Department Chair
The Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department, Delia Milliron, 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, Tom Truskett, is appointed by the faculty and is responsible for the graduate program in the department, and advising graduate students who intend to obtain a degree in chemical engineering. The Graduate Advisor is also the Chair of the departmental Graduate Studies Committee. The Graduate Recruitment Chair, Nathaniel Lynd, is appointed by the faculty, and is responsible for admitting and recruiting talented graduate students.
Graduate Studies Committee
The GSC consists of all members of faculty in the department who are eligible to solely supervise students. All dissertation committees must include at least three of these members. For 2023-2024 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 2023)
Ekerdt, John (until October 2023)
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
Lu, Yi
Lynd, Nathaniel
Manthiram, Arumugam
Maynard, Jennifer
Milliron, Delia
Mullins, Charles
Page, Zak
Peppas, Nicholas
Resasco, Joaquin
Rochelle, Gary
Rosales, Adrianne
Sanoja, Gabriel
Sharma, Mukul
Stadtherr, Mark (until August 2026)
Truskett, Thomas
Wang, Wennie
ChE GSC Executive Committee:
Current grad advisor – ex officio - Tom Truskett
Current grad recruiting advisor - Nate Lynd
Recent graduate advisor - Hal Alper
Recent associate chair - Venkat Ganesan
Assistant Professor - Adrianne Rosales
Member-at-large - Gabriel Sanoja
Graduate Program Administrator
The Graduate Program Administrator, Cristina Rodriguez, is the member of staff responsible for all administrative duties surrounding the graduate program.
Graduate Leadership Council
The Graduate Leadership Council (GLC) is an elected group of students who represent the student body to faculty, staff, and the wider university, assist with student recruitment, and organize social and outreach events for graduate students in the department. Elections are held annually in September.
Outgoing Presidents (2022-2023) - Joel Graves & Ryan Buchser
2023-2024 Co-Presidents - Morgan Martinez & Allison Segapeli