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 as associate dean for undergraduate education at a time of record hikes 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. 

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Kyli Linneman, Assistant to the Dean


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
  • College of Natural Sciences
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Andreas Matouschek

  • Professor
  • Associate Dean for Research and Facilities
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • College of Natural Sciences
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Melissa Taylor

  • Senior Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
  • 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
Telephone Number:(512) 471-4641
Building: WCH
Room Number:2.306
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Mark McFarland

  • Executive Director for Information Technology
  • College of Natural Sciences

Department Chairs & Unit Directors

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Karl Gebhardt

  • Professor
  • Department Chair (827)
  • Astronomy

Herman and Joan Suit Professor in Astrophysics

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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

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Don Fussell

  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Computer Science

Trammell Crow Regents Professorship in Computer Science

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Gabriela L. Stein

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

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

Amy Johnson McLaughlin Administrative Chair in Human Ecology 
Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor in Child Development
Professor of Population Health

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David Cannatella

  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Integrative Biology
  • Texas Field Station Network

Associate Director for Collections, Biodiversity Center

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Edward Buskey

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

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

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Thomas Chen

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

  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Molecular Biosciences

Lorene Morrow Kelley Endowed Faculty Fellow

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Robert Messing

  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Director, Waggoner Center for Alcohol & 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
  • Department Chair
  • Susan T. Jastrow Human Ecology Chair for Excellence in Nutritional Sciences
  • Nutritional Sciences
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Pablo Laguna

  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Physics
  • Weinberg Institute
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Catherine (Kate) Calder

  • Professor
  • Department Chair
  • Statistics and Data 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