40 faculty and 0 courses in Mechanical Engineering at University of Texas at Austin.
- Mark Hamilton, Professor h-index 140
Acoustics Research Interests Physical acoustics, particularly nonlinear acoustics, often with biomedical applications. Current areas of research include nonlinear shear wave beams in tissue, acoustic radiation pressure and levitation, nonli
Notable: “Endovascular thrombectomy after large-vessel ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from five randomised trials” (2016) · 7,627 citations
- Jonathan Bard, Professor h-index 67
Analytics and Probabilistic Modeling Jonathan Bard is a professor of Operations Research & Industrial Engineering in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas. He holds the Industrial Properties Corporat
Notable: “An explicit solution to the multi-level programming problem” (1982) · 503 citations
- Maura Borrego, Professor h-index 47
Engineering Education Director, Center for Engineering Education Dr. Borrego specializes in engineering education research. She has been awarded National Science Foundation grants to study factors that support successful transfer of Hispani
Notable: “Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research Methods in Engineering Education” (2009) · 762 citations
- David Bogard, Professor h-index 43
Thermal Fluids Systems and Transport Phenomena Research Interests Gas turbine heat transfer and turbulent flows, with extensive experience in experimental and computational simulations of turbine component cooling and detailed flow and ther
- Donglei Fan, Professor h-index 41
BioECE Decision, Information, and Communications Engineering (DICE) Group Website
Notable: “Portable Low‐Pressure Solar Steaming‐Collection Unisystem with Polypyrrole Origamis” (2019) · 370 citations
- Ofodike Ezekoye, Professor h-index 37
Thermal Fluids Systems and Transport Phenomena UT Fire Research Group Dr. Ofodike Ezekoye is a professor of mechanical engineering whose research focuses on heat and mass transfer in high-temperature reacting systems, with applications to f
Notable: “Explosion hazards from lithium-ion battery vent gas” (2019) · 337 citations
- Vaibhav Bahadur, Associate Professor h-index 32
Clean Energy Technology Nano and Micro-scale Engineering Thermal Fluids Systems and Transport Phenomena bahadurlab.me.utexas.edu/ Vaibhav Bahadur (VB) is an Associate Professor and Carl J. Eckhardt Fellow in Mechanical Engineering at UT Aus
Notable: “Design of Ice-free Nanostructured Surfaces Based on Repulsion of Impacting Water Droplets” (2010) · 1,204 citations
- Sheldon Landsberger, Professor h-index 31
Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Research Interests Radiation damages studies, robotics in nuclear applications, environmental transport of radioactivity in the environment, fission product identification. Bio Dr. Landsberger is a Professo
Notable: “Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges” (2022) · 571 citations
- Matthew Hall, Professor h-index 30
Thermal Fluids Systems and Transport Phenomena Research Interests Engine combustion processes with an emphasis on engine controls, optical measurement techniques, engine sensor development, gasoline engine cold-start emissions, spark igniti
Notable: “Ammonia as an energy vector: Current and future prospects for low-carbon fuel applications in internal combustion engines” (2021) · 541 citations
- Dragan Djurdjanovic, Professor h-index 28
Analytics and Probabilistic Modeling Research Interests Physical analytics, exploring fusion of physics and data driven models for modeling, monitoring and control of complex systems, with applications in advanced manufacturing and human ne
Notable: “Intelligent prognostics tools and e-maintenance” (2006) · 592 citations
- Janet Ellzey, Professor h-index 27
Thermal Fluids Systems and Transport Phenomena Dr. Janet Ellzey is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and holds the Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellowship at The University of Texas at Austin. From 2009 to 2017, she was Vi
- Ashish Deshpande, Professor h-index 26
Advanced Design and Manufacturing Biomechanical and Biomedicine Engineering Robotics and Intelligent Mechanical Systems Research Interests Development of robotic devices based on biomechanical analyses to assist in rehabilitation, improve p
Notable: “An upper-body rehabilitation exoskeleton Harmony with an anatomical shoulder mechanism: Design, modeling, control, and performance evaluation” (2017) · 321 citations
- Joseph Beaman, Professor h-index 23
Notable: “Direct selective laser sintering of metals” (1995) · 562 citations
- Farshid Alambeigi, Associate Professor h-index 23
Advanced Design and Manufacturing Biomechanical and Biomedicine Engineering Robotics and Intelligent Mechanical Systems Research Interests Medical robotics and computer integrated surgery; Surgical autonomy; design, modeling, fabrication, s
Notable: “Challenges and Outlook in Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects” (2022) · 246 citations
- J. Eric Bickel, Professor h-index 23
Analytics and Probabilistic Modeling Research Interests Decision analytics, big data, optimal decision making uncertainty, and applications with the energy industry. Bio J. Eric Bickel is a Professor and Director of the Graduate Progr
Notable: “Value of Information in the Oil and Gas Industry: Past, Present, and Future” (2009) · 175 citations
- Erhan Kutanoglu, Associate Professor h-index 22
Analytics and Probabilistic Modeling Research Interests Integrated modeling and optimization for decision analytics, with applications in manufacturing and service logistics, supply chains, transportation, spare parts and maintenance system
Notable: “Integrating Preventive Maintenance Planning and Production Scheduling for a Single Machine” (2005) · 289 citations
- Dongmei Chen, Professor h-index 22
Advanced Design and Manufacturing Clean Energy Technology Robotics and Intelligent Mechanical Systems Complex Systems Research Interests Theories of real-time optimal control, switching control, non-minimum phase systems and control, and re
Notable: “Battery Energy Storage for Enabling Integration of Distributed Solar Power Generation” (2012) · 795 citations
- Michael Cullinan, Associate Professor h-index 22
Advanced Design and Manufacturing Nano and Micro-scale Engineering Dr. Michael Cullinan is an Associate Professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Cullina
Notable: “Carbon nanotubes as piezoresistive microelectromechanical sensors: Theory and experiment” (2010) · 123 citations
- Benjamin Leibowicz, Associate Professor h-index 21
Analytics and Probabilistic Modeling Clean Energy Technology Research Interests Operations research, systems analysis, economics, energy and environment, energy and environmental policy analysis, energy markets, energy sector planning, elec
Notable: “Contributions of shared autonomous vehicles to climate change mitigation” (2019) · 165 citations
- Derek Haas, Associate Professor h-index 20
Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Research Interests Engineering for nuclear arms control, non-proliferation, and advanced reactor design and licensing. This includes the fundamental physics of radioactive decay processes, fission yields, e
Notable: “Impact limits of partitioning and transmutation scenarios on the radiotoxicity of actinides in radioactive waste” (2003) · 199 citations
- Kevin Clarno, Associate Professor h-index 18
Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Complex Systems Dr. Clarno is a tenured Associate Professor in the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering program at the University of Texas at Austin with a research focus on computational nuclear energy, inclu
Notable: “Denovo: A New Three-Dimensional Parallel Discrete Ordinates Code in SCALE” (2010) · 249 citations
- Eric Fahrenthold, Professor h-index 17
Computational Engineering Research Interests Multiscale modeling and computational materials design, including the development of numerical methods and codes for multiphysics simulation. Bio Dr. Fahrenthold's research interests are in the a
Notable: “An improved hybrid particle-element method for hypervelocity impact simulation” (2001) · 48 citations
- Ann Majewicz Fey, Associate Professor h-index 14
Robotics and Intelligent Mechanical Systems Research Interests Surgical and Medical Robotics, AI-Enabled Human-Centric Modeling and Control Design, Teleoperation, Haptics, Medical Education Technology. Bio Ann Majewicz Fey completed B.S. de
Notable: “Robot-Assisted Needle Steering” (2011) · 182 citations
- William Charlton, Director, Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory; Professor h-index 13
Notable: “SOURCES 4C : a code for calculating ([alpha],n), spontaneous fission, and delayed neutron sources and spectra.” (2002) · 85 citations
- Chih-Hao Chang, Professor h-index 11
Advanced Design and Manufacturing Nano and Micro-scale Engineering Research Interests Nanofabrication process and nanomanufacturing; 2D/3D Nanolithography and EUV lithography; Multifunctional nanostructured materials; Optical systems and me
Notable: “Synthesis of (+)-Complanadine A, an Inducer of Neurotrophic Factor Excretion” (2010) · 177 citations
- Leah Chong, Assistant Professor h-index 7
Advanced Design and Manufacturing Research Interests Human-AI collaboration; Human-centered engineering design; Computational design methods; Cognition and decision-making; Design theory and methodology Bio Dr. Leah Chong is an Assistant Pr
Notable: “Human confidence in artificial intelligence and in themselves: The evolution and impact of confidence on adoption of AI advice” (2021) · 231 citations
- Adela Ben-Yakar, Professor
BioECE Electronics, Photonics and Quantum Systems (EPQS) Research Interests Development of novel technologies for therapeutic and diagnostic applications of ultrafast lasers Development of the fastest fluorescence microscopy systems High-th
- Desiderio Kovar, Professor
Advanced Design and Manufacturing Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Nano and Micro-scale Engineering Research Interests Developing additive manufacturing processes and materials for additive manufacturing using direct-write aerosol
- George Biros, Professor
Computational Engineering Thermal Fluids Systems and Transport Phenomena Research Interests High performance scientific computing with applications to fluid mechanics, biophysical modeling for tumor growth, inverse problems, and integration
- Hadi Khani, Research Assistant Professor
Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Khani Research Group Dr. Khani is a Research Assistant Professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering and a core faculty member of the Materials Science and Engineering Program (MS&am
- John Hasenbein, Professor
Analytics and Probabilistic Modeling John Hasenbein graduated from Washington University with a BS (1991) in Systems Science and Mathematics and from the Georgia Institute of Technology with an MS (1995) and PhD (1998) in Operations Researc
- Joshua Keena, Professor of Practice
- Michael Haberman, Associate Professor
Acoustics Research Interests Acoustic and solid mechanics, theoretical and experimental studies of acoustic and elastic metamaterials, composite materials, ultrasonic material characterization, acoustic transducers, wave propagation in hete
- Narayana Aluru, Professor
Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Clean Energy Technology Computational Engineering Nano and Micro-scale Engineering Thermal Fluids Systems and Transport Phenomena Reserach Interests Multiscale Methods; Nanofluidics; Nanomechanics
- Nick Fey, Associate Professor
Biomechanical and Biomedicine Engineering Robotics and Intelligent Mechanical Systems Dr. Fey is appointed within the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, and a Core Faculty of Texas Robotics . He graduated from the The University o
- Omar Ghattas, Professor
Computational Engineering Dr. Omar Ghattas is the John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Computational Geosciences, Professor of Geological Sciences and Mechanical Engineering, and Director of the Center for Computational Geosciences in
- Raghavendra Bollapragada, Assistant Professor
Analytics and Probabilistic Modeling Selected Publications Berahas, A. S., Bollapragada, R., & Nocedal, J. An Investigation of Newton-Sketch and Subsampled Newton Methods. Optimization Methods a
- Tanya Hutter, Assistant Professor
Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Biomechanical and Biomedicine Engineering Nano and Micro-scale Engineering Thermal Fluids Systems and Transport Phenomena Research Interests Nanoporous materials, nano-photonics, waveguide optics
- Tom Connolly, Assistant Professor of Instruction
Engineering Education; Student Success Initiatives; Graduate TA Professional Development Bio Dr. Connolly is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Aerospace Engineerin
- Zhantao Chen, Assistant Professor
Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Research Interests Computational materials science; AI for science; Agentic AI for scientific discovery; Neutron and x-ray scattering; Inverse problems Bio Zhantao Chen is an Assistant Professor in
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.