List of University of Texas at Austin faculty

This list of University of Texas at Austin faculty includes current and former instructors and administrators of the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), a major research university located in Austin, Texas that is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, the university has had the fifth largest single-campus enrollment in the nation as of Fall 2006 (and had the largest enrollment in the country from 1997 to 2003), with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 16,500 faculty and staff. It currently holds the largest enrollment of all colleges in the state of Texas."Texas Higher Education Enrollment." Texas Higher Education Data.

Administration Name Department Service Notability Alumnus Reference Jay Hartzell Administration 2020–2025 President of the University of Texas at Austin No

School of Architecture Name School Service Notability Alumnus Reference Architecture Professor, Hal Box Endowed Chair in Urbanism, Distinguished Professor of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), director of the Center for American Architecture and Design No Architecture, Architectural History (Texas)1931–1945No Architecture Associate dean for Undergraduate Programs, David Bruton, Jr. Centennial Professor in Urban Design, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Academy of Distinguished Teachers University of Texas, and director of Studio Mexico No Architecture Bartlett Cocke Regents Professor in Architecture No Architecture Professor, the W. L. Moody, Jr. Centennial Professor in Architecture, and Distinguished Teaching Professor No

Moody College of Communication Name Department Service Notability Alumnus ReferenceCommunicationProfessor, publisherNoRadio-Television-Film2019–presentFilm degree, University of Texas at Austin, 1993; visiting co-teacher for Script to Screen film production since 2015; Academy Award-winning actor with production of over 50 filmsYes

College of Education Name Department Service Notability Alumnus Reference Curriculum and Instruction 1973–2004 Assistant professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1961–1964; senior scientist, manager, Management & Executive Development, Xerox Corporation, Rochester, 1964–1966; associate professor, director division clinical studies West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1966–1970; associate professor, consultant, West Virginia College Graduate Studies, Institute, 1972–1973; professor, University Texas, Austin, from 1973; consultant, Telecom, Australia, since 1988 No

Cockrell School of Engineering Name Department Service Notability Alumnus Reference Electrical Engineering 1986–1993 Assisted with invention of the silicon transistor and integrated circuit; fellow of AAAS and IEEE; US National Academy of Engineering No Electrical Engineering 1984–2025 Invented visual quality measurement, monitoring, and control tools used throughout the global photographic, television, cinematic, streaming, and social media industries; IEEE Edison Medal; John Fritz Medal; Primetime Emmy Award; Technology and Engineering Emmy Award; RPS Progress Medal; IEEE Fourier Award; Edwin H. Land Medal; US National Academy of Engineering No Electrical Engineering 1947–1957 First female faculty member of electrical engineering in the US; power engineer; inventor of Clarke Calculator and method of symmetrical components; fellow of IEEE; Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award No Mechanical Engineering 2010–present Principal investigator of the Nanomaterial Innovation Lab; developed techniques for moving nanostructures; built fast nanomotors No Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering 1986–present Research led to the first lithium-ion battery; Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Charles Stark Draper Prize; Japan Prize; National Medal of Science; Enrico Fermi Award; Copley Medal; US National Academy of Engineering No Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics 2017–present Disruptive research in Space Situational Awareness, Astrodynamics, Space Traffic Management, and Space Security; director of Computational Astronautical Sciences and Technologies; Macarthur Fellow; Distinguished Scholar at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law; International Academy of Astronautics No Electrical Engineering 2011–present Inventor of Ethernet; founded 3Com Corporation; recipient of ACM Turing Award in 2023, IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal in 1988, IEEE Medal of Honor in 1996, National Medal of Technology in 2005; inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007; Fellow Award from the Computer History Museum in 2008; US National Academy of Engineering No http://www.ece.utexas.edu/directory/directory_details.cfm?id=197.cfm Electrical Engineering 1999–present Breakthroughs in computer architecture to make faster processors; inventor of the WOS module; the first complex logic gate implemented on a single piece of silicon; fellow of ACM and IEEE; US National Academy of Engineering No Biomedical Engineering ?-present Pioneer in drug delivery, biomaterials, hydrogels and nanobiotechnology; US National Academy of Engineering No Mechanical Engineering 2006–present Deputy director of the university's Energy Institute; host of PBS's Energy at the Movies Yes

College of Fine Arts Name Department Service Notability Alumnus ReferenceButler School of MusicDean of the College of Fine Arts (1999–2006); Susan Menefee Ragan Regents Professor of Fine Arts (2006–present)Dean of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, 1972–1996; president of the New England Conservatory 1996–1999; performed as a concert pianist throughout North America and Europe; has published on topics related to 18th-century music history and music educationNoButler School of MusicDirector of Bands at the Butler School of Music, head of the Conducting Division (1988–present)Music director and conductor of the Dallas Winds and the Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia; principal guest conductor of the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music Wind Symphony; previously president of the Big XII Band Director's Association, the College Band Directors National Association, and president of the American Bandmasters Association YesArt and Art HistoryProfessor, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Professor, First Year Core Program directorUniversity of Texas System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Professor; served as the First Year Core Program director 2011–2013 and 2018–2020; 2016 Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant recipient; 2018 Texas State Artist in 3D mediumNo

School of Information Name Department Service Notability Alumnus Reference 1987–present Former president of the American Library Association No 1999–2001 Law Librarian of Congress; former dean No 1991–1996 Former president of the American Library Association; former dean No

Jackson School of Geosciences Name Department Service Notability Alumnus Reference Dean's Office 2009–2020 Dean, William Stamps Farish Chair No Claudia MoraDean's Office2020-2026Dean, President Geological Society of America 2016-17NoDaniel (Danny) StockliDean's Office2026-presentNo

School of Law Name Department Service Notability Alumnus Reference Law 2004–2009Future US senator and a 2016 candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United States No William Willard Gibson Jr. Law1965–1998Provost of Judicial Education with the Texas Supreme Court for 1992–1993Yes

College of Liberal Arts Name Department Service Notability Alumnus ReferenceSimone Browne Sociology2007–presentAuthor of Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of BlacknessNo Sociology 2000–present Political sociologist No English 1982–present Jane Weinert Blumberg Chair in English Literature since 2011, head of department since 2006 No Samuel D. Gosling Psychology 1999–present Personality and social psychologist No Art History 1978–present David Bruton, Jr. Centennial Professor in Art History Emeritus No Germanic Studies 1920–1968 Old Norse scholar, head of department No Aletha C. Huston Psychology 1996–present Professor; president of the Society for Research in Child Development No Linguistics Research Center 1968–2000 Academic linguist and researcher on Uto-Aztecan and Finno-Ugric languages; historian of Mesoamerican literature and Nantucket local history No English1999–2023Marshall Scholar; former director of Shakespeare at Winedale; Shakespeare at Winedale Regents Professor; literary historianYes English Professor of American Literature and Culture No History 1979–present Stiles Professor in American Studies Emeritus Yes Sociology 1937–1966 Sociolologist and researcher Yes Sociology 2002–2013 Historian and winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for History for Polio: An American Story No James W. Pennebaker Psychology 1997–present Social psychologist Yes Sociology 2007–present Sociolologist and researcher No

Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Name Department Service Notability Alumnus Reference Center for Health and Social Policy (CHASP) 2011–presentSid Richardson Professor of Public Affairs No

McCombs School of Business Name Department Service Notability Alumnus Reference Dean's Office 2008–present Dean, Centennial Chair in Business Leadership No Marketing 1987–present Executive director, Marketing Science Institute No Bobbie and Coulter R. Sublett Centennial Endowed Professor; associate dean for graduate programs 1990–2006 Dean emeritus of the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology (2006–2014) No Ethics 1972–2007 Chairman, Hegel Society of America No IROM 1988–present Hugh Roy Cullen Centennial Chair in Business Administration; director of the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce No

College of Natural Sciences