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Graduate Studies Committee
The Materials Science and Engineering (MS&E) Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) is comprised of Texas Materials Institute associated faculty who are active participants in the MS&E graduate program at The University of Texas at Austin. The GSC is a large and diverse group charged with addressing the current needs and future directions of the MS&E program and enhancing the experience of MS&E students. They are also responsible for curriculum review, graduate student instruction, course advising, and supervising theses, reports, and dissertations.
Deji Akinwande
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 1
deji@ece.utexas.edu
512-471-4345, 512-471-6936
Office Location: MER 1.206L, EER 4.886
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Jose Alvarado
Assistant Professor
Physics
alv@chaos.utexas.edu
512-232-5074
Office Location: PMA
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Sanjay Banerjee
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering No. 4
banerjee@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-6730
Office Location: MER 1.606B, EER 3.884
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Ray Chen
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keys and Joan Curry/Cullen Trust Endowed Chair
chen@ece.utexas.edu
512-471-7035, 512-471-4349
Office Location: MER 1.606G, EER 3.808
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Jonathan Yan Chen
Professor; Renewable Fiber and Composite Laboratory Coordinator
Human Ecology
jychen2@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0633
Office Location: GEA 304
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Michael Cullinan
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellowship No. 3
michael.cullinan@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0262
Office Location: ETC 4.154
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Ananth Dodabalapur
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Motorola Regents Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering #1
ananth@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-1890
Office Location: MER 2.206E, EER 6.816
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John Ekerdt
Associate Dean for Research and Professor
Chemical Engineering
Norbert Dittrich-Welch Chair in Chemical Engineering
ekerdt@che.utexas.edu
512-471-4689
Office Location: CPE 4.468
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Donglei Emma Fan
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Robert & Jane Mitchell Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Engineering
dfan@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-5874
Office Location: ETC 9.144
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Graeme Henkelman
Professor
Chemistry
George W. Watt Centennial Professorship
henkelman@utexas.edu
512-769-3180
Office Location: WEL 3.426; WEL 3.162
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Rui Huang
Professor
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Bettie Margaret Smith Professorship in Engineering
ruihuang@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-7558
Office Location: ASE 5.210
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Tanya Hutter
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
tanya.hutter@utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 9.158
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Gyeong Hwang
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Matthew Van Winkle Regents Professorship in Chemical Engineering
gshwang@che.utexas.edu
512-471-4847
Office Location: CPE 4.404
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Keith Johnston
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Claire and Peter Buenz Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering; Paul D. and Betty Robertson Meek and American Petrofina Foundation Centennial Professorship in Chemical Engineering
kpj@che.utexas.edu
512-471-4617
Office Location: CPE 5.414
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Hadi Khani
Research Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
hadi.khani@utexas.edu
512-471-4767
Office Location: ETC 9.102
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Joseph Koo
Senior Research Scientist AMDC, Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering
jkoo@austin.utexas.edu
512-475-7146
Office Location: ETC 3.138
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Brian Korgel
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Rashid Engineering Regents Chair
korgel@che.utexas.edu
512-471-5633
Office Location: CPE 4.462, CPE 2.802
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Desiderio Kovar
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
The BF Goodrich Endowed Professorship in Materials Engineering
dekovar@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-6271
Office Location: ETC 9.146
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Xiuling Li
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 3; Fellow of the Dow Professorship (Chemistry)
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Wei Li
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Bob R. Dorsey Professorship in Engineering
weiwli@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 5.146
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Kenneth Liechti
Professor, Professor Emeritus
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Zarrow Centennial Professorship in Engineering
kml@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-4164
Office Location: ASE 5.228
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Jung-Fu (Afu) Lin
Professor
Geological Sciences
Total E&P USA Petroleum Faculty Fellowship in Geological Sciences
afu@jsg.utexas.edu
512-471-8054
Office Location: JGB 4.140
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Yijin Liu
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
yijin.liu@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 9.174
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Yuanyue Liu
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
yuanyue.liu@austin.utexas.edu
(512) 232-3788
Office Location: ETC 9.168
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Nanshu Lu
Professor
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Frank and Kay Reese Endowed Professorship in Engineering
nanshulu@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-4208
Office Location: EER 7.614B, ASE 5.242
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Filippo Mangolini
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
filippo.mangolini@austin.utexas.edu
(512) 471-3244
Office Location: ETC 9.176
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Arumugam Manthiram
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #5
rmanth@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-1791
Office Location: GLT 3.210
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Alexander Marras
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
amarras@utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 5.140
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David Mitlin
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
David Allen Cockrell Professorship in Engineering
david.mitlin2@utexas.edu
Office Location: GLT 2.248
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C. Buddie Mullins
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Richard B. Curran Centennial Chair in Engineering
mullins@che.utexas.edu
512-471-5817
Office Location: CPE 4.418
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Raymond Orbach
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #12
orbach@utexas.edu
512-471-0204
Office Location: ETC 9.146
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Devleena Samanta
Assistant Professor
Chemistry
dsamanta@utexas.edu
Office Location: WEL 4.246
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Li Shi
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Ernest Cockrell, Sr. Chair in Engineering #2
lishi@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-3109
Office Location: ETC 7.140
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Chih-Kang (Ken) Shih
Professor
Physics
Dr. Arnold Romberg Endowed Chair in Physics
shih@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-6603
Office Location: PMA 13.220
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Donald Siegel
Department Chair, Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell Family Chair for Departmental Leadership #4, Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 4
donald.siegel@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 5.208A
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Wen Song
Assistant Professor
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
George H. Fancher Professorship in Petroleum Engineering
wensong@utexas.edu
512-471-5789
Office Location: CPE 4.118B
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S.V. Sreenivasan
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Joe C. Walter, Jr. Chair in Engineering
sv.sreeni@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-6546
Office Location: ETC 5.134C
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Venkat Subramanian
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Ernest Dashiell Cockrell II Professorship in Engineering
venkat.subramanian@utexas.edu
Office Location: EER 4.614
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Eric Taleff
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
taleff@utexas.edu
512-471-5378
Office Location: ETC 9.170
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Wennie Wang
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
wwwennie@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-9894
Office Location: CPE 4.450
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Yaguo Wang
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
yaguo.wang@austin.utexas.edu
512-475-9556
Office Location: GLT 3.332
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Jamie Warner
Director, Texas Materials Institute; Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Hayden Head Centennial Professorship
jamie.warner@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: EER 6.620
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Jin Yang
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
jin.yang@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-1486
Office Location: ASE 5.236
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Guihua Yu
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship; Lyondell Chemical Company Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Engineering; William J. Murray, Jr. Endowed Fellowship in Engineering
ghyu@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-5276
Office Location: ETC 9.178
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Edward Yu
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering
ety@ece.utexas.edu
512-232-5167
Office Location: MER 1.206M, EER 3.802
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Yunlan Emma Zhang
Assistant Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
yunlan.zhang@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ECJ 4.732
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Yuebing Zheng
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
William W. Hagerty Fellowship in Engineering
zheng@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0228
Office Location: ETC 9.104
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Jianshi Zhou
Research Professor
Mechanical Engineering
jszhou@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-4773
Office Location: ETC 9.140
