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Lawrence D Abraham
Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
l.abraham@utexas.edu
Expertise: Focuses on biomechanic analysis and instruction, and neurological correlation to fine motor skills.

D. Michelle Addington
Dean, School of Architecture
addington@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1922
Expertise: Sustainability; Smart Materials; Building Physics; Lighting; History of Building Technology; Leadership

Eric V Anslyn
Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
anslyn@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0068
Expertise: Developing chemical sensors for real-world applications such as detecting counterfeit wine, spirits and olive oil

Nathan L Bangs
Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences
nathan@ig.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0424
Expertise: Structural development and tectonic processes along convergent margins; MCS methods to acquire 3-D images of structure and stratigraphy within subduction zones; processing, inversion, and modeling of seismic reflection data

John Bartholomew
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Education
jbart@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6021, +1 512 471 1273
Expertise: Researches the effect of exercise on mental health to improve mood and reduce stress.

Joseph J Beaman
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
jbeaman@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3058
Expertise: Freeform fabrication; System dynamics; Control; Manufacturing control; Innovations in manufacturing, machine design, modeling and control of physical systems, control of thermal processes, technical analysis of intellectual property; selective laser sintering (SLS)

Kimberly A Beckwith
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
kbeckwith@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0995, +1 512 471 4890
Expertise: Teaches courses on sport history and strength and conditioning. Research focuses on physical culture history.

Roger D Bengtson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
roger.bengtson@att.net
Expertise: Plasma physics; fusion; atomic physics; space propulsion.

Ben Bentzin
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Marketing, Red McCombs School of Business
ben.bentzin@mccombs.utexas.edu
+1 512 750 9253
Expertise: Marketing of technology, product marketing, strategic pricing, social media, entrepreneurship

David G Bogard
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
dbogard@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3128, +1 512 471 5727
Expertise: Physics and control of turbulent fluid flow; Gas turbine engines, turbine cooling; Experimental techniques for thermal-fluid measurements;

Matthew Bowers
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
mattbowers@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2120
Expertise: Examines the management of systems for athlete development, including how different sport settings influence performance and participation over the lifespan. Focuses on re-imagining the youth sport experience, with a specific interest in the developmental role that playing in unstructured sports settings like sandlot/pickup sports or sports video games can have on shaping experiences and outcomes.

Pamela S Buchanan
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
buchanan@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 9390
Expertise: Specializes in adapted physical education and working with children with disabilities by providing sensory and motor integration training.

James J Bull
Joseph J. & Jeanne M. Lagowski Regents Professor Emeritus in Molecular Bioscience, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
bull@utexas.edu
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: evolutionary genetics, the evolution of engineered genomes and the evolution of drug resistance in microbes

M Bayani Cardenas
Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
cardenas@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6897
Expertise: Hydrology and Hydrogeology

Darla M Castelli
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
dcastelli@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7636
Expertise: Studies the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance in children, adolescents, and emerging adults.

Ginny Catania
Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
gcatania@ig.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0403
Expertise: Ice sheet mass balance, ice dynamics, subglacial hydrology, ice sheet stratigraphy, radar, GPS methods, uncertainty in ice sheet response to climate, satellite observations, remote-sensing observations, outlet glaciers, Greenland, glaciology, Antarctica, sea level, ice-ocean interactions. <a href="https://utcryo.squarespace.com/">UT Cryosphere</a>.

Shannon E Cavanagh
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
scavanagh@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8319
Expertise: Family Demography, Life Course & Human Development, Gender, Interpersonal Relationships, Adolescents, Family relationships

Stephanie W Cawthon
Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Faculty Fellow, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
stephanie.cawthon@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0378
Expertise: Investigates issues of access and equity for disabled people, with a special focus on systems change, research translation, and assessment.
<em>Note: Dr. Cawthon is not accepting new students for the 2023-2024 academic year.</em>

James R Chelikowsky
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
jrc@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 9083
Expertise: Quantum models for functionalized nanostructures; simulations of liquids and crystal growth; simulated images from probe microscopies; defects in oxides; materials informatics; high performance algorithms for the electronic structure problem.

Charles B Chiu
Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
chiu@physics.utexas.edu
Expertise: Particle theory; laser-plasma physics;physics education, environment & earth science

Kerry H Cook
Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
kc@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7931
Expertise: Climate dynamics, atmospheric dynamics, global climate change, paleoclimate, climate and weather of Africa and South America, climate system modeling, climate change in Texas

Robert L Crosnoe
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Liberal Arts
crosnoe@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8329
Expertise: Life Course & Human Development, Children & Youth, Education, Health, Family, Immigration, Adolescents.

Don S Crowley
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
crowley@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2205, +1 512 232 3949
Expertise: Experienced swimming and diving coach and water safety expert who teaches courses related to swimming.

Jaimie N Davis
Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
jaimie.davis@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0971
Expertise: child and adolescent health, nutritional sciences, obesity, behaviour

David DiCarlo
Associate Professor, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
dicarlo@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1283
Expertise: Fluid flow; Pore-scale physics; Preferential and compositional displacements; Gas injection processes

Ananth Dodabalapur
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ananth.dodabalapur@engr.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1890
Expertise: Plastic transistor technology; Organic transistors; Sensors; Solar cells; Organic-based laser physics and optics

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.

Neal J Evans
Professor Emeritus, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
nje@astro.as.utexas.edu
Expertise: Star formation; interstellar medium; radio astronomy; infrared astronomy; extraterrestrial life; NASA Spitzer Space Telescope

Brian K Farr
Director, Athletic Training Program
bfarr@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1273, +1 512 471 9885
Expertise: Serves as Director of the Athletic Training Education Program and specializes in sports medicine, training athletes, athletic injuries, strength and conditioning, and sports rehabilitation.

Karen L Fingerman
Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
kfingerman@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0618
Expertise: adolescene and young adulthood, adult development, aging, diversity and culture, interpersonal relationships, parenting and caregiving

Benny D Freeman
Professor, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
freeman@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2803
Expertise: My research program explores the relationship between polymer structure, processing and properties. More specifically, we study the effect of polymer structure on the solubility, diffusivity, and permeability of small molecules in polymers and polymer-based materials. These fundamental studies bear directly upon membranes for liquid, gas, and vapor separations; controlled drug delivery devices and techniques; barrier plastics for food and specialty packaging; monomer and solvent removal from formed polymers; and physical aging of glassy polymeric materials and membranes.

Karl Gebhardt
Professor, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
gebhardt@astro.as.utexas.edu
+1 512 590 5206
Expertise: Astronomy, black holes, globular clusters, elliptical galaxies, galaxy clusters, dark energy, HETDEX, Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment

Kenneth W Gentle
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
k.gentle@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7581
Expertise: Plasma physics; fusion energy; environment & earth science.

Jennifer Glass
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
jennifer-glass@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8355
Expertise: Work and family issues, telecommuting and new labor practices, STEM labor force retention

Erik Gnagy
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
gnagy@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Specializes in behavior, sports performance, and decision making in golf; teaches golf and courses need to be certified in physical education.

John M Golden
Professor, School of Law
jgolden@law.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1469
Expertise: Patent law, intellectual property, administrative law, contracts, science and technology

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

Vernita Gordon
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
gordon@chaos.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5187
Expertise: Experimental biological physics; multicellular systems; the role of physics and spacial structure in developmental and evolutionary systems.

Xiaofen D Hamilton
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
xk93@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3565
Expertise: Researches fitness education, physical activity promotion among k-16 students, and technologies related to physical education teacher education.

Richard D Hazeltine
Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
rdh@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Theoretical plasma physics; fusion; transport theory.

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.

Adam Heller
Research Professor Emeritus, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
heller@che.utexas.edu
Expertise: Dr. Heller's study of the physical chemistry of inorganic oxyhalide solutions resulted in the first neodymium liquid lasers (1964-1967) and in the lithium thionyl chloride battery (1973), one of the earliest lithium batteries, remaining in use in medical and defense systems where 20 year shelf life, high energy density and a broad operating temperature range are required. His studies of photoelectrochemical solar cells resulted in 11.5 percent efficient solar cells (1980) and in 11 percent efficient hydrogen evolving photoelectrodes. His related studies of photoelectrocatalysis established that the rate of photo-assisted oxidation of organic matter on photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles was controlled by the rate of reduction of adsorbed oxygen by trapped electrons. He established the field the electrical wiring of enzymes (1988-2005), the electrical connection of their catalytic redox centers to electrodes, and built with wired enzymes the subcutaneously implanted miniature glucose sensors. His wired enzymes became the core technology of the FreeStyle NavigatorTM system of Abbott Diabetes Care; it continuously and accurately monitors subcutaneous glucose levels in diabetic people.

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

Carole K Holahan
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
c.holahan@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Studies psychosocial factors in health behavior and health and well-being in adulthood and aging.

John L Ivy
Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
johnivy@utexas.edu
Expertise: Exercise physiology; carbohydrate metabolism; ergogenic aids; exercise and diabetes; nutrition and exercise

Charles S Jackson
Research Associate Professor, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences
charles@ig.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0401
Expertise: global warming, abrupt climate change, sea level rise, ocean mixing, Bayesian Inference, inverse modeling, simulation, climate projections, uncertainty quantification

Jody L Jensen
Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
jodyljensen@utexas.edu
Expertise: Studies biomechanics and changes in motor competencies across a lifetime with an emphasis on posture and locomotor control including populations of autism and cerebral palsy.

Junfeng Jiao
Associate Professor, School of Architecture
jjiao@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Smart communities and built environments; Transit and food access; Active travel; Shared mobility

Esbelle M Jowers
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
ejowers@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6027
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Studies school and community-based interventions regarding physical activity, healthy eating, and the prevention of chronic disease.

Timothy H Keitt
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
tkeitt@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5004
Expertise: Keitt is an expert on the ecological impacts of a proposed border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Harold W Kohl
Research Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
hkohl@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 391 2530
Expertise: Specializes in public health, epidemiology and the study and promotion of physical activity for health.

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.

Keji Lai
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
kejilai@physics.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 9128
Expertise: Energy-harvesting materials; experimental condensed matter physics; nanoscale electromagnetic imaging; complex oxides; nano-materials; transport in low-dimensional systems.

Dorothy D Lambdin
Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
lambdin@utexas.edu
Expertise: Elementary physical education; teachers'''' careers; assessment in physical education; teachers'''' goals and intents

Stephen E Laubach
Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences
steve.laubach@beg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1534, +1 512 471 6303
Expertise: Structural diagenesis, structural geology, fracture analysis, fluid inclusion and cathodoluminescence studies, rock mechanics, mechanical and fracture stratigraphy, hydrocarbon exploration and development in deep and/or structurally complex areas, tight gas sandstone, coalbed methane, shale gas; geothermal, geologic aspects of hydraulic fracturing, application of borehole-imaging geophysical logs to stress and fracture evaluation, structural evolution of North American Cordillera, fracture history of NW Scotland, regional fracture studies Argentina.

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

Raul G Longoria
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
r.longoria@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0530
Expertise: Physical system modeling, analysis, and control; Evaluation of robotic ground vehicles; Vehicle system dynamics and control; Electromechanical systems and mechatronics

Michael P Marder
Director Academic Center, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
marder@chaos.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3612
Expertise: Fracture; deformation of materials; computational materials science; condensed matter physics; nonlinear dynamics; teacher preparation; discovery learning; Uteach.

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

Jill A Marshall
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
marshall@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Teaches courses for pre-service in STEM subjects and explores student understanding of mathematical and physical models.

Alberto A Martinez
Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
almartinez@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: History of science and math, Einstein, historical myths in science, notions of race, political news media.

Richard A Matzner
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
matzner2@physics.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5062
Expertise: Cosmology; general relativity; computational astrophysics; satellite dynamics; large-scale computation

Robert D Moser
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
rmoser@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0093, +1 512 471 3168
Expertise: Turbulence physics; Direct numerical simulation and spectral methods; Large-eddy simulation; Cardiovascular fluid mechanics

Sharon Mosher
Dean Emeritus, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
smosher@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8018
Expertise: Structural petrology, field-oriented structural geology, the evolution of complexly deformed terranes, strain analysis, deformation mechanisms, the interaction between chemical and physical processes during deformation

Mark F O'Reilly
Department Chair, Department of Special Education, College of Education
markoreilly@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Assesses and supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and develops social skill/communication interventions for children with ASD.

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.

Tolga Ozyurtcu
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
tolga@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6018
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Studies the historical, philosophical, sociocultural, and political dimensions of sport and physical culture.

Zhigang Pan
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
dpan@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1436
Expertise: VLSI Computer Aided Design; Physical design and circuit optimization; Design and manufacturing process integration; Vertical integration of technology, circuit/CAD and system

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.

James W Pennebaker
Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
pennebaker@utexas.edu
Expertise: Natural language and social behavior; group processes and educational outcomes; how individuals, groups, and cultures respond to traumatic events

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

Francisco L Perez
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and the Environment, College of Liberal Arts
halemauu@gmail.com
Expertise: Mountain Geoecology, Geomorphology, Vegetation Ecology, Soils

Geeta Persad
Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
geeta.persad@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5983
Expertise: Atmospheric Aerosols, Climate Change, Climate Modeling, Air Pollution, Global Hydrologic Cycle, Monsoon Systems, Western U.S. Climate Impacts, Climate Policy and Decision-Making

Mark G Raizen
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
raizen@physics.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0883, +1 512 471 4753
Expertise: Atomic physics; laser cooling of atoms; trapping atoms; methods for enriching stable isotopes; desalination of water; energy efficient lighting; molecular motion; materials science; quantum optics; laser optics.

Geoff B Rich
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
geoff@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 3948
Expertise: Studies the culture of youth sports through elementary and secondary physical education curricula, and teacher education.
Catherine Riegle-Crumb
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
riegle@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2388, +1 512 475 8642
Expertise: Focuses on the social construction of gender and racial/ethnic inequality in educational opportunities and experiences in STEM fields from a sociological perspective. Methodological expertise in quantitative research methods and analyses of large scale datasets.

Peter J Riley
Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
riley@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Medium and high-energy nuclear physics

Aaron B Rochlen
Clinical Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
arochlen@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0361, +1 512 471 4409
Expertise: Research focuses on men and traditional masculinity, with a particular emphasis on men's mental health, depression, help-seeking patterns, and their underutilization of counseling services.
<em>Note: Dr. Rochlen will not be taking new students for the 2023 academic year.</em>

Victor Sampson
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
victor.sampson@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7504
Expertise: Studies the ways culturally and linguistically diverse groups of people use disciplinary the core ideas and practices of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to explain phenomena or to solve problems that are meaningful and consequential to them.

Bridget R Scanlon
Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences
bridget.scanlon@beg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1534, +1 512 471 8241
Expertise: Evaluation of the impact of climate variability and land use change on groundwater recharge, application of numerical models for simulating variably saturated flow and transport, controls on nitrate contamination in aquifers

Timothy M Shanahan
Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
tshanahan@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7051
Expertise: The Shanahan research group uses a combination of geochemical and stable isotopic proxy reconstructions of past climate, in combination with climate model simulations, to understand past and future climate change. Our primary focus is the use of organic geochemical and stable isotopic techniques applied to marine, lacustrine and terrestrial sediment records to understand changes on timescales ranging from interannual to millennial, and orbital to tectonic. If you are interested in learning more, please visit our <a href="https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/paleoclimatology-environmental-geochemistry-lab/" target="_blank">research website.</a>

John M Sharp
Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professor Emeritus in Geology, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
jmsharp@jsg.utexas.edu
Expertise: Hyrdogeology; flow in fractured rocks; thermohaline free convection; fracture skin effects; regional flow in carbonate rocks; hydrology of arid and semi-arid zones; subsidence and coastal land loss; effects of urbanization; alluvial aquifers; hydrogeology of sedimentary basins;hydrological processes in ore deposit formation; and hydrogeophysics.

Deirdre Shoemaker
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
deirdre.shoemaker@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Her research interests center on black holes and gravitational waves, understanding these and other aspects of strong gravity and how it reveals itself in the universe. To that end, Prof. Shoemaker works with gravitational wave detector teams to work toward understanding gravitational physics.

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

Hirofumi Tanaka
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
htanaka@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4801
Expertise: Effects of vascular dysfunction due to aging, and the lifestyle habits that can prevent or reverse dysfunction.
Role of peripheral vascular dysfunction in the pathogenesis of cognitive and cerebrovascular dysfunction
Reduction in physiological functional capacity with advancing age
Community-based studies in minority cardiovascular health
Masters athletes as a model of successful aging
Health benefits of swimming

Janice (Jan) S Todd
Department Chair, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
j.todd@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0993, +1 512 471 0995
Expertise: Specializes in the history of strength and conditioning, doping, women and sport, and history of physical culture.

Carlos Torres-Verdin
Professor, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
cverdin@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3161, +1 512 471 4216
Expertise: Borehole Geophysics; Petrophysics; Formation evaluation; Well Logging; Rock Physics; Multi-Physics Geophysical Detection and Imaging; Geophysical Imaging of Time-Lapse Subsurface Phenomena; Inverse Problems; Signal Processing

Debra J Umberson
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
umberson@prc.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6330
Expertise: Population Health ( Structural Determinants of Mental and Physical Health; Stress and Social Support; Health Behavior; Health Disparities; Sexual Minority Health); Family and Gender (Gender and Relationships; Same-Sex Couples; Marital Status and Health; Relationship Quality and Health; Family Status and Health; Intergenerational Relationships; Family and Bereavement); Aging and the Life Course (Psychosocial Epidemiology across the Life Course; Aging and the Family; Death and Dying; Marriage and Intimate Partnerships).

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

Etienne E Vouga
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
evouga@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7482
Expertise: computer graphics, applied mathematics, scientifiic computing, visualizing, geometry processing and design

Claus O Wilke
Department Chair, Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
wilke@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2459
Expertise: computational evolutionary biology, bioinformatics, population genetics, statistics

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

Preston S Wilson
Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
pswilson@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 9093
Expertise: Underwater, physical and biomedical acoustics; Acoustic propagation and scattering in multiphase media; Seismoacoustics; Novel experimental techniques and transduction

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

Edward T Yu
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ety@ece.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 5167
Expertise: Photovoltaics and other technologies for energy generation; Scanning probe characterization of advanced electronic materials and devices; III-V nitride heterostructure materials and device physics; Solid-state nanoscience and nanotechnology

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

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