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.

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Deji Akinwande

Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Temple Foundation Endowed Professorship No. 1


512-471-4345, 512-471-6936
Office Location: MER 1.206L, EER 4.886

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Narayana Aluru

Professor
Mechanical Engineering


Office Location: POB 3.340

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Jose Alvarado

Assistant Professor
Physics


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


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


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


512-471-0633
Office Location: GEA 304

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Michael Cullinan

Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellowship No. 3


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


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


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


512-471-5874
Office Location: GLT 3.344

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Graeme Henkelman

Professor
Chemistry

George W. Watt Centennial Professorship


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


512-471-7558
Office Location: ASE 5.210

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Tanya Hutter

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering


Office Location: ETC 9.158

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Gyeong Hwang

Professor
Chemical Engineering

Matthew Van Winkle Regents Professorship in Chemical Engineering


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


512-471-4617
Office Location: CPE 5.414

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Hadi Khani

Research Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering


512-471-4767
Office Location: ETC 9.102

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Joseph Koo

Senior Research Scientist AMDC, Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering


512-475-7146
Office Location: ETC 3.138

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Brian Korgel

Professor
Chemical Engineering

Rashid Engineering Regents Chair


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


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


Office Location: ETC 5.146

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Kenneth Liechti

Professor, Professor Emeritus
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

Zarrow Centennial Professorship in Engineering


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


512-471-8054
Office Location: JGB 4.140

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Yijin Liu

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering


Office Location: ETC 9.174

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Yuanyue Liu

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering


(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


512-471-4208
Office Location: EER 7.614B, ASE 5.242

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Filippo Mangolini

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering


(512) 471-3244
Office Location: ETC 9.176

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Arumugam Manthiram

Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #5


512-471-1791
Office Location: GLT 3.210

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Alexander Marras

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering


Office Location: ETC 5.140

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David Mitlin

Professor
Mechanical Engineering

David Allen Cockrell Professorship in Engineering


Office Location: GLT 2.248

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C. Buddie Mullins

Professor
Chemical Engineering

Richard B. Curran Centennial Chair in Engineering


512-471-5817
Office Location: CPE 4.418

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Raymond Orbach

Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering #12


512-471-0204
Office Location: ETC 9.146

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Hang Ren

Assistant Professor
Chemistry


512-471-1593
Office Location: FNT 2.136A

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Devleena Samanta

Assistant Professor
Chemistry


Office Location: WEL 4.246

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Li Shi

Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Ernest Cockrell, Sr. Chair in Engineering #2


512-471-3109
Office Location: GLT 2.230

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Chih-Kang (Ken) Shih

Professor
Physics

Dr. Arnold Romberg Endowed Chair in Physics


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


Office Location: ETC 5.208A

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Wen Song

Assistant Professor
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering

George H. Fancher Professorship in Petroleum Engineering


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


512-471-6546
Office Location: ETC 5.134C

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Venkat Subramanian

Professor
Mechanical Engineering

Ernest Dashiell Cockrell II Professorship in Engineering


Office Location: GLT 2.246

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Eric Taleff

Professor
Mechanical Engineering


512-471-5378
Office Location: ETC 9.170

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Wennie Wang

Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering


512-471-9894
Office Location: CPE 4.450

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Yaguo Wang

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering


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


Office Location: EER 6.620

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Jin Yang

Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics


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


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


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


Office Location: ECJ 4.732

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Kent Zheng

Assistant Professor (Spring 2024)
Chemical Engineering


Office Location: CPE 3.404

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Yuebing Zheng

Professor
Mechanical Engineering

William W. Hagerty Fellowship in Engineering


512-471-0228
Office Location: ETC 9.104

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Jianshi Zhou

Research Professor
Mechanical Engineering


512-471-4773
Office Location: ETC 9.140

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