibody responses to immune challenge. Analysis of the antibody repertoire elicited by viral infection (e.g. HIV-1) and vaccination to aid the development of more efficient vaccines. Engineering of antibody therapeutics displaying enhanced ability to recruit cytotoxic leukocytes and blood proteins (complement) for the effective clearance of pathogens.

Robert B Gilbert
Professor and Bruswick-Abernathy Regents Professorship in Soil Dynamics & Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
bob_gilbert@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3688
Expertise: Performance reliability and risk management for slopes, dams & levees, foundations, waste containment and site remediation

David B Goldstein
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
david@cfdlab.ae.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4187
Expertise: Development of Numerical Methods; Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics; Detailed Flow Physics

Robert W Heath
Senior Research Scientist, Cockrell School of Engineering
rheath@ece.utexas.edu
+1 512 686 8225
Expertise: Wireless communication; Signal processing; Information theory; Multiple input multiple output communication; 60GHz systems; Multimedia communication; Commercial cellular systems

Robert E Hebner
Director, Center for Electromechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
r.hebner@cem.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1628
Expertise: Microgrid performance; electrical process in algal biofuels production; electrical insulation; Electricity generation and storage; space power; electric energy; standards; technology policy; university-industry-government collaboration in technology; technology and economic development; electric guns; hybrid electric vehicles; electric locomotives; flywheel batteries; electric generators and motors; high voltage; environment & earth science.

Todd A Helwig
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
thelwig@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2239, +1 512 475 8195
Expertise: Design and behavior of steel structures

Paul S Ho
Professor and Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering No. 5, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
hops@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Thin films and interfaces in microelectronics materials; Reliability of interconnect and packaging structures; Polymer films and metal-polymer interfaces

Ben R Hodges
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
hodges@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1807, +1 512 471 4730
Expertise: Hydrodynamics; Transport and water quality issues in lakes, rivers and estuaries

Rui Huang
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
ruihuang@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7558
Expertise: Mechanics of integrated materials and structures at micro and nano scales; Reliability of advanced interconnects and packaging for microelectronics; Mechanical instability of thin films and nanostructures; Multiscale modeling and simulations.

Thomas J Hughes
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
hughes@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7775
Expertise: Acoustics; Bioengineering; Complex Fluids; Computational Mechanics; Fluid Mechanics; Solid Mechanics

David G Hull
Professor Emeritus, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
dghull@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Analytical and numerical methods in optimal control theory and their application to aerospace vehicle trajectory optimization and guidance;

Todd E Humphreys
Director, Organized Research Unit, Wireless Networking and Communications Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
todd.humphreys@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4489
Expertise: Estimation and Filtering; Satellite Navigation Technology and Security; Software-defined Radio

James O Jirsa
Professor and Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
jirsa@utexas.edu
Expertise: Design and behavior of reinforced concrete structures; Earthquake engineering; Repair and rehabilitation of structures

Loukas F Kallivokas
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
loukas@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5769
Expertise: Computational mechanics; Inverse problems in engineering; Wave propagation and structural dynamics; Earthquake engineering; Numerical methods; Large-scale computational modeling

Lynn E Katz
Director, Center for Water and the Environment, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
lynnkatz@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0071, +1 512 471 4244
Expertise: Contaminant fate and transport; Combined abiotic/biotic treatment systems for in-situ remediation; Environmental surface chemistry

Spyridon A Kinnas
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
kinnas@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 7969
Expertise: Ocean engineering; Hydrodynamics; Cavitation; Wave mechanics; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Design of ocean vehicle control and propulsion systems; Tidal turbines;

Kerry A Kinney
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
kakinney@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1740
Expertise: Beneficial application of microorganisms to the treatment of pollutants in the environment; Algae-to-biofuel production processes; Potentially detrimental microbial communities that develop in indoor environments

Mary Jo Kirisits
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
kirisits@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7120
Expertise: Biological drinking water treatment processes; Microbial transformation of inorganic contaminants; Application of molecular biology to biological water treatment processes; Rainwater harvesting; Impacts of nanomaterials on microorganisms in engineered water treatment systems; Biofilms; Quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms; Microbial community structure of pediatric otitis media

Richard E Klingner
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
klingner@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Experimental and analytical investigation of the response of masonry and reinforced concrete masonry structures; Earthquake engineering; Anchorage to concrete

Kara Kockelman
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
kkockelm@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0210
Expertise: Travel behavior; traffic safety; urban form and land development; transportation planning and policy-making.

Brian A Korgel
Professor and Matthew Van Winkle Regents Professorship in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
korgel@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5633
Expertise: Nanotechnology can be defined as the study of material properties and interactions on a nanometer length scale. Our experimental group focuses on investigating size-tunable material properties, and the rational self-assembly and fabrication of nanostructures with atomic detail. This research finds applications in microelectronics and photonics, spintronics, coatings, sensors and biotechnology.

Stelios Kyriakides
Director, Center for Research in Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
skk@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4167
Expertise: Instability in Solids and Structures (Plastic Buckling of Structures; Propagating Instabilities in Shape Memory Metals; Composites; Foams); Modeling of Nonlinear Behavior and Failure of Solids (Metals; Composites; Foams)

Chad M Landis
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
landis@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4273
Expertise: Mechanics of materials; Ferroelectrics; Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys; Fracture Mechanics; Continuum thermodynamics

Sheldon Landsberger
Professor and Hayden Head Centennial Professorship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
s.landsberger@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 796 0287
Expertise: Radioactive and solid waste management; Low-level counting of natural radioactivity; Compton suppression gamma-ray spectrometry; Risk assessment in radioactivity handling

Desmond F Lawler
Professor and Nassir I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
dlawler@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Particles in water and wastewater treatment processes; Mathematical modeling of treatment processes; Physical-chemical treatment; Drinking and industrial process water treatment

Fernanda L Leite
Associate Dean for Research, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
fernanda.leite@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5957
Expertise: Computer-aided engineering and design; Product and process modeling; Construction management; Building information modeling; Information technology for project management; Life-cycle information integration; Collaboration and coordination technologies; Building energy performance

Kenneth M Liechti
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
kml@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4164
Expertise: Delamination Fracture Mechanics; Adhesive Bonding and Composite Materials; Microelectronics Packaging; Mark Mear:; Micromechanics; Fracture Mechanics; Boundary Element Methods

Howard M Liljestrand
Professor and Gerard A. Rohlich Regents Professorship in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
liljestrand@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4604
Expertise: Aquatic chemistry; Contaminant transport; Pollutant containment and remediation acid deposition; Air pollution modeling

Nanshu Lu
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
nanshulu@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4208
Expertise: Dr. Lu's research focuses on the mechanics of flexible and stretchable electronics in all aspects including structural design, micro-fabrication, mechanical tests, bio-integration as well as analytical and numerical mechanics modeling. She is interested in the mechanics of stretchable electronics, wearable devices for diagnosis and therapy of movement disorders, and flexible glass photonics.

Randy B Machemehl
Professor and Nasser I. Al-Rashid Centennial Professorship in Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
rbm@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3100, +1 512 471 4541
Expertise: Transportation system operational analysis and design software development; Transport system demand estimation

David R Maidment
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
maidment@utexas.edu
+1 512 468 1744, +1 512 471 0065, +1 512 471 4620
Expertise: Geographic information systems(GIS); Expert systems and statistical techniques in hydrology and water resources planning; Water use forecasting

Arumugam Manthiram
Professor and Joe C. Walter, Jr. Chair in Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
manth@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1791, +1 512 471 7394
Expertise: Clean energy materials; Electrochemical energy conversion and storage; Lithium ion batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, and solar cells; Nanomaterials

Lance Manuel
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
lmanuel@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5691
Expertise: Random vibration; Structural dynamics; Structural reliability; Atmospheric inflow turbulence simulation for wind turbine loads analysis; Computational methods for windstorm field generation; Performance of deepwater offshore platforms; Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis

Hans M Mark
Professor Emeritus, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
hmark@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Tilt-rotor Aircraft Applications; Hypervelocity Impact Physics; Prevention of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation; National Defense Policy

Mia K Markey
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
mia.markey@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1711, +1 512 471 8660
Expertise: Machine learning and statistical techniques for detection; Classification and prediction in biology and medicine; Biomedical image analysis

Elena C McDonald-Buller
Senior Research Engineer, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, Cockrell School of Engineering
ecmb@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 2891
Expertise: Air quality modeling; emissions trading; atmospheric chemistry; impacts of urban development patterns on air quality and population exposure to pollution; applications of satellite remote sensing data for air quality research

Daene C McKinney
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
daene@aol.com
Expertise: Water resource systems analysis; Groundwater hydrology; Numerical modeling and economic analysis of groundwater systems; Multi-phase flow in porous media; Expert geographic information systems (GIS)

Mark E Mear
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
mear@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4212
Expertise: Micromechanics; Fracture Mechanics; Boundary Element Methods

Dean P Neikirk
Professor and Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering No. 7, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
neikirk@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Sensors and transducers; Electromagnetic and micromachined devices; Integrated circuits and semiconductors; Microwave devices

Dev Niyogi
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
dev.niyogi@jsg.utexas.edu
Expertise: Research Group: The University of Texas Extreme weather and Urban Sustainability "TExUS" Lab.
Research seeks to significantly contribute to our understanding of the Earth system, particularly the urban and agricultural landscapes, and the dynamic role of coupled land surface processes on regional hydroclimatic extremes. Translate the scientific work undertaken into decision tools and portals with a particular focus on sustainable climate-ready/resilient coastal, cities, and agricultural systems.
Dr. Niyogi has coauthored over 200 peer-reviewed papers for international journals, 18 book chapters, and over 150 conference proceedings or abstracts for professional conferences such as the AMS and AGU annual meetings. According to Google Scholar, his research has been cited over 19,000 times (h index = 70), and his work has been read over 122,000 times per Research Gate statistics. His work has been highlighted in various media outlets including in the popular press such as Yahoo!, MSNBC, Wired, CNN, LiveScience, National Geographic, Tedx Talk, NASA press releases.
Dr. Niyogi's research is funded through a variety of competitive federal grants- NSF (Atmospheric and Geosciences, Hydrology, Cyberinfrastructure, Computer Sciences, Geoscience Education, International Programs, RAPID, and CAREER), NASA (Hydrology, Interdisciplinary Sciences), Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, DOE, NOAA, and USDA/NIFA. He has developed over 30 successful research projects, which have led to a total award of more than $100 million to Purdue ($ 6 million as an individual share) through grants. At Purdue, Dr. Niyogi received Purdue Seeds for Success award, Million Dollar research award, and the University Faculty Scholar recognition, the NSF CAREER award, the USDA NIFA Partnership Award, and has been part of the 2018 Indiana Governor Award for Environmental Excellence- amongst other.
<strong>At University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Niyogi is also part of the Theme Organizing Committee of the Planet Texas 2050 </strong> <a href="https://bridgingbarriers.utexas.edu/planet-texas-2050/" target="_blank"> </a>

Atila Novoselac
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
atila@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8175
Expertise: Ventilation and indoor air quality; Computations and measurements of airflows in buildings; Pollutants transport modeling; Building energy analysis

William J O'Brien
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
wjob@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4638
Expertise: Production systems: project supply chain management, project controls; Computer integrated construction: information integration, collaborative systems, human-computer interaction, implementation issues

Jon E Olson
Professor, Cockrell School of Engineering
jolson@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3161, +1 512 471 7375
Expertise: Naturally fractured reservoirs; Rock mechanics; Hydraulic fracturing; Structural geology

Paola Passalacqua
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
paola@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3319
Expertise: Multi-scale analysis of hydrological processes; Dynamics of environmental transport on river networks and deltaic systems; Quantitative analysis and modeling of landscape forming processes, geomorphic transport laws and subgrid-scale parameterization

Donald R Paul
Professor and Ernest Cockrell, Sr. Chair in Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
drp@che.utexas.edu
Expertise: Interests include the broad areas of polymer science and engineering and chemical engineering. Current research involves various aspects of polymeric materials including polymer blends; membranes for separations, drug delivery, packaging, etc.; and polymer processing. The blend research deals with the thermodynamics of polymer-polymer interactions (miscibility, phase diagrams, interfaces), reactive compatibilization of multiphase mixtures, rubber toughening, the control of phase morphology during processing by both chemical and physical means, and polymeric nanocomposites. The research on diffusion in polymers involves investigation of structure-property relationships to design better membranes for separation processes and improved barrier materials plus an interest in theories and models for describing sorption and permeation of small molecule penetrants in polymers including the rubbery, glassy, semi-crystalline, and liquid crystalline states of these materials. The research on nanocomposites involves devising chemical and processing strategies for exfoliating layered silicates in polymer matrices for improvement of performance using nanoscale reinforcement. Synthesis, characterization, and performance of polymers are an integral part of the research in all these areas.

John A Pearce
Professor and Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 3, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
jpearce@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Tissue fusion and ablation processes with radio frequency current and lasers; Applications of the complex electrical properties of and admittance measurements in tissues; Industrial applications of radio frequency and microwave energy

Nicholas A Peppas
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
peppas@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6644, +1 512 633 6740
Expertise: Biomaterials; Controlled drug delivery; Molecular modeling of protein structures in contact with biomaterials and tissues; Modeling of biomedical devices; Bionanotechnology; Molecular recognition processes

Dewayne E Perry
Professor and Motorola Regents Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
perry@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Software architecture; Software engineering process, analyses and tools; Empirical studies in software engineering

Jorge A Prozzi
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
prozzi@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4771
Expertise: Pavement materials; Pavement design and rehabilitation; Pavement monitoring, evaluation and performance analysis; Accelerated pavement testing; Applied econometrics; Transportation Infrastructure Management
Varun Rai
Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
rai@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4697, +1 512 471 5057
Expertise: Dr. Rai's principal research interests are in technological change, innovation and diffusion; economics of climate change/integrated assessment models; and energy and development. His research combines energy systems modeling with the political economy of energy markets to understand how changes in energy technologies, market conditions, policies and regulation, and environment could impact energy generation. The emphasis of his research is on interdisciplinary and integrative research in engineering and policy to ensure that the insights from his policy research are rooted in the underlying technical realties.

Laxminarayan L Raja
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
lraja@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4279
Expertise: Low-temperature Glow Discharge Plasma

Ellen M Rathje
Professor and Warren S. Bellows Centennial Professorship in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
e.rathje@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3683, +1 512 471 4929
Expertise: Geotechnical earthquake engineering and engineering seismology; Seismic stability of earth structures and slopes; Earthquake-induced landslides; Seismic site response; Field liquefaction evaluation and soil improvement; Application of remote sensing to earthquake damage assessment;

Krishnaswa Ravi-Chandar
Professor and Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 1, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
ravi@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4213
Expertise: Mechanical Behavior of Materials at High Strain Rates; Fracture in Nominally Brittle Materials; Shear Banding in Polymeric Materials; Phase Transformation in Shape Memory Alloys

Pengyu Ren
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
pren@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1832
Expertise: Molecular modeling of biological systems; Computational drug discovery

Gary T Rochelle
Professor and Carol & Henry Groppe Professorship in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
rochelle@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7230
Expertise: Dr. Rochelle's research includes a focus on control of air pollution by acid gases, carbon dioxide, and air toxics, CO2 capture, flue gas desulfurization, acid gas treating, CO2 mass transfer with chemical reaction, electrolyte thermodynamics, reaction kinetics in aqueous solutions.

Gregory J Rodin
Professor and Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellowship No. 6, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
gjr@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4230
Expertise: Fast Algorithms for Composite Materials; Mechanics of Ice; Creep Deformation and Fracture

Henry G Rylander
Professor and Harry H. Power Professorship in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
rylander@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1995
Expertise: Vision research; Biomedical sensors; Laser applications; Neuroprosthesis design

Michael S Sacks
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
msacks@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7773
Expertise: Cardiovascular biomechanics; computational simulation of the behavior of the cardiovascular system; advanced constitutive models, biomechanical interactions of cell, tissue, and organ in native and engineered heart valves and myocardium.

Isaac C Sanchez
Professor and William J. (Bill) Murray, Jr. Endowed Chair in Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
sanchez@che.utexas.edu
Expertise: Statistical thermodynamics of bulk and interfacial phenomena in polymers; Solubility of fluids in polymers; Computer simulations of polymer properties

Philip S Schmidt
Professor and Donald J. Douglass Centennial Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
pschmidt@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Industrial electrotechnology applications and economics; Industrial energy management and conservation; Project-based engineering instruction

Bob E Schutz
Professor and Joe J. King Chair; FSX Professorship in Space Applications and Exploration, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
schutz@csr.utexas.edu
512-471-4267
Expertise: Spaceborne laser altimetry; especially GLAS on ICESat; Airborne laser altimetry; Space Geodesy; including Global Positioning System (GPS) and laser ranging; Spacecraft dynamics; including orbit and attitude determination; Satellite mission design; Applications of satellites to Earth system studies

Luis Sentis
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
lsentis@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5987
Expertise: Human centered robotics; Mathematics of movement and manipulation; Building legged humanoid robots; Software architectures for sensing and acting; Biomechatronics

Kamy Sepehrnoori
Professor and Bank of America Centennial Professorship in Petroleum Engineering, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
kamys@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0231, +1 512 471 3161
Expertise: Reservoir simulation development and application; Simulation of enhance oil recovery processes; Computational methods; Parallel computations; Applied mathematics; Naturally fractured reservoir modeling; Co-optimization of CO2 sequestration and enhanced oil recovery; inverse modeling;

Jayant Sirohi
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
sirohi@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4186
Expertise: High Power Density Solid State Actuators; Multifunctional Structures; Multi-mission Capable Micro/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Rotorcraft Design

Gerald E Speitel
Professor and John J. McKetta Energy Professorship in Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
speitel@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7995
Expertise: Treatment processes for hazardous organic chemicals, including biodegradation and adsorption; Drinking water treatment; Computer models of treatment processes

Jeanne C Stachowiak
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
jcstach@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5477
Expertise: Biological membranes; Biophysics; Drug delivery.

Ben Streetman
Dean Emeritus, Cockrell School of Engineering
bstreet@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Engineering education; Engineering workforce issues; Microelectronics; Semiconductor materials and devices; Epitaxy

Laura J Suggs
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
laura.suggs@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1671
Expertise: Cardiovascular tissue engineering; Adult progenitor cells and vasculogenesis; Biologically active materials

Byron D Tapley
Professor and Clare Cockrell Williams Centennial Chair in Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
tapley@csr.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5573
Expertise: Orbital Mechanics; Satellite Orbit Determination; Earth Satellite Applications

John L Tassoulas
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
yannis@utexas.edu
Expertise: Soil-Structure Interaction; Flow and Deformation in Porous Media; Wave propagation; Structural Mechanics

Delbert Tesar
Professor and Carol Cockrell Curran Chair in Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
tesar@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Robotics, electro-mechanical actuators, embedded intelligence; Open architecture vehicles, ships, aircraft, machinery for manufacturing; Human rehabilitation systems; Long duration lunar base habitat operation

James W Tunnell
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
jtunnell@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2110
Expertise: Diagnostic and therapeutic optical technologies; molecular imaging; nanophotonics; cancer;

Philip L Varghese
Professor and Stanley P. Finch Centennial Professorship in Engineering & Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
varghese@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3110
Expertise: Laser Based Sensors; Flow Diagnostics Using Raman and Rayleigh Scattering; Optimal Modeling of Nonequilibrium Flows

Michael Webber
Associate Professor, Cockrell School of Engineering
webber@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 6867
Expertise: Energy policy; Energy & Water; Alternative and renewable energy; Biofuels; Energy in Texas; Smart Grid; Power Sector

Charles J Werth
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
werth@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1626
Dan L Wheat
Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
dwheat@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Modeling of wood and wood structures; Behavior and design of wood structures

Mary F Wheeler
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
mfw@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8625
Expertise: Numerical solution of partial differential systems with applications to the modeling of subsurface and surface flows and parallel computation.

Eric B Williamson
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
ewilliamson@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4594, +1 512 475 6175
Expertise: Response of structures to blast and impact; Progressive collapse; Structural response modelling and simulation; Static and dynamic stability; Failure modelling; Damage mechanics

Carlton G Willson
Professor and Rashid Engineering Regents Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
willson@che.utexas.edu
Expertise: Polymers, materials, and processes for microelectronics; Photoresists; Liquid crystals; Computer simulation; Mass transport studies; Kinetics; Graft polymerization; Biosensor arrays; Novel processes for producing nanometer scale structures

Clark R Wilson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
crwilson@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5008
Expertise: Geophysics, including gravity, space geodesy, and applied seismology

Kenneth W Wisian
Program Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences
kenneth.wisian@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 2003
Expertise: Geothermal Geophysics, SETI, Exoplanets, Space Exploration, Disaster Response, Recovery & Resiliency, Military Technology Applications, International Affairs, Innovation, Curriculum Development

Sharon L Wood
Executive Vice-President and Provost
swood@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3301
Expertise: Design and behavior of reinforced concrete structures; Infrastructure monitoring; Earthquake engineering

Stephen G Wright
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
swright@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Geotechnical engineering; soil mechanics; slope stability

Ying Xu
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
xuying@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6507
Expertise: Emissions of SVOCs

Thomas Yankeelov
Director of Cancer Imaging Research, LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes, Dell Medical School
thomas.yankeelov@utexas.edu
+1 512 417 1733
Expertise: advanced imaging methods for the early identification, assessment and prediction of tumors and their response to therapy

Hsin-Chih Yeh
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
tim.yeh@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7931
Expertise: Nanobiosensor development; Cancer biomarker detection; Single-molecule spectroscopy for biomolecule and nanomaterial characterization; 3D molecular tracking and super-resolution imaging.

Jianshi Zhou
Research Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
jszhou@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3588, +1 512 471 4773
Expertise: Design and synthesis of new electronic materials including superconductors, spintronic/orbitronic materials, thermoelectric materials, multiferroic materials and magnetoresistive materials; crystal growth, high-pressure synthesis, and physical properties under high pressure

Janeta Zoldan
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
zjanet@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4884
Expertise: Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as a model system to explore key principles underlying tissue formation processes by integrating and applying materials and stem cell bioengineering. Understanding this process and controlling it is critical for treating a broad spectrum of pathological conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson's disease, hepatic failure and heart failure, as well as alleviating the current shortage of donor tissue necessary for tissue repair and transplant.

Jorge G Zornberg
Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
zornberg@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3595
Expertise: Soil mechanics; Soil reinforcement and improvement; Environmental geotechnics; Geosynthetics; Numerical and physical (centrifuge) modeling of geotechnical and geoenvironmental systems