College Leadership

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Dean David Vanden Bout

David A. Vanden Bout is Robert E. Boyer Chair in Natural Sciences and a professor of chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin. He has served in college leadership since 2014, including overseeing undergraduate education at a time of record hikes in graduation rates and student success. He oversees the largest college at UT Austin, supporting nearly 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students, more than 700 faculty and over 1,200 staff and connections with 80,000 living alumni representing a breadth of science, math and technology disciplines. 

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College Leaders

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Michael Drew

  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
  • Neuroscience
  • College of Natural Sciences
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Shardha Jogee

  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
  • Astronomy
  • College of Natural Sciences

Rex G. Baker, Jr. and McDonald Observatory Centennial Research Professorship in Astronomy
Roland K. Blumberg Endowment in Astronomy

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Dan Knopf

  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Graduate Education
  • Mathematics
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Andreas Matouschek

  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Research and Facilities
  • Molecular Biosciences
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Melissa Taylor

  • Senior Assistant Dean for Strategy and Equity Initiatives
  • College of Natural Sciences
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Ricardo Medina

  • Assistant Dean for Business Services
  • College of Natural Sciences
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Zak Richards

  • Chief Development Officer
  • College of Natural Sciences
Telephone Number:4342702138
Building: WCH
Room Number:2.104
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Christine Sinatra

  • Director of Communications
  • College of Natural Sciences
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Mark McFarland

  • Executive Director for Information Technology
  • College of Natural Sciences

Department Chairs & Unit Directors

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Volker Bromm

  • Professor
  • Department Chair, Astronomy
  • Astronomy

Jane and Roland Blumberg Centennial Professorship in Astronomy
Josey Centennial Professorship in Astronomy
Distinguished Teaching Professor

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Jennifer Brodbelt

  • Professor
  • Department Chair, Chemistry
  • Chemistry

Larry R. Faulkner Departmental Chair for Excellence in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Rowland Pettit Centennial Chair in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry Excellence Endowment
William H. Wade Administrative Endowment in Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Don Fussell

  • Professor
  • Department Chair, Computer Science
  • Computer Science

Trammell Crow Regents Professorship in Computer Science

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Gabriela L. Stein

  • Professor
  • Department Chair, Human Development and Family Sciences
  • Human Development & Family Sciences
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Stephen Russell

  • Professor
  • Director, School of Human Ecology
  • Human Development & Family Sciences
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David Cannatella

  • Professor
  • Department Chair, Integrative Biology
  • Associate Director for Collections, Biodiversity Center
  • Integrative Biology
  • Texas Field Station Network
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Edward Buskey

  • Professor
  • Department Chair, Marine Science
  • Director, Marine Science Institute
  • Marine Science Institute

Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Regents Chair in Marine Science

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Thomas Chen

  • Professor
  • Department Chair, Mathematics
  • Mathematics
Building: PMA
Room Number:12.138
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Jeffrey M. Gross

  • Professor
  • Department Chair, Molecular Biosciences
  • Molecular Biosciences

Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellow

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Robert Messing

  • Professor
  • Department Chair, Neuroscience
  • Director, Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research
  • Neuroscience

M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology
Professor of Neurology

Telephone Number:650-678-7010
Building: HDB
Room Number:5.320
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Molly Bray

  • Professor
  • Chair, Nutritional Sciences
  • Nutritional Sciences
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Pablo Laguna

  • Professor
  • Chair, Department of Physics
  • Physics
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Catherine (Kate) Calder

  • Professor
  • Chair, Department of Statistics and Data Sciences
  • Statistics and Data Sciences
  • College of Natural Sciences
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Michael Marder

  • Professor
  • Director, UTeach
  • Physics
  • UTeach
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Taft Armandroff

  • Professor
  • Director, McDonald Observatory
  • Astronomy

Frank and Susan Bash Endowed Chair for the Director of McDonald Observatory

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Janice A. Fischer

  • Professor
  • Director, Biology Instructional Office
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Biology Instructional Office
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Lee Clippard

  • Executive Director, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • College of Natural Sciences