Faculty in the College of Natural Sciences are award-winning teachers and researchers. They are your  mentors and advisors.

Faculty Directories

To learn more about the faculty, consult each department and school website. 

   Department of Astronomy
   School of Biological Sciences
   Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
   Department of Computer Sciences
   Department of Human Ecology
   Department of Marine Science
   Department of Mathematics
   Department of Physics
   Division of Statistics and Scientific Computation

Faculty Honors & Awards

Our faculty are honored annually at the national and local level for their teaching excellence. Award winners from 2007 include:

Arturo De Lozanne, Biological Sciences
Academy of Distinguished Teachers Award

Stephen Keckler, Computer Sciences
President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award

Nancy Prideaux, Human Ecology
Natural Sciences Foundation Teaching Award

Michael Starbird, Mathematics
Mathematical Association of America National Teaching Award

To find more award-winning teachers for the 2006-07 year, go here.

Choosing Instructors

Choose your instructors carefully. There are many ways to investigate instructors' teaching styles and personalities, as well as the amount of work involved.

• Course Instructor Surveys. Surveys are completed by students who have taken specific classes. The results are compiled and posted and can be viewed online at: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/mec/cis/

• Word of Mouth. Ask your advisor and peers about what they have heard and/or experienced first-hand. Ask several people before making a decision. 

The best approach to selecting a course or instructor is to get information from multiple sources. Everyone has an opinion; make sure the one you form is well-founded and reflects your own educational background and interest.