Faculty Directory

Edgar, Thomas
Chemical Engineering
Professor
PROVOST - Jack S. Josey Professorship in Energy Studies and George T. and Gladys H. Abell Endowed Chair of Engineering
edgar@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3080
CPE 5.422
Department Areas
Energy; Microelectronics; Process Systems and Engineering; Separations
Research Interests
Control system monitoring and diagnosis; Modeling and control of microelectronics manufacturing; Optimization of energy systems

Ekerdt, John
Chemical Engineering
Associate Dean for Research & Professor
Dick Rothwell Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering
ekerdt@che.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4689
CPE 4.468
Department Areas
Advanced Materials; Energy; Microelectronics; Surface & Interface Science
Research Interests
Electronic materials chemistry; Thin film growth kinetics and chemistry; Barrier materials; Biomass conversion kinetics and chemistry

El Mohtar, Chadi
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor
elmohtar@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3695
ECJ 9.227B
Department Areas
Geotechnical Engineering
Research Interests
Pore fluid engineering; Non-Aqueous flow through porous media; Earthquake engineering; Liquefaction; Fatigue life and behavior of asphalt concrete

Ellison, Christopher
Chemical Engineering
Associate Professor
Frank A. Liddell, Jr. Centennial Fellowship in Chemical Engineering
ellison@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6300
CPE 3.418
Department Areas
Advanced Materials; Energy; Modeling, Simulation & Theory; Polymers; Surface & Interface Science
Research Interests
Self-assembly and Properties of Nanostructured Polymers; Block copolymers; Synthesis of Polymers with Controlled Architectures; Nanocomposites; Relaxation and Diffusion Dynamics of Nanoconfined Polymers; Green Processing of Nanomaterials

Ellzey, Janet
Mechanical Engineering
Vice Provost & Professor
Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellowship in
jellzey@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7020
IO1 2.200C, ETC 7.148B
Department Areas
Thermal Fluids
Research Interests
Combustion in porous media; Low-emission burners; Fuel reformers, Biomass combustion

Engelhardt, Michael
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Professor
Dewitt C. Greer Centennial Professorship in Transportation Engineering
mde@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6837, +1 512 471 4592
ECJ 4.712, PRC 177
Department Areas
Structural Engineering
Research Interests
Design and behavior of steel structures; Structural-fire engineering; Earthquake engineering; Steel and composite bridges

Erez, Mattan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Professor
mattan.erez@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7846
POB 6.248
Department Areas
Computer Architecture & Embedded Processors; Computer Engineering; Software Engineering
Research Interests
Computer architecture; High-performance computing; Programming languages and models

Espinoza, Nicolás
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
Assistant Professor
espinoza@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8280
CPE 3.118A, CPE 2.502
Research Interests
Mechanics and Physics of Natural Porous Solids, Methane Recovery from Microporous Organic Rocks, Methane Hydrate-Bearing Sediments, and Geological Carbon Sequestration.

Evans, Brian
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor
Engineering Foundation Professorship in Engineering
bevans@ece.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1457
UTA 7.520
Department Areas
Communications, Networks, and Systems (CommNetS);Computer Architecture and Embedded Processors
Research Interests
Digital signal processing; Image processing; Communication systems; Embedded real-time systems; Electronic design automation

Ezekoye, Ofodike
Mechanical Engineering
Professor
Donald J. Douglass Centennial Professorship in Engineering
dezekoye@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3085
ETC 7.130
Department Areas
Thermal Fluids
Research Interests
Jet flames; Aerosols; Fire dynamics; Flame Ignition