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 as associate dean for undergraduate education at a time of record increases in graduation rates and student success. He oversees the largest college at UT Austin, supporting more than 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 700 faculty and 1,200 staff, while building connections with 80,000 alumni from across science, math and technology disciplines.
College Leaders
Michael Drew
- Professor
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
- Neuroscience
- College of Natural Sciences
Intending to Recruit Students 26-27 Academic Year
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
Andreas Matouschek
- Professor
- Associate Dean for Research and Facilities
- Molecular Biosciences
- College of Natural Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Lauren Webb
- Professor
- Associate Dean for Graduate Education
- Chemistry
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Joseph & Jeanne Lagowski Professor in Chemistry
Melissa Taylor
- Senior Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
- College of Natural Sciences
Emily Cole
- Assistant Dean for Research & Facilities
- College of Natural Sciences
Ricardo Medina
- Assistant Dean for Business Services
- College of Natural Sciences
Zak Richards
- Chief Development Officer
- College of Natural Sciences
Supported by: Kristi Fontenot
Christine Sinatra
- Director of Communications
- College of Natural Sciences
Department Chairs
Karl Gebhardt
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Astronomy
Herman and Joan Suit Professor in Astrophysics
Roland K. Blumberg Endowment in Astronomy (Fellow)
Jennifer Brodbelt
- Professor
- Department Chair
- 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
Peter Stone
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Computer Science
Founding Director, Texas Robotics
Truchard Foundation Chair in Natural Sciences
David Bruton, Jr. Centennial Professor
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Gabriela L. Stein
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Human Development & Family Sciences
- Human Ecology
Dr. Stein will not be taking a student for admission in the 25/26 year
David Cannatella
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Integrative Biology
- Texas Field Station Network
- Biodiversity Center
Associate Director for Collections, Biodiversity Center
Kenneth Dunton
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Marine Science
Francesco Maggi
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Mathematics
Jeffrey M. Gross
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Molecular Biosciences
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellow
Robert Messing
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Director, Waggoner Center for Alcohol & Addiction Research
- Neuroscience
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology
Professor of Neurology
Molly Bray
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Nutritional Sciences
- Human Ecology
Susan T. Jastrow Human Ecology Chair for Excellence in Nutritional Sciences
Pablo Laguna
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Physics
- Weinberg Institute
James G. Scott
- Professor
- Department Chair
- Statistics and Data Sciences
Unit Directors
Taft Armandroff
- Professor
- Director, McDonald Observatory
- McDonald Observatory
- Astronomy
Frank and Susan Bash Endowed Chair for the Director of McDonald Observatory
Jaimie Davis
- Professor
- Acting Director of the School of Human Ecology
- Nutritional Sciences
- Human Ecology
Julian C. Barton Professorship in Nutrition
Janice A. Fischer
- Professor
- Director, Biology Instructional Office
- Molecular Biosciences
- Biology Instructional Office
- Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs
Sharon Z. Herzka
- Associate Professor
- Marine Science Institute Director
- Marine Science
Currently recruiting graduate students and postdocs.
Michael Marder
- Professor
- Director, UTeach
- Physics
- UTeach
Lee Clippard
- Executive Director
- Wildflower Center
Carolyn Connerat
- Managing Director
- Texas Science & Natural History Museum
Afi Wiggins
- Managing Director, Charles A. Dana Center