Department Chair
The chair Interim Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department, Thomas TruskettDr. David Allen, is appointed by the Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering and sets policies on a variety of academic and research issues and administers the department’s budget.
Graduate Advisor
The graduate advisor, Hal AlperInterim Graduate Advisor, Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz, is appointed by the faculty and is responsible for the graduate program in the department, including admitting, recruiting, and advising graduate students who intend to obtain a degree in chemical engineering. The graduate advisor Graduate Advisor is also the chair Chair of the departmental Graduate Studies Committee.
Recruitment Chair
The Graduate Recruitment Chair, Adrianne Rosales, is appointed by the faculty, and is responsible for admitting and recruiting talented graduate students.
Graduate Program Administrator
The Graduate Program Administrator, Cristina Rodriguez, is the member of staff responsible for all administrative duties surrounding the graduate program. Email all inquires to chemegrad@utexas.edu
Graduate Studies Committee
The GSC consists of all members of faculty in the department who are eligible to solely supervise ChE graduate students. All dissertation committees must include at least three of these members. For 2017-18 2025-2026 & 2026-2027 the list is as follows:
Allen, David
Alper, Hal
Baldea, Michael
Belardi, Brian
Bonnecaze, Roger
Brennecke, Joan
Chelikowsky, James
Contreras, Lydia
Edgar, Thomas (until December 2024)
Ekerdt, John (until August 2024)
Eldridge, Robert (Bruce) (until August 2027)
Freeman, Benny
Ganesan, Venkat
Georgiou, George
Hildebrandt Ruiz, Lea
Hwang, Gyeong
Johnston, Keith
Keitz, B. Keith
Korgel, Brian
Kumar, Manish
Lavinder, Jason
Lu, Yi
Lynd, Nathaniel
Manthiram, Arumugam
Maynard, Jennifer
Milliron, Delia
Mitrai, Ilias
Mullins, Charles
Nguyen, Annalee
Page, Zak
PaulPeppas, DonaldNicholasPeppas
Resasco, NicholasJoaquin
Rochelle, Gary
Rosales, Adrianne
Sahu, Amaresh
SanchezSanoja, IsaacGabriel
Sharma, Mukul
Stachowiak, Jeanne
Stadtherr, Mark (until August 2026)
Truskett, Thomas
WillsonWang, Carlton
Graduate Coordinator
The graduate coordinator is the member of staff responsible for all administrative duties surrounding the graduate program and reports to the graduate advisor.
Graduate Leadership Council
The Graduate Leadership Council is an elected group of students who represent the student body to faculty, staff, and the wider university, assists with student recruitment, and organizes social and outreach events for graduate students in the department. Elections are held annually in September.Wennie
Zheng, Kent