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Committee Members

Aerospace engineering (2021–2023)

Daniele Mortari

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • Chief Space Scientist, AeroSpace Technology, Research & Operations (ASTRO)
Daniele Mortari

Biomedical engineering (2022-2024)

Abhishek Jain

  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Medical Physiology
Abhishek Jain

Chemical engineering (2021–2023)

Jodie Lutkenhaus

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Presidential Impact Fellow
  • Axalta Coating Systems Chair
  • Dean’s Fellow
Jodie Lutkenhaus

Computer science and engineering (2021–2023)

Anxiao (Andrew) Jiang

  • Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
Anxiao (Andrew) Jiang

Civil and environmental engineering (2022-2024)

Shankar Chellam

  • Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • A.P. & Florence Wiley Professor III
Shankar Chellam
Engineering Academic and Student Affairs (2022-2024)

Dr. Tanya Wickliff

  • Professor of Engineering Practice
Dr. Tanya Wickliff

Electrical and computer engineering (2022-2024)

Steven M. Wright

  • Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Royce E. Wisenbaker Professor II
  • Affiliated Faculty, Biomedical Engineering
Steven M. Wright

Engineering technology and industrial distribution (2021-2023)

Jorge Alvarado

  • Professor, Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution,
  • Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology
Jorge Alvarado

Industrial and systems engineering (2022-2024)

Farzan Sasangohar

  • Associate Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • Mike and Sugar Barnes Fellowship II, Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • Assistant Professor, Center for Outcomes Research, Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Department of Surgery, Institute for Academic Medicine (IAM), Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Affiliated Faculty, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Affiliated Faculty, Biomedical Engineering
  • Faculty Fellow, Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems
  • Faculty Fellow, Center for Health Systems & Design
  • Faculty Fellow, NSF Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT)
Farzan Sasangohar

Mechanical engineering (2022-2024)

Marcia Cooper

  • Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
Marcia Cooper

Materials science and engineering (2021-2023)

Alan Needleman

  • Professor, Materials Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Royce E. Wisenbaker '39 Chair II
  • Permanent Member, Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering
Alan Needleman

Multidisciplinary engineering (2021-2023)

Oscar Lopez

  • Professor of Practice, Multidisciplinary Engineering
Oscar Lopez

Nuclear engineering (2021-2023)

Sunil S. Chirayath

  • Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering
  • Director, Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI)
  • Affiliated Faculty, Multidisciplinary Engineering
Sunil S. Chirayath

Ocean engineering (2021-2023)

Vijay Panchang

  • Associate Department Head, Ocean Engineering
  • Regents Professor
  • Director, Undergraduate Programs
Vijay Panchang

Petroleum engineering (2021-2023)

Eduardo Gildin

  • Professor, Petroleum Engineering
  • L.F. Peterson '36 Professor
Eduardo Gildin