CSR Faculty and Research Staff
P.A.M. Abusali, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Lecturer, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Email: abusali@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7577
Pradeep Adhikari, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: pradeep@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-6895
Furqan Ahmed, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: furqan.ahmed@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-6896
Margaret Baguio, M.S.
Senior Program Coordinator, Education and Outreach
Email: baguio@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-6922
Srinivas Bettadpur, Ph.D.
Director
Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Fellow of the FSX Professorship in Space Application and Exploration
Email: srinivas@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7587
Website: https://www.csr.utexas.edu/faculty-and-staff/bettadpur/
Paul Buschow
Spatial Database Scientist
Email: paul@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7235
Nathan Calderon
Software Developer
Email: nrcalderon@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-475-8496
Stefano Casotto, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow
Phone: 512-232-5781
Jianli Chen, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Email: chen@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-6218
Jingyi (Ann) Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Email: jingyi.ann.chen@utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7034
Minkang Cheng, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Email: cheng@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7818
Francis J. Condi, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Email: fcondi@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-475-5951
Edgar (Ab) Davis, Ph.D.
Flight Project Manager
Email: adavis@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 626-449-2840
Joao Gregorio Teixeira Encarnacao, Ph.D.
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV
Email: teixeira@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-6897
Burke O. Fort, J.D.
Associate Director, Business Development and Operations
Email: fort@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-7596
Wallace Fowler, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Email: fowler@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-4257
Anthony Garcia, B.S.
Technical Staff Assistant II
Email: lucasfilm54@yahoo.com
Phone: 432-426-3668
Rachel Green, B.S.
Technical Staff Assistant II
Email: green@nexus.as.utexas.edu
Phone: 432-426-3668
Teresa Howard, M.S.
Research Engineering/Scientist Professional (Part-Time)
Email: teresahoward@utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-7514
Moriba Jah, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Email: moriba@utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-5322
Website: https://sites.utexas.edu/moriba
Brandon Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Email: brandon.jones@utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-4743
Talia Jurgens, B.A.
Senior Program Coordinator
Assistant Director, Texas Space Grant Consortium
Email: jurgens@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-8271
Zhigui Kang, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Email: kang@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-0163
Hyo-Jin Kim, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: hellozini@gmail.com
Phone: 512-475-8421
Jeongrae Kim, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow
Email: jrkim@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7370
Peter Nagel, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV
Email: nagel@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-7521
Tatyana Pekker, M.S.
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate V
Email: pekkert@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7360
Nadege Pie, Ph.D.
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV
Email: nadege@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-3479
Steven Poole, Ph.D.
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate V
Email: poole@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-8259
Brent Porter
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV
Email: brent@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-7635
Randy Ricklefs, M.A.
Research Associate
Email: ricklefs@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-5573
John Ries, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Email: ries@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7486
Website: https://www.csr.utexas.edu/faculty-and-staff/ries/
Judit Ries, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Email: judit@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-8555
Hyung-Jin Rim, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Email: rim@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-1180
Susan Renee Rogers, M.S.
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III
Email: srogers@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-6966
Ryan Russell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Email: ryan.russell@austin.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-4190
Website: http://russell.ae.utexas.edu/index.html
Himanshu Save, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Email: save@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-6726
Joanna Schiefelbein, B.S.
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate III
Email: jmschiefelbein@gmail.com
Phone: 512-232-6968
Peter Shelus, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Email: pjs@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7599
Solar Smith, M.S.
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV
Email: solar@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7185
Greg Smithhart, MAGeo
Spatial Data Scientist
Email: gsmithhart@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-6299
Mark Tamisiea, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Email: tamisiea@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-0814
Byron D. Tapley, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Professor Emeritus, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Clare Cockrell Williams Centennial Chair Emeritus in Engineering
Email: tapley@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-5573
Eusebio “Chevo” Terrazas
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV
Email: chevo@utexas.edu
Timothy Urban, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Director, Texas Space Grant Consortium
Email: urban@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-0967
Furun Wang, M.S.
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV
Email: wang@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-6568
Gordon Wells, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Email: gwells@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-7515
Jerry Wiant, M.S.E.E.
Research Engineering/Scientist Associate V
Email: jerryrw@utexas.edu
Phone: 432-426-3668
Kenneth Wisian, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Disaster Research Program
Email: kenneth.wisian@utexas.edu
Phone: 214-952-7768
Renato Zanetti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Email: renato@utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-5145
Website: http://sites.utexas.edu/renato/
CSR Administrative Staff
Burke O. Fort, J.D.
Associate Director, Business Development and Operations
Email: fort@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-232-7596
Angelica Kruizinga, B.F.A.
Computer Illustration Technician
Email: cruz@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-5573
Ngoc (Irene) Lam
Administrative Associate, Human Resources Representative
Email: irene@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-6466
Yvonne Murray, M.A.
Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Project Support – Pre-Award
Email: yvonne@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7389
Jason Peck
Administrative Assistant, Purchasing
Email: jason@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-5573
Shauna Pendleton
Program Manager, Research Administration
Email: pendleton@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-6891
Ileene Pickett
Administrative Associate, Staff Support Manager
Email: pickett@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-471-7932
Brett Zimmerman
Senior Systems Administrator
Email: zim@csr.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-475-8498