Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-Television-Film, Moody College of Communication
cnault@utexas.edu

Expertise: grassroots queer transmedia

Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
lneff@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 6886

Expertise: family, close relationships, marriage, adult behaviour, human development

Professor and Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professorship in Engineering No. 7, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
neikirk@mail.utexas.edu

Expertise: Sensors and transducers; Electromagnetic and micromachined devices; Integrated circuits and semiconductors; Microwave devices

Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, Dell Medical School
beth.nelson@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 495 5106

The Matthew P. Nemeroff Endowed Chair, Dell Medical School
cnemeroff@austin.utexas.edu

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
rneptune@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0848

Expertise: Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation of human movement; Neuromotor control and adaptation; Sports biomechanics and equipment design; Rehabilitation engineering, prosthetic and orthotic design

Professor, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
quoc_p_nguyen@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1204

Expertise: Chemical and gas enhanced oil recovery Conformance control technologies for subsurface processes Accelerated extraction of viscous oil and bitumen Dynamics of complex fluids (foam, polymer, nanoparticle dispersion, emulsion) in porous media

Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
dev.niyogi@jsg.utexas.edu

Expertise: Research Group: The University of Texas Extreme weather and Urban Sustainability "TExUS" Lab. Research seeks to significantly contribute to our understanding of the Earth system, particularly the urban and agricultural landscapes, and the dynamic role of coupled land surface processes on regional hydroclimatic extremes. Translate the scientific work undertaken into decision tools and portals with a particular focus on sustainable climate-ready/resilient coastal, cities, and agricultural systems. Dr. Niyogi has coauthored over 200 peer-reviewed papers for international journals, 18 book chapters, and over 150 conference proceedings or abstracts for professional conferences such as the AMS and AGU annual meetings. According to Google Scholar, his research has been cited over 19,000 times (h index = 70), and his work has been read over 122,000 times per Research Gate statistics. His work has been highlighted in various media outlets including in the popular press such as Yahoo!, MSNBC, Wired, CNN, LiveScience, National Geographic, Tedx Talk, NASA press releases. Dr. Niyogi's research is funded through a variety of competitive federal grants- NSF (Atmospheric and Geosciences, Hydrology, Cyberinfrastructure, Computer Sciences, Geoscience Education, International Programs, RAPID, and CAREER), NASA (Hydrology, Interdisciplinary Sciences), Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, DOE, NOAA, and USDA/NIFA. He has developed over 30 successful research projects, which have led to a total award of more than $100 million to Purdue ($ 6 million as an individual share) through grants. At Purdue, Dr. Niyogi received Purdue Seeds for Success award, Million Dollar research award, and the University Faculty Scholar recognition, the NSF CAREER award, the USDA NIFA Partnership Award, and has been part of the 2018 Indiana Governor Award for Environmental Excellence- amongst other. <strong>At University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Niyogi is also part of the Theme Organizing Committee of the Planet Texas 2050 </strong> <a href="https://bridgingbarriers.utexas.edu/planet-texas-2050/" target="_blank"> </a>

Associate Director of Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst Center for Private Equity, Department of Finance, Red McCombs School of Business
james.nolen@mccombs.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 6834, +1 512 471 4368

Expertise: Corporate finance, entrepreneurship, mergers & acquisitions

Professor, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
atila@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8175

Expertise: Ventilation and indoor air quality; Computations and measurements of airflows in buildings; Pollutants transport modeling; Building energy analysis