Office of the Vice President for Research Experts


Chandrajit L Bajaj

Chandrajit L Bajaj

Professor , Department of Computer Science , College of Natural Sciences
bajaj@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5133, +1 512 471 8870

Expertise: Image Processing, Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Data Analysis & Visualization. In one project, he's developing chemical imaging techniques that could enable earlier cancer detection by identifying the chemical make-up of individual cells in a biopsy. In another, he models the 3D structures of HIV and other viruses to search for drugs that might be a good fit.

Suzanne Barber

Suzanne Barber

Professor , Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
sbarber@identity.utexas.edu
+1 512 656 6152

Expertise: Software engineering, design and architectures; Distributed artificial intelligence; Information assurance, trust and security; Multi-agent systems

Jeffrey K Bennighof

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

Radek K Bukowski

Radek K Bukowski

Director of Computational Health & Medicine Initiatives , Texas Advanced Computing Center
radek.bukowski@austin.utexas.edu

John Cazes

John Cazes

Director Of High Performance Computing , Texas Advanced Computing Center
cazes@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5777

Expertise: Parallel I/O; Advanced computer architectures

Maytal  Dahan

Maytal Dahan

Associate Director , Texas Advanced Computing Center
maytal@tacc.utexas.edu

Expertise: Web & Mobile Applications; Cloud & Interactive Computing

David J Eaton

David J Eaton

Professor , Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
eaton@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8959, +1 512 471 8972

Expertise: Eaton has written on rural water supply, international water resource conflicts, energy management, environmental problems of industries, management of emergency medical services, applications of mathematical programming to resource problems, insurance, and agriculture. His research focuses on sustainable development in international river basins, evaluation of energy and water conservation programs, and prevention of pollution. Eaton's current research concerns U.S.-Mexico environmental cooperation, new methods for evaluation of air pollution emissions, joint management by Palestinians and Israelis of shared groundwater, and water conservation in Texas; conservation, energy, pollution, water & wastewater

Andrew  Ellington

Andrew Ellington

Professor , Molecular Biosciences , College of Natural Sciences
andy.ellington@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3424, +1 512 471 6445

Expertise: Directed evolution; ribozymes; biotechnology; chemical and biological warfare detection

Brian L Evans

Brian L Evans

Professor , Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
bevans@ece.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1457

Expertise: Digital signal processing; Image processing; Communication systems; Electronic design automation

Ofodike A Ezekoye

Ofodike A Ezekoye

Professor , Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
dezekoye@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3085

Expertise: Jet flames; Aerosols; Fire dynamics; Flame Ignition

Carol Fletcher

Carol Fletcher

Director of Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC) , Texas Advanced Computing Center
cfletcher@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5690

Expertise: Equity in computer science education; Evaluating large-scale professional development; Collective impact models for social change

Niall Gaffney

Niall Gaffney

Director for Data Intensive Computing , Texas Advanced Computing Center
ngaffney@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 9504

Expertise: Design of data workflows in parallel computing systems; Data discovery systems; Data preservation; Astronomical data reduction and analysis

Kelly Gaither

Kelly Gaither

Director Of Health Analytics , Texas Advanced Computing Center
kelly@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8957

Expertise: Scientific visualization; Feature detection; Illumination techniques; Visualization techniques; Visualization applications

Omar  Ghattas

Omar Ghattas

Professor , Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
omar@ices.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4304

Expertise: Computational geoscience and engineering, simulation and optimization of complex solid, fluid, biomechanical systems, inverse problems, optimal design, optimal control

Mark F Hamilton

Mark F Hamilton

Professor , Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
hamilton@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3055

Expertise: Nonlinear propagation of ultrasound in tissue; Biophysical responses to underwater sound; Acoustic cavitation in shock wave lithotripsy; Micro-electro-mechanical systems-based parametric acoustic arrays

Matt  Kammer-Kerwick

Matt Kammer-Kerwick

Director of BBR (0379) , IC2 Institute
mattkk@ic2.utexas.edu

Expertise: operations research; decision science; social justice; well-being economy; sustainability

Sheldon  Landsberger

Sheldon Landsberger

Professor and Hayden Head Centennial Professorship , Walker 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

Dev  Niyogi

Dev Niyogi

Professor , Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences , Jackson School of Geosciences
dev.niyogi@jsg.utexas.edu

Expertise: Research Group: The University of Texas Extreme weather and Urban Sustainability "TExUS" Lab.

Suzanne A Pierce

Suzanne A Pierce

Assistant Professor of Research , Environmental Science Institute , Jackson School of Geosciences
spierce@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 954 1810

Expertise: Integrated Water Resources Management; Decision Support Systems; Sustainability Science; Energy-Water; Groundwater Management; Participatory Modeling

Mary A Steinhardt

Mary A Steinhardt

Professor , Department of Kinesiology and Health Education , College of Education
msteinhardt@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3535

Expertise: Focuses on how individuals adapt to stress and strengthen their resilience.

Delbert  Tesar

Delbert Tesar

Professor and Carol Cockrell Curran Chair in Engineering , Walker 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