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Tenure and Tenure-Track Faculty

 

Matt Benacquista

Benacquista, Matt
Professor Emeritus
BINAB 2.141
(956) 882-6617
Brownsville
matthew.benacquista@utrgv.edu

Mohammad Bhatti

Bhatti, Muhammad
Professor
ESCNE 3.616
(956) 665-2393
Edinburg
muhammad.bhatti@utrgv.edu

Dorina Chipara

Chipara, Dorina
Professor
ESCNE 3.156
(956) 665-3532
Edinburg
dorina.chipara@utrgv.edu

Mircea Chipara

Chipara, Mircea
Professor
ESCNE 3.126
(956) 665-2152
Edinburg
mircea.chipara@utrgv.edu

Edgar Corpuz

Corpuz, Edgar
Associate Professor
ESCNE 3.130
(956) 665-2153
Edinburg
edgar.corpuz@utrgv.edu

Teviet Creighton

Creighton, Teviet
Professor
BINAB 2.123
(956) 882-6651
Brownsville
teviet.creighton@utrgv.edu

Mario Diaz

Diaz, Mario
Professor, Director CGWA
BINAB 2.126
(956) 882-6690
Brownsville
mario.diaz@utrgv.edu

Dimakis Nikolaos

Dimakis, Nikolaos
Department Chair and Professor
ESCNE 3.617
(956) 665-8761
Edinburg
nicholas.dimakis@utrgv.edu

Dr. Efrain ferrer

Ferrer, Efrain
Professor
ESCNE 3.618
Phone pending-
Edinburg
efrain.ferrer@utrgv.edu

Dr. Natalia Guevara

Guevara, Natalia
Associate Chair and Professor
BINAB 2.118
(956) 882-6673
Brownsville
natalia.guevara@utrgv.edu

Andreas Hanke

Hanke, Andreas
Professor
BINAB 2.119
(956) 882-6682
Brownsville
andreas.hanke@utrgv.edu

HyeongJun Kim

Kim, HyeongJun
Assistant Professor
ESCNE 3.619
956-665-2171
Edinburg
hyeongjun.kim@utrgv.edu

juan madrid

Madrid, Juan
Assistant Professor
BINAB 2.128
Phone 956-882-8956 
Brownsville
juan.madrid@utrgv.edu

Karen Martirosyan

Martirosyan, Karen
Professor, Associate Vice President for Research Enhancement, Houston Endowed Chair in Science, Math and Technology, Director of Advanced Nanoscience Laboratory
BINAB 2.129
(956) 882-6736
Brownsville
karen.martirosyan@utrgv.edu 

Ruben Mazariegos

Mazariegos, Ruben
Associate Professor
ESCNE 3.132
(956) 665-2154
Edinburg
ruben.mazariegos@utrgv.edu

soumya mohanty

Mohanty, Soumya D.
Professor
BINAB 2.130
(956) 882-6680
Brownsville
soumya.mohanty@utrgv.edu

Mukherjee, Soma

Mukherjee, Soma
Professor
BINAB 2.139
(956) 882-6679
Brownsville
soma.mukherjee@utrgv.edu

Nicolas Pereyra

Pereyra, Nicolas
Associate Professor
ESCNE 3.152
(956) 665-7392
Edinburg
nicolas.pereyra@utrgv.edu

Volker Quetschke

Quetschke, Volker
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, Professor
BINAB 2.117
(956) 882-6723
Brownsville
volker.quetschke@utrgv.edu

Malik Rakhmanov

Rakhmanov, Malik
Associate Professor
BINAB 2.138
(956) 882-6746
Brownsville
malik.rakhmanov@utrgv.edu

 

 

 

 

Hamidreza Ramezani

Ramezani, Hamidreza
Associate Professor
ESCNE 1.615
(956) 665-5836
Edinburg
hamidreza.ramezani@utrgv.edu

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Rivera Sandoval, Liliana
Assistant Professor
Office number pending
Phone number pending
Brownsville liliana.riverasandoval@utrgv.edu

 

 

 

  

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Dr. Haoyuan Chen
Assistant Professor

ESCNE 4.633
(956) 665-7461

haoyuan.chen@utrgv.edu

Chen Group 

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Erik Plata
Assistant Professor 
BLHSB 1.808A
(956) 882-5737
erik.plata@utrgv.edu

 

 

Ahmed Touhami

Touhami, Ahmed
Professor
BINAB 2.116
(956) 882-6687
Brownsville
ahmed.touhami@utrgv.edu

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Evangelia Kotsikorou
Associate Professor
ESCNE 3.364
(956) 665-2851

evangelia.kotsikorou@utrgv.edu

 

 

 

 

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Dr. Javier Macossay-Torres
Professor
ESCNE 3.332
(956) 665-3377
javier.macossaytorres@utrgv.edu

Liang Zeng

Zeng, Liang
Professor
ESCNE 3.134
(956) 665-2169
Edinburg
liang.zeng@utrgv.edu

 

  

 

 

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 Dr. Wei Lin
Professor
BLHSB 1.814
(956) 882-5945

wei.lin@utrgv.edu

Lin Group

 

 

 

  

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Dr. M. Jasim Uddin
Associate Professor
ESCNE 3.348
(956) 665-7462
mohammed.uddin@utrgv.edu

 

 

 

 

Lecturers

 

MaAileen Corpuz

Corpuz, MaAileen
Lecturer III
ESCNE 3.142
(956) 665-3529
Edinburg
ma.corpuz@utrgv.edu

Neda Dadashvand

Dadashvand, Neda
Lecturer II
ESCNE 1.615

Edinburg
neda.dadashvand@utrgv.edu

Mkhitar Hobosyan

Hobosyan, Mkhitar
Lecturer I
BINAB 2.131
(956) 882-6736
Brownsville
mkhitar.hobosyan@utrgv.edu

Dr. Masoumeh Izadparast

Izadparast, Masoumeh
Lecturer I
ESCNE 

Edinburg
masoumeh.izadparast@utrgv.edu

Satya Kachiraju

Kachiraju, Satya
Lecturer III
ESCNE 3.162
(956) 665-2578
Edinburg
satyanarayana.kachiraju@utrgv.edu

Hyun-Chul Lee

Lee, Hyun-Chul
Senior Lecturer
ESCNE 3.620
(956) 665-5374
Edinburg
hyun.lee@utrgv.edu

Ruben Ortega

Ortega, Ruben
Lecturer I
ESCNE 1.606
(956) 665-7294
Edinburg
ruben.ortega01@utrgv.edu

Manoj Peiris

Peiris, Manoj
Lecturer I
ESCNE 1.606

Edinburg
manoj.peiris@utrgv.edu

Srbuhi Yolchinian

Yolchinian, Srbuhi
Lecturer I
BINAB 2.131


srbuhi.yolchinyan01@utrgv.edu

Part-Time Faculty Members

 

Juan Guevara

Guevara, Juan
Research Associate Professor
(956) 882-6673
Brownsville
juan.guevara@utrgv.edu

Affiliate Faculty

Daniel Bessis
Texas Southern University

Jordan Camp
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Belczynski Krzysztof
University of Warsaw

Robert Grosso
University of Nuremberg

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