Office of the Vice President for Research Experts

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

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
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
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

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
Associate Director, Texas Advanced Computing Center
maytal@tacc.utexas.edu
Expertise: Web & Mobile Applications; Cloud & Interactive Computing

John A Daly
Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
daly@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5251
Expertise: Communication effectiveness; customer service and loyalty; advocacy (persuasion and influence); presentation skills; leadership and teamwork; crisis communication; interpersonal communication; practical ways to improve communication skills; idea advocacy

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
Professor, Department of 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
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
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
dezekoye@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3085
Expertise: Jet flames; Aerosols; Fire dynamics; Flame Ignition

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
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
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
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, and biomechanical systems, inverse problems, optimal design, and optimal control
David V Gibson
Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, IC2 Institute
davidg@icc.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8901, +1 512 475 8941
Expertise: Texas border region; South America; Caribbean; Australia; entrepreneurship research and education

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

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.

Sheldon Landsberger
Professor and Hayden Head Centennial Professorship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
s.landsberger@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2467, +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

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

Arthur B Markman
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Extended Education Ventures
markman@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4645
Expertise: Similarity, Analogical Reasoning and Analogical Problem Solving, Decision Making , Consumer Behavior, Motivation and Preference, Category Use and Category Learning, Taxonomic Hierarchies and Conceptual Combination, Symbolic and Connectionist models of Analogy, Similarity and Categorization, Knowledge Representation and Causal Mental Models

Paul A Navratil
Senior Research Scientist, Texas Advanced Computing Center
pnav@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6245
Expertise: Scientific data visualization; Irregular algorithms; Parallel systems

Dev Niyogi
Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
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>

J T Oden
Professor and Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering No. 2, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
oden@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3312
Expertise: Finite element and computational methods and computational methods that can be applied to multiple physical phenomena and applications including energy, via subsurface fluid flow of oil, gas, and CO2 storage.

Suzanne A Pierce
Assistant Professor of Research, Environmental Science Institute, College of Natural Sciences
spierce@tacc.utexas.edu
+1 512 954 1810
Expertise: Integrated Water Resources Management; Decision Support Systems; Sustainability Science; Energy-Water; Groundwater Management; Participatory Modeling

Carolyn C Seepersad
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
ccseepersad@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1985
Expertise: Multiscale and multidisciplinary product and materials design; Cellular (honeycomb) materials design; Design for solid freeform fabrication; Product flexibility

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 successfully adapt to stress and build health resilience.

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

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

Charles E Tinney
Research Scientist, Applied Research Laboratories
cetinney@utexas.edu
+1 512 835 3419
Expertise: Steady and Unstedy Aerodynamics; Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena; Aeroacoustics; Separating/Reattaching Flows; Open and Close-Loop Flow Control; Nonlinear Systems

Sriram Vishwanath
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
sriram@utexas.edu
+1 650 823 4072
Expertise: Networks; Wireless systems; System security; Information theory; Resource allocation in systems; Networked control; Energy systems; Bioinformatics

Juliet E Walker
Professor Emeritus, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
jekwalker@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: African American history; Black Business History and Political Economy; Black Intellectual history; African American Women's history; Oprah Winfrey.