Graduate Coordinators and Advisors
Each of the Cockrell School’s graduate engineering programs has a faculty advisor and administrative coordinator who are available to answer questions about a program and provide more information about what we’re looking for in prospective graduate students. Learn more by contacting the following people:
Aerospace Engineering
Advisor: Ryan Russell
Coordinator: Tamara Ospina-Vega, 512-471-7595
Biomedical Engineering
Advisor: Edward Castillo
Coordinator: Jenny Kondo, 512-475-8500
Chemical Engineering
Advisor (new/incoming students): Adrianne Rosales
Advisor (current students): Thomas Truskett
Coordinator: Cristina Rodriguez, 512-475-6755
Civil Engineering
Advisor: Paola Passalacqua
Coordinator: Kathryn McWilliams, 512-232-1709
Computational Science, Engineering and Mathematics (Affiliated Program)
Coordinator: Stephanie Rodriguez, 512-232-3356
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Leonard F. Register
Assistant Advisor: Vijay K. Garg
Coordinator (new/prospective students): Barry Levitch, 512-232-1458
Coordinator (current students): Melanie Gulick, 512-232-4297
Engineering Management (Weekend/Hybrid Program)
Advisor: Eric Bickel
Coordinator: RaDell Gibbs
Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Rui Huang
Coordinator: Tamara Ospina-Vega, 512-471-7595
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Advisor: Lina Sela, 512-232-6879
Coordinator: Kathryn McWilliams, 512-232-1709
Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Yuebing Zheng
Coordinator: Kat Morales, 512-471-1504
Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Michael Cullinan
Assistant Advisor: Preston Wilson
Coordinator (prospective students): Mary Cantu-Garcia
Coordinator (current students): Kelly Frazer
Mechanical Engineering (Online Program)
Advisor: Michael Cullinan
Coordinator: RaDell Gibbs
Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
Advisor: John Hasenbein
Coordinator (prospective students): Mary Cantu-Garcia
Coordinator (current students): Kelly Frazer
Petroleum Engineering
Advisor: Kamy Sepehrnoori
Coordinator: Amy Douglas Stewart, 512-471-3258
Semiconductor Science and Engineering
Advisor: Michael Cullinan
Coordinator: Jessica Smith
Software Engineering (Weekend Program)
Advisor: Frank Register
Coordinator: RaDell Gibbs