STEM Faculty Mentors are UTRGV faculty who reside in the College Sciences or in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Faculty provide guidance and advice to students regarding students' academic, career, and professional development. These faculty mentors have volunteered to mentor students and to answer any questions, in particular, questions relating to graduate programs, summer research opportunities, scholarships/fellowships, or research. Therefore, please seek any of the STEM Faculty Mentors below or speak with your favorite professor about programs that you should apply to! Additionally, please contact the Center of Excellence in STEM Education for any advice.
Learn about additional resources for your academic, professional, and career development in the tab Student Resources
College of Sciences
| Biology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Robert Gilkerson | gilkersonrw@utpa.edu | SCIE 2.320 |
| Dr. Jameela Banu | banuj@utpa.edu | HSHW 1.102C |
| Dr. Frank Dirrigl |
dirriglf@utpa.edu | SCIE 2.344 |
| Dr. Teresa Feria |
tpferia@utpa.edu | SCIE 2.328 |
| Dr. Christopher Vitek | vitekc@utpa.edu | SCIE 2.324 |
| Dr. Robert Dearth | dearthrk@utpa.edu | SCIE 1.320 |
| Chemistry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Chris Smith | kcsmith@utpa.edu | SCIE 3.308 |
| Dr. Evangelia Kotsikorou | kotsikoroue@utpa.edu | SCNE 3.364 |
| Dr. Joanne Rampersad | jrampersad@utpa.edu | SCIE 3.118 |
| Mathematics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Zhaosheng Feng | zsfeng@utpa.edu | MAGC 3.730 |
| Dr. Tim Huber | hubertj@utpa.edu | MAGC 3.734 |
| Dr. George Yanev | yanevgp@utpa.edu | MAGC 3.424 |
| Dr. Xiaohui Wang | xhwang@utpa.edu | MAGC 3.434 |
| Dr. Aaron Wilson | wilsonat@utpa.edu | MAGC 3.208 |
| Dr. Cristina Villalobos | mcvilla@utpa.edu | MAGC 3.718 |
| Physics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Edgar Corpuz | ecorpuz@utpa.edu | SCIE 3.130 |
| Dr. Liang Zeng | zengl@utpa.edu | SCIE 3.134 |
College of Engineering & Computer Science
| Manufacturing Engineering | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kye-Hwan Lee | khlee@utpa.edu | ENGR 3.254 |
| Dr. Rajiv Nambiar | nambiar@utpa.edu | ENGR 3258 |
| Dr. Hiram Moya |
moyah@utpa.edu | ENGR 3224 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Arturo Fuentes | aafuentes@utpa.edu | ENGR 3.256 |
| Mr. Gregory Potter | gpotter@utpa.edu | ENGR. 3.218 |
| Dr. Constantine Tarawneh | Tarawneh@utpa.edu | ENGR 3.228 |
| Civil Engineering | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Jungseok (Jay) Ho | hoj@utpa.edu | ASB 1.204 |
| Mr. Jorge Vidal | vidalj@utpa.edu | BUSA 120I |
| Computer Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Emmett Tomai | emmett.tomai@utrgv.edu | ENGR 3.210 |
| Dr. Andres Figueroa | andresfila@utpa.edu | ENGR. 3.264 |