People
Leadership Team
![Alex Mayer Alex Mayer](AMayer.png)
Alex Mayer
Co-Director, OWC
Director, CERM
amayer2@utep.edu
Elizabeth Walsh
Co-Director, OWC
Associate Director of CERM
ewalsh@utep.edu
Affiliates
![Monika Akbar Monika Akbar](MAkbar.jpg)
Monika Akbar
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
makbar@utep.edu
![Laura Alvarez Laura Alvarez](LAlvarez.jpg)
Laura Alvarez
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
alvarez@utep.edu
![Daniel Carey-Whalen Daniel Carey-Whalen](Screen-Shot-2022-03-07-at-7.16.59-PM.png)
Daniel Carey-Whalen
Director, Centennial Museum
djcareywhalen@utep.edu
![David J. Carrejo David J. Carrejo](carrejo.jpeg)
David J. Carrejo
Associate Professor, Mathematics Education
dcarrejo@utep.edu
![Julien A. Chaput Julien A. Chaput](JChaput.jpg)
Julien A. Chaput
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
jachaput@utep.edu
![Delfina Dominguez Delfina Dominguez](DDominguez.jpg)
Delfina Dominguez
Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Bioinformation
delfina@utep.edu
![Diane Doser Diane Doser](DDoser.jpg)
Diane Doser
Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
doser@utep.edu
![Kerry Doyle Kerry Doyle](KDoyle.jpg)
Kerry Doyle
Director, Stanlee and Gerard Rubin Center for the Visual Arts Staff, Department of Art
kadoyle@utep.edu
![Mark Engle Mark Engle](MEngle.jpg)
Mark Engle
Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
maengle@utep.edu
![Jorge Gardea-Torresdey Jorge Gardea-Torresdey](JGardea-Torresdey.jpg)
Jorge Gardea-Torresdey
Endowed Dudley Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Environmental Science and Engineering
jgardea@utep.edu
![Luis Garnica Chavira Luis Garnica Chavira](Picsart_22-02-10_16-29-40-986.png)
Luis Garnica Chavira
Research Associate, Cybershare Center of Excellence, Computer Software and Hardware Engineering
lagarnicachavira@utep.edu
![Thomas Gill Thomas Gill](TGill.jpg)
Thomas Gill
Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
tegill@utep.edu
![Hugo Gutierrez Jurado Hugo Gutierrez Jurado](HGutierrezJurado.jpg)
Hugo Gutierrez Jurado
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
hagutierrez@utep.edu
![William Hargrove William Hargrove](WHargrove.jpg)
William Hargrove
Former Director, CERM Semi-Retired Professor
wlhargrove@utep.edu
![Josiah Heyman Josiah Heyman](JHeyman.jpg)
Josiah Heyman
Director, Center for Interamerican and Border Studies Professor, Sociology and Anthropology
jmheyman@utep.edu
![Lixin Jin Lixin Jin](LJin.jpg)
Lixin Jin
Assistant Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
ljin2@utep.edu
![Marianne Karplus Marianne Karplus](MKarplus.jpg)
Marianne Karplus
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
mkarplus@utep.edu
![James Kubicki James Kubicki](JKubicki.jpg)
James Kubicki
Department Chair Professor,Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
jdkubicki@utep.edu
![Saurav Kumar Saurav Kumar](SKumar.jpg)
Saurav Kumar
Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
skumar2@utep.edu
![Soyeon Lee Soyeon Lee](soyeoen.jpg)
Soyeon Lee
Assistant Professor, English
slee15@utep.edu
![Wen-Yee Lee Wen-Yee Lee](W-YeeLee.jpg)
Wen-Yee Lee
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
wylee@utep.edu
![Vanessa Lougheed Vanessa Lougheed](VLougheed.jpg)
Vanessa Lougheed
Professor, Biological Sciences, Environmental Science
vlougheed@utep.edu
![Lin Ma Lin Ma](LMa.jpg)
Lin Ma
Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
lma@utep.edu
![Melissa Melpignano Melissa Melpignano](MMelpignano.jpg)
Melissa Melpignano
Director of Dance
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Theatre and Dance
mmelpignano@utep.edu
![Hernan Moreno Ramirez Hernan Moreno Ramirez](HMorenoRamirez.jpg)
Hernan Moreno Ramirez
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
moreno@utep.edu
![Juan C. Noveron Juan C. Noveron](JCNoveron.jpg)
Juan C. Noveron
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Materials and Technology Institute
jcnoveron@utep.edu
![Deana Pennington Deana Pennington](DDPennington.jpg)
Deana Pennington
Associate Dean
Professor, Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences
ddpennington@utep.edu
![Christopher E. Reyman Christopher E. Reyman](CEReyman.jpg)
Christopher E. Reyman
Assistant Professor, Department of Music
cereyman@utep.edu
![David A. Roberson David A. Roberson](DARoberson.jpg)
David A. Roberson
Associate Professor, Metallurgical Materials and Biomedical Engineering
droberson@utep.edu
![Robert C. Roberts Robert C. Roberts](RCRoberts.jpg)
Robert C. Roberts
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
rcroberts@utep.edu
![Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez](SPLopezRamirez.jpg)
Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez
Lecturer, Theater and Dance
splopezramirez@utep.edu
![Ivonne Santiago Ivonne Santiago](ISantiago.jpg)
Ivonne Santiago
Clinical Professor, Civil Engineering Director, Hydraulics Laboratory
isantiago@utep.edu
![Dino Villagran Dino Villagran](DVillagran.jpg)
Dino Villagran
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
dino@utep.edu
![Natalia Villanueva-Rosales Natalia Villanueva-Rosales](NVillanuevaRosales.jpg)
Natalia Villanueva-Rosales
Associate Professor, Computer Science
nvillanuevarosales@utep.edu
![Ronald R. Wagler Ronald R. Wagler](RRWagler.jpg)
Ronald R. Wagler
Professor, Teacher Education
Director of the Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory
rrwagler2@utep.edu
![Shane Walker Shane Walker](SWalker.jpg)
Shane Walker
Director, Center for Inland Desalination Systems
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
wswalker2@utep.edu