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Executive Vice President and Provost



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Reporting to:
Vice President for Research



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Reporting through:
Dean of the Red McCombs School of Business
to the Executive Vice President and Provost



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Reporting through:
Dean of the College of Communication
to the Executive Vice President and Provost



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Reporting through:
Dean of the College of Education
to the Executive Vice President and Provost

Texas Center on Education Policy
Angela Valenzuela, Director
SZB 518J, (D8000)

Texas Child Study Center*
Kevin Stark, Director
1600 W. 38th St.
Suite 212
Austin, TX 78731

Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts
Sylvia Linan-Thompson, Director
SZB 228 (D4900)

* University Research Unit



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Reporting through:
Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering
to the Executive Vice President and Provost

Advanced Manufacturing Center
Steven Nichols , Director
ETC 4.146A (C2200)

Aeromechanics Research, Center for
Philip L. Varghese, Director
WRW 220A (C0604)

Computer Engineering Research Center
Jacob A. Abraham, Director
ACE 6.134 (C8800)

Construction Industry Institute
Wayne Crew, Director
MCC (R4500)

Energy and Environmental Resources, Center for
David Allen, Director
PRC-EME 1.316A (R7100)

Excellence in Distributed Global Environments, Center for
Suzanne Barber, Director
ACE 5.124A (C5000)

Geotechnical Engineering Center
Kenneth H. Stokoe , Director
ECJ 9.227 (C1792)

Mechanics of Solids, Structures, and Materials, Center for
Stelios Kyriakides, Director
WRW 110 (C0600)

Microelectronics Research Center
Sanjay Banerjee, Director
PRC-MER 1.606A (R9900)

Offshore Technology Research Center
Spyridon A. Kinnas, Director
WRW 215 (C3700)

Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering, Center for
Gary A. Pope, Director
CPE 2.502 (C0300)

Research in Water Resources, Center for
David Maidment, Director
PRC-119 (R8000)

Space Research, Center for
Byron D. Tapley, Director
MCC 200 (R1000)

Structural Engineering Laboratory, Phil M. Ferguson
Sharon L. Wood, Director
PRC-FS1 (R7200)

Texas Materials Institute*
Donald R. Paul, Director
ETC 8.102 (C2201)

Transportation Research, Center for
Randy Machemehl, Director
ECJ 6.100 (C1800)

Wireless Networking and Communications Group
Jeff Andrews,Director
ENS 431 (C0806)

* Reports jointly to the Cockrell School of Engineering and the College of Natural Sciences.



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Reporting through:
Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences
to The Executive Vice President and Provost

Economic Geology, Bureau of
Scott Tinker, Director
PRC-BEG 1.216 (E0600)

Geophysics, Institute for
Paul Stoffa, Director
4412 Spicewood Springs Road
Building 600
Austin, TX 78759-8500 (R2200)



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Reporting through:
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
to the Executive Vice President and Provost

Antiquity and Christian Origins, Institute for the Study of
L. Michael White, Director
WAG 212 (C3450)

Applied Research in Economics, Center for
Dale O Stahl, Director
BRB 1.116J (C3100)

Classical Archaeology, Institute for
Joseph C. Carter, Director
WAG 123 (C3400)

Criminology and Criminal Justice Research, Center for
William R. Kelly, Director
BUR 354 (A1700)

Imaging Research Center*
Arthur B. Markman, Interim Director
MCC (R6000)

Latin American Studies, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of
Bryan Roberts, Interim Director
SRH 1.314D (D0800)

Linguistics Research Center
Jonathan Slocum, Interim Director
PCL 5.112 (S5490)

Perceptual Systems, Center for
Wilson S. Geisler, Director
SEA 4.328 (A8000)

Population Research Center
Mark D. Hayward , Director
MAI 1800 (G1800)

Texas Archeological Research Laboratory
Darrell Creel, Director
TAR (R7500)

* Reports jointly to the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Natural Sciences



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Reporting through:
Dean of the College of Natural Sciences
to The Executive Vice President and Provost

Alcohol and Addiction Research, Waggoner Center for
R. Adron Harris, Director
MBB 1.124 (A4800)

Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Raymond Mooney, Director
TAY 2.124 (C0500)

Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Center for
David Crews, Director
PAT 30 (C0930)

Brackenridge Field Laboratory
Lawrence E. Gilbert, Director
PAT 443 (C0900)

Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute for
Alan Lambowitz, Director
MBB 1.220C (A4800)

Complex Quantum Systems, Center for
Linda Reichl, Director
RLM 7.222 (C1609)

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Center for
David Hillis, Director
ACE 3.422 (C4500)

Culture Collection of Algae
Jerry Brand, Director
BIO 321 (A6700)

Dell Pediatric Research Institute
TBD, Director

Electrochemistry, Center for
Allen J. Bard, Director
WEL 2.424 (A5300)

Environmental Science Institute
Jay Banner, Director
GEO 5.226 (C1100)

Fusion Research Center
Kenneth W. Gentle, Director
RLM 11.222 (C1510)

Fusion Studies, Institute for
James Van Dam, Director
RLM 11.222 (C1500)

Information Assurance and Security, Center for
Frederick R. Chang, Director
TAY 2.124 (C0500)

Learning and Memory, Center for
Daniel Johnston, Director
NMS 4.104 (C7000)

Marine Science Institute
Lee A. Fuiman, Director
750 Channel View Drive (T2500)
Port Aransas, TX 78373-5015

Materials Chemistry, Center for
TBD, Director
WEL 3.310 (A5300)

Mathematics and Science Education, Charles A. Dana Center for
P. Uri Treisman, Director
DEV 2.200 (A2650)

McDonald Observatory
David Lambert, Director
RLM 15.208 (C1402)

Nano and Molecular Science and Technology, Center for
Paul Barbara, Director
NST 1.206B (A5500)

Neuroscience, Institute for
Daniel Johnston, Director
NMS 4.104 (C7000)

Nonlinear Dynamics, Center for
Harry L. Swinney, Director
RLM 14.222 (C1610)

Particles and Fields, Center for
Karol Lang, Director
RLM 5.208 (C1602)

Plant Resources Center
Beryl Simpson, Director
MAI 127 (F0404)

Relativity, Center for
Richard A. Matzner, Director
RLM 9.224A (C1606)

Statistics and Scientific Computation, Division of
Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Director
PAI 3.04 (G2550)

Structural Biology, Center for
Jon Robertus, Director
WEL 5.266A (A5307)

Systems and Synthetic Biology, Center for
Andrew Ellington, Director
MBB 3.106 (A4800)

Texas Institute for Drug and Diagnostic Development (TI-3D)
Brent Iverson and George Georgiou, Directors
WEL 5.320 (A5300) and CPE 4.410 (C0400)

Texas Materials Institute*
(see Cockrell School of Engineering)

Texas Natural Science Center
Edward C. Theriot, Director
TMM (D1500)

Theoretical Chemistry, Institute for
John Stanton, Director
WEL 3.208 (A5300)

Weinberg Theory Group
Steven Weinberg, Director
RLM 9.306 (C1608)

Wildflower Center, Lady Bird Johnson**
Susan Rieff, Director
4801 La Crosse Avenue (T5000)
Austin, TX 78739

* Reports jointly to the Cockrell School of Engineering and the College of Natural Sciences.
** Reports jointly to the School of Architecture and the College of Natural Sciences.



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Reporting through:
Dean of the College of Pharmacy
to the Executive Vice President and Provost

Animal Models in Drug Development (AMIDD) Program
Janet Walkow, Director

Drug Dynamics Institute
James W. McGinity, Director
PHR 3.206 (A1902)

Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, Center for
John H. Richburg, Director
PHR. 5.218 (A1915)

Neuroscience, Institute for
(see College of Natural Sciences)



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Reporting through:
Dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs
to the Executive Vice President and Provost



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Reporting through:
Dean of the School of Nursing
to the Executive Vice President and Provost



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Reporting through:
Dean of the School of Social Work
to the Executive Vice President and Provost

Social Work Research, Center for
Mary Velasquez, Director
SSW 3.208G (D3510)



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