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Mark I Alpert
Professor Emeritus, Department of Marketing, Red McCombs School of Business
malpert310@gmail.com
Expertise: Consumer behavior; marketing research; retailing; pricing; marketing communications; emotion in consumer behavior, business.
Chandrajit L Bajaj
Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
bajaj@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5133, +1 512 471 8870
Expertise: Image Processing, Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, Data Analysis & Visualization. In one project, he's developing chemical imaging techniques that could enable earlier cancer detection by identifying the chemical make-up of individual cells in a biopsy. In another, he models the 3D structures of HIV and other viruses to search for drugs that might be a good fit.
Jay Bartroff
Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
bartroff@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: statistics, statistical computing, data science, sampling, sequential and streaming data, mathematics, probability, forensic statistics, clinical trials, gambling and casino games
James P Barufaldi
Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
jamesb@utexas.edu
Expertise: Curriculum design, teacher education, science education
Tasha Beretvas
Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Faculty Affairs
tberetvas@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3007, +1 512 471 4363
Expertise: Interested in statistical models with a focus on deriving and evaluating multilevel model extensions and meta-analysis models for educational, behavioral, social and medical science data.
Chandra R Bhat
Professor, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
bhat@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4535
Expertise: Activity and travel behavior analysis; Travel demand modeling; Application of econometric, discrete choice and market research techniques in transportation planning; Logistics and freight modeling; Transportation energy and transportation air quality analysis; Urban form and spatial data modeling; Artificial Intelligence and Transportation Safety and Equity; Urban management; Pollution
Henry W Brands
Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
hwbrands@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3261
Expertise: U.S. history; American presidents; Franklin Roosevelt; Andrew Jackson; Woodrow Wilson; Benjamin Franklin; the Cold War.
Catherine Calder
Professor, College of Natural Sciences
calder@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8802
Expertise: Spatial statistics, Bayesian modeling and computation, and statistical network analysis. Focused on applications in the environmental, social, and health sciences.
M Bayani Cardenas
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
cardenas@jsg.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6897
Expertise: Hydrology and Hydrogeology
North Cooc
Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, College of Education
ncooc@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7923
Expertise: Explores how family background, culture, and school contextual factors influence decisions and trajectories within special education.
Leszek F Demkowicz
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
leszek@oden.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4199
Expertise: Computational Acoustics and Electromagnetics; hp-Adaptive Finite and Boundary Element Methods; Applied Functional Analysis
David J Eaton
Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
eaton@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8959, +1 512 471 8972
Expertise: Eaton has written on rural water supply, international water resource conflicts, energy management, environmental problems of industries, management of emergency medical services, applications of mathematical programming to resource problems, insurance, and agriculture. His research focuses on sustainable development in international river basins, evaluation of energy and water conservation programs, and prevention of pollution. Eaton's current research concerns U.S.-Mexico environmental cooperation, new methods for evaluation of air pollution emissions, joint management by Palestinians and Israelis of shared groundwater, and water conservation in Texas; conservation, energy, pollution, water & wastewater
Susan B Empson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
empson@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Elementary children's mathematics thinking; sociocognitive theories of learning, classroom processes; teacher development
Terry S Falcomata
Professor, Department of Special Education, College of Education
falcomata@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Assessment and treatment of problem behavior displayed by individuals with ASD/DD, methods for increasing behavioral variability in individuals with ASD/DD, and methods for preventing clinical relapse pertaining to challenging behavio
Wallace T Fowler
Professor and Paul D.& Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professorship in Engineering & Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
wallace.fowler@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Spacecraft and Mission Design; Aircraft Design; Vehicle Modeling; Lunar and Planetary Exploration Systems; Multimedia Engineering Education
Charles Fraser
Department Chair, Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
charles.fraser@austin.utexas.edu
Keith Hawkins
Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
keithhawkins@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 1309
Expertise: Galactic & stellar archaeology; Chemical composition of stars; stellar spectroscopy; Galactic structure
Desmond F Lawler
Professor and Nassir I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
dlawler@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Particles in water and wastewater treatment processes; Mathematical modeling of treatment processes; Physical-chemical treatment; Drinking and industrial process water treatment
Michael P Marder
Executive Director - UTeach, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
marder@chaos.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3612
Expertise: Fracture; deformation of materials; computational materials science; condensed matter physics; nonlinear dynamics; teacher preparation; discovery learning; Uteach.
Alberto A Martinez
Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
almartinez@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: History of science and math, Einstein, historical myths in science, notions of race, political news media.
Lauren A Meyers
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
utpandemics@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4950
Expertise: infectious disease epidemiology, evolutionary dynamics, molecular evolution, viruses, bacteria, RNA, mathematical modeling, computer simulation, bioinformatics, flu, Ebola, Zika, malaria
Stella S Offner
Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
soffner@astro.as.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 3853
Expertise: star formation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, numerical simulations, computational methods & hydrodynamics, astrostatistics, astrochemistry
Sarah R Powell
Professor, Department of Special Education, College of Education
srpowell@utexas.edu
+1 512 475 6556
Expertise: Develops and tests interventions for students with mathematics difficulties, emphasizing word-problem solving, mathematics writing, data-based decision making, and the vocabulary within mathematics.
Mark G Raizen
Professor, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
raizen@physics.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0883, +1 512 471 4753
Expertise: Atomic physics; laser cooling of atoms; trapping atoms; methods for enriching stable isotopes; desalination of water; energy efficient lighting; molecular motion; materials science; quantum optics; laser optics.
Joshua D Rhodes
Research Scientist, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
joshdr@austin.utexas.edu
Catherine Riegle-Crumb
Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
riegle@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2388, +1 512 475 8642
Expertise: Focuses on the social construction of gender and racial/ethnic inequality in educational opportunities and experiences in STEM fields from a sociological perspective. Methodological expertise in quantitative research methods and analyses of large scale datasets.
Victor Saenz
Associate Dean for Student Success, Community Engagement, and Administration, College of Education
vsaenz@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7519, +1 512 471 7551
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Leads the Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success Initiative focused on Latino males in education; seeks to advance research-informed policy solutions that enhance educational outcomes for students in secondary and post-secondary education.
Victor Sampson
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
victor.sampson@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7504
Expertise: Studies the ways culturally and linguistically diverse groups of people use disciplinary the core ideas and practices of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to explain phenomena or to solve problems that are meaningful and consequential to them.
Luis Sentis
Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Cockrell School of Engineering
lsentis@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5987
Expertise: Human centered robotics; Mathematics of movement and manipulation; Building legged humanoid robots; Software architectures for sensing and acting; Biomechatronics
Kamy Sepehrnoori
Professor and Bank of America Centennial Professorship in Petroleum Engineering, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
kamys@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0231, +1 512 471 3161
Expertise: Reservoir simulation development and application; Simulation of enhance oil recovery processes; Computational methods; Parallel computations; Applied mathematics; Naturally fractured reservoir modeling; Co-optimization of CO2 sequestration and enhanced oil recovery; inverse modeling;
Gerald E Speitel
Professor and John J. McKetta Energy Professorship in Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
speitel@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7995
Expertise: Treatment processes for hazardous organic chemicals, including biodegradation and adsorption; Drinking water treatment; Computer models of treatment processes
William G Spelman
Professor Emeritus, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
spelman@mail.utexas.edu
Expertise: Urban policy and management; urban politics; criminal justice policy; prisons; municipal policing; community crime prevention
Philip U Treisman
Professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Natural Sciences
uri@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2271, +1 512 471 6190
Expertise: Education Policy; mathematics education; economics of education; educational equity; education program design and evaluation volunteerism
Etienne E Vouga
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
evouga@cs.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7482
Expertise: computer graphics, applied mathematics, scientifiic computing, visualizing, geometry processing and design