Faculty Directory

Alphabetical index:

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
PRC 177, ECJ 4.730

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.