People

Faculty & Principal Investigators Profiles

Gary A. Pope, Professor, CPGE Director

gpope@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3235

Research Programs:
Environmental Engineering,
Natural Gas Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering

Matthew T. Balhoff, Assistant Professor

balhoff@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3246

Research Programs:
Fundamental Processes,
Reservoir Engineering

Paul Bommer, Senior Lecturer

pmbommer@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-1207

Research Program:
Drilling, Well Completions, and Rock Mechanics,
Production Engineering

Steven L. Bryant, Associate Professor

steven_bryant@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3250

Research Programs:
Environmental Engineering,
Fundamental Processes,
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Nanoparticle Engineering for Subsurface Processes,
Production Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering,
Unconventional Resources

Martin E. Chenevert, Research Engineer

mechenevert@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-7270

Research Program:
Drilling, Well Completions, and Rock Mechanics,
Nanoparticle Engineering for Subsurface Processes,
Unconventional Resources

Hugh Daigle, Assistant Professor

daigle@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-1267

Research Program:
Drilling, Well Completions, and Rock Mechanics,
Fundamental Processes,
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Unconventional Resources

Mojdeh Delshad, Research Professor

delshad@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3219

Research Programs:
Environmental Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering

David DiCarlo, Assistant Professor

dicarlo@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-1283

Research Programs:
Environmental Engineering,
Fundamental Processes,
Production Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering

K. E. Gray, Professor

ken_gray@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3242

Research Program:
Drilling, Well Completions, and Rock Mechanics

Chun Huh, Research Professor

chunhuh@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3252

Research Programs:
Fundamental Processes,
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Nanoparticle Engineering for Subsurface Processes,
Reservoir Engineering,
Unconventional Resources

Larry W. Lake, Professor

larry_lake@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-8233

Research Programs:
Fundamental Processes,
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Production Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering,
Unconventional Resources

Mark McClure, Professor

mcclure@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-5789

Research Programs:
Fundamental Processes,
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Production Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering,
Unconventional Resources

Kishore K. Mohanty, Professor

mohanty@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3077

Research Programs:
Fundamental Processes,
Nanoparticle Engineering for Subsurface Processes,
Natural Gas Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering

Quoc P. Nguyen, Associate Professor

quoc_p_nguyen@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-1204

Research Programs:
Environmental Engineering,
Fundamental Processes,
Nanoparticle Engineering for Subsurface Processes,
Natural Gas Engineering,
Production Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering

Hilary Clement Olson, Research Associate 
Director of Education, Training and Outreach

holson@austin.utexas.edu

512-653-8356

Research Program:
Outreach

Jon E. Olson, Associate Professor

jolson@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-7375

Research Programs:
Drilling, Well Completions, and Rock Mechanics,
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Natural Gas Engineering,
Production Engineering,
Unconventional Resources

Tadeusz W. Patzek, Professor

patzek@mail.utexas.edu

512-232-8368

Research Programs:
Fundamental Processes,
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Reservoir Engineering,
Unconventional Resources

Augusto L. Podio, Professor

apodio@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3260

Research Programs:
Drilling, Well Completions, and Rock Mechanics,
Production Engineering

Masa Prodanovic, Assistant Professor

masha@ices.utexas.edu

512-471-0839

Research Programs:
Drilling, Well Completions, and Rock Mechanics,
Fundamental Processes,
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Nanoparticle Engineering for Subsurface Processes,
Unconventional Resources

Kamy Sepehrnoori, Professor

kamys@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-0231

Research Programs:
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Natural Gas Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering,
Unconventional Resources

Mukul M. Sharma, Professor

msharma@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3257

Research Programs:
Drilling, Well Completions, and Rock Mechanics,
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Nanoparticle Engineering for Subsurface Processes,
Natural Gas Engineering,
Production Engineering,
Unconventional Resources

Sanjay Srinivasan, Associate Professor

ssriniva@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-7218

Research Program:
Integrated Reservoir Characterization

Carlos Torres-Verdin, Professor

cverdin@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-4216

Research Programs:
Integrated Reservoir Characterization,
Reservoir Engineering,
Unconventional Resources

Eric van Oort, Professor

vanoort@austin.utexas.edu

512-471-6262

Research Program:
Drilling, Well Completions, and Rock Mechanics

Upali P. Weerasooriya, Senior Research Scientist and
Director of Surfactant Development Program

upali@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-4272

Research Program:
Reservoir Engineering

Mary F. Wheeler, Professor

mfw@ices.utexas.edu

512-475-8626

Research Program:
Reservoir Engineering

Research & Technical Support Staff Directory

Stephanie Adkins, Research Associate

sadkins@utexas.edu

 512-471-9602

Christopher Britton, Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III

cbritton@austin.utexas.edu

512-232-5815

Jiajia Cai, Postdoctoral Fellow

caijiajia@utexas.edu

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Joanna L. Castillo, Information Technology Coordinator I

jlc@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3229

Kenneth "Mike" Cowan, Research Affiliate - Senior Research Fellow

kmcowan@austin.utexas.edu

512-471-8570

Eric Dao, Research Associate

daoeric@hotmail.com

512-471-9352

Julien Deligny, Visiting Scholar

julien-deligny@etu.chimie-paristech.fr

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Sophie Dufour, Visiting Scholar

sophie.s.dufour@gmail.com

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Tim Guinn, Senior Systems Administrator

guinn@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-9093

Arthur H. Hale, Senior Research Fellow

arthur.hale@austin.utexas.edu

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Jon T. Holder, Research Associate

jholder@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-7265

Akand Islam, Postdoctoral Fellow

awislam@utexas.edu

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Michael D. Jackson, Senior Software Developer/Analyst

mjackson@austin.utexas.edu

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Sung Hyun Jang, Postdoctoral Fellow

shjang@utexas.edu

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Amit Katiyar, Postdoctoral Fellow

akatiyar@austin.utexas.edu

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Gayani W. Kennedy, Research Engineering/Scientist Associate I

gayaniwk@mail.utexas.edu

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Do Hoon Kim, Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV

dhkim@utexas.edu

512-471-6186

Erandimala Kulawardana, Postdoctoral Fellow

erandik@mail.utexas.edu

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Dharmika Lansakara-P, Postdoctoral Fellow

dharmika@utexas.edu

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Liangping Li, Postdoctoral Fellow

liangping.li@austin.utexas.edu

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Austin Lim, Laboratory Research Assistant II

austinlim@utexas.edu

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Paul Linden, Software Developer

paul.linden@utexas.edu

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Jith Liyanage, Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III

pjliyanage@mail.utexas.edu

512-232-5815

Haishan Luo, Research Fellow

haishan.luo@utexas.edu

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Jun Ma, Research Fellow

junma@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3775

Ripudaman Manchanda, Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III

ripudaman@austin.utexas.edu

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Pawel J. Matuszyk, Postdoctoral Fellow

pawel@ices.utexas.edu

512 471 7254

Ali Naderi Beni, Postdoctoral Fellow

anaderi@austin.utexas.edu

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Daryl Nygaard, Scientific Instrument Maker II

darylnygaard@austin.utexas.edu

512-471-1202

Sujeewa Palayangoda, Research Associate

sujeewa@mail.utexas.edu

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Krishna Panthi, Postdoctoral Fellow

kpanthi@mail.utexas.edu

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Gayani Pinnawala A., Research Fellow

gayanipa@utexas.edu

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Valentina Prigiobbe, Postdoctoral Fellow

valentina.prigiobbe@mail.utexas.edu

512-963-4774

Suneth P. Rajapaksha, Postdoctoral Fellow

suneth@utexas.edu

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Mark A. Reis, Senior Research Fellow

mreis@austin.utexas.edu

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Rodney T. Russell, Engineering Scientist Associate

rod.russell@utexas.edu

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Tyler T. Seay, Laboratory Research Assistant II

tylerseay@gmail.com

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Erin Shook, Research Engineering/ Scientist Assistant

erinlshook@gmail.com

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Michelle Y. Shuck, Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III

michelle.shuck@utexas.edu

512-471-8572

Mark A. Smith, Scientific Instrument Maker II

mark.smith@austin.utexas.edu

512-471-1202

Shanfa Tang, Visiting Researcher/Scholar

tangsf2005@hotmail.com

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Eric Trine, Laboratory Research Assistant II

ebtrine@verizon.net

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K. A. Nadeeka Upamali, Postdoctoral Fellow

kupamal@mail.utexas.edu

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Abdoljalil Varavei, Research Associate

varavei@mail.utexas.edu

512-586-7608

Benjamin C. Voss, Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III

bvoss@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3263

Leizheng Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow

lwang@austin.utexas.edu

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Ruijia Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow

wruijia@foxmail.com

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Geegana Wickermasiri, Laboratory Research Assistant III

geegana@utexas.edu

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Qinshan Yang, Research Fellow

qinshanyang@gmail.com

512-471-7254

Zhi Ye, Visiting Researcher/Scholar

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Xing Zhang, Visiting Researcher/Scholar

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Haiyan Zhou, Postdoctoral Fellow

hyzhou@austin.utexas.edu

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Administrative Support Staff

Esther L. Barrientes, Executive Assistant

elb@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-7234

Reynaldo Casanova, Sr. Administrative Associate (Torres-Verdin)

rcasanova@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-7217

Dori L. Coy, Administrative Associate (Olson)

dcoy@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-7697

Heather Felauer, Administrative Associate (Barrientes)

h.felauer@austin.utexas.edu

512-471-4585

Jin K. Lee, Administrative Associate (Sharma, Srinivasan, Prodanovic)

jinie@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-9614

Barbara D. Messmore, Administrative Associate (Mohanty, CFSES)

barbmessmore@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3096

Emilio J. Núñez, Asst Dir Res Rel (CPARM)

enunez@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-2796

Sophia L. Ortiz, Administrative Associate (Bryant)

ortiz.s@austin.utexas.edu

512-232-2481

Gregory R. Siebers, Administrative Associate (Nguyen)

gsiebers@austin.utexas.edu

512-471-3236

Tesse Smitherman, Administrative Associate (van Oort)

tesse@mail.utexas.edu

512-471-3245

Leilani Swafford, Administrative Associate (Barrientes)

leilani.swafford@austin.utexas.edu

512-471-0896

Please see the PGE Department Staff Directory for a list of Academic support staff.