Dr. John G. Ekerdt
Associate Dean for Research
512-471-2125
Marie King
Administrative Associate
512-471-2125
Joey S. Walker
Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
512-471-5450
Above: Graphene-based capacitors enable new applications for energy storage.
Building bridges is nothing unusual for engineers. But for Dr. Christine Schmidt, professor of biomedical engineering, the bridges in question connect human nerves.
John G. Ekerdt is the associate dean for research in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. His work is supported by the endowment created as the Dick Rothwell Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering. He holds a Texas professional engineer's license.

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