Assistant Lecturer is an appointment used for persons not holding doctoral degrees who are hired on a full- or part-time, but temporary basis.
Lecturer is an appointment applied to individuals who either: possess applicable teaching and/or industry experience and may not have a doctoral degree; or possess a doctoral degree and have limited experience either in teaching or industry.
Senior Lecturer is an appointment reserved for more experienced individuals. The candidate may or may not possess a doctoral degree, but must have a verifiable record of extensive and pertinent teaching and/or industry experience.
Professor of Engineering Practice or Associate Professor of Engineering Practice is an appointment applied to individuals selected from the appropriate engineering profession with strong experiential credentials.
Instructional Professor of Engineering, Instructional Associate Professor of Engineering or Instructional Assistant Professor of Engineering is an appointment made to individuals with credentials and a special focus on instructional aspects such as curriculum development, coordination and innovative pedagogy.
Meet Our Faculty
Leonel Alvarado
- Associate Professor of Practice, Engineering Academies
- Office: SETB 2.406
- Phone: 956-295-3469
- Email: leonelalvarado@tamu.edu
Morad R. Atif
- Professor of Practice, Architectural Engineering
- Office: ZACH 451K
- Phone: 979-862-9137
- Email: matif@tamu.edu
Dan Ball
- Associate Professor of Practice, Engineering Academies
- Office: Bldg 800, Room 210J
- Phone: 512-676-1561
- Email: dan.ball@tamu.edu
Bjorn-Harald Bangstein
- Associate Professor of Practice, Engineering Academies
- Phone: 832-221-4868
- Email: bangstein@tamu.edu
Rodney Boehm
- Director, Engineering Entrepreneurship
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Office: ZACH 451C
- Phone: 979-458-5978
- Email: rodneyboehm@tamu.edu
Randy Brooks
- Associate Professor of Practice, Engineering Academies
- Office: Blinn-Brenham Academic Building Room 2
- Phone: 979-830-4657
- Email: randy_brooks86@tamu.edu
Anthony Cahill
- Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Director, Freshmen Engineering Program
- Office: DLEB 410E
- Phone: 979-862-3858
- Email: tcahill@civil.tamu.edu
René Elms
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Office: ZACH 424
- Phone: 979-458-9810
- Email: relms@tamu.edu
Peter Hamilton
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Office: ZACH 400E
- Phone: 979-845-9584
- Email: pshamil@tamu.edu
Muhammad Ijaz
- Associate Professor of Engineering Practice
- Office: ZACH 400A
- Phone: 979-458-9294
- Email: ijazansari@tamu.edu
Paul Mario Koola
- Professor of Practice, Ocean Engineering
- Assistant Director, First Year Engineering Program – Galveston
- Office: PMEC 132 (Galveston)
- Phone: 409-740-4755
- Email: paulmkoola@tamu.edu
Jorge Lara
- Instructional Associate Professor of Engineering
- Office: ZACH 482-A
- Phone: 979-458-5591
- Email: jlara@tamu.edu
Ronald Ledbetter
- Director of Subsea Engineering, Professor of Practice
- Phone: 979-458-9811
- Email: wrl_69@tamu.edu
Saadat Mirza
- Professor of Practice, Subsea Engineering
- Office: ZACH 424C
- Phone: 832-279-2223
- Email: smirza@tamu.edu
Andrew Robbins
- Research Assistant Professor, EnMed Program and Mechanical Engineering
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist Research Institute
- Deputy Director, Biomechanical Environments Laboratories
- Email: abr90@tamu.edu
Shana Shaw
- Associate Professor of Practice, Engineering Academies
- Phone: 512-223-7291
- Email: shana@tamu.edu
Surupa Shaw
- Instructional Assistant Professor, McAllen
- Office: HECM 218.14
- Phone: 956-271-1327
- Email: surupashaw@tamu.edu
Keshawa Shukla
- Professor of Engineering Practice, Subsea Engineering
- Office: ZACH 424B
- Phone: 979-862-9185
- Email: kpshukla@tamu.edu
Dr. Tanya Wickliff
- Professor of Engineering Practice
- Office: ZACH 400F
- Phone: 713-487-9776
- Email: tdwickliff@tamu.edu
