Faculty Directory
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Renato Zanetti
Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
renato@utexas.edu
Office Location: ASE 3.210
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Areas of Impact
Autonomy and Robotics
Computational Engineering/Science
Space and Aeronautics
Research Interests
Stochastic estimation of non-linear/non-Gaussian dynamical systems; GNC of autonomous systems; Spacecraft attitude dynamics, determination, and control; Simulation of large, complex dynamical systems; Vision-based navigation; Sensor fusion, sensor technology, and sensor utilization planning
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Elena Zannoni
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
elena.zannoni@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ETC 7.138
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Areas of Impact
Bioengineering and Health
Research Interests
Nuclear and radiation engineering; Development of nuclear medicine imaging instrumentation and data analysis techniques for advanced applications in radiological science and molecular imaging
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Amy Zhang
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
amy.zhang@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: EER 6.878
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Areas of Impact
Autonomy and Robotics
Research Interests
Reinforcement learning; generalization; representation learning; robotics
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Yunlan (Emma) Zhang
Assistant Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
yunlan.zhang@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: ECJ 4.732
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Areas of Impact
Bioengineering and Health
Manufacturing and Materials
Research Interests
Architected materials (mechanical metamaterials), deployable structures, extraterrestrial structures and materials, bio-inspired materials, additive manufacturing, and shape morphing structures.
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Kent Zheng
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
kzheng@che.utexas.edu
512-232-2048
Office Location: CPE 3.404
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Areas of Impact
Bioengineering and Health
Research Interests
Understanding and controlling electrochemical synthesis of crystalline materials for energy & sustainability; Advanced materials, polymers and nanotechnology energy
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Yuebing Zheng
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
zheng@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-0228
Office Location: ETC 9.174
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Areas of Impact
Bioengineering and Health
Energy and Environment
Manufacturing and Materials
Research Interests
Nanophotonics; micro and nanofluidics; molecular engineering; nanobiotechnology; lab on a chip; solar energy; information technology
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Hao Zhu
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
haozhu@utexas.edu
(512) 471-1722
Office Location: EER 7.868
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Areas of Impact
Artificial Intelligence and Information Engineering
Energy and Environment
Transportation and Infrastructure
Research Interests
Cyber-physical power systems, Energy data analytics, Signal processing over networks
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Janet Zoldan
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
zjanet@austin.utexas.edu
Office Location: BME 4.202D
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Areas of Impact
Bioengineering and Health
Research Interests
Molecular cell biology and tissue engineering
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Jorge Zornberg
Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
zornberg@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-3595
Office Location: ECJ 9.227A
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Areas of Impact
Energy and Environment
Transportation and Infrastructure
Research Interests
Soil mechanics; soil reinforcement and improvement; environmental geotechnics; geosynthetics; numerical and physical (centrifuge) modeling of geotechnical and geoenvironmental systems