CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
Graduate Study
CHAPTER 2
Admission and
Registration
CHAPTER 3
Degree
Requirements
CHAPTER 4
Fields
of Study
CHAPTER 5
Members of
Graduate Studies
Committees
APPENDIX
Course
Abbreviations
Members of Graduate Studies Committees
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The faculty members listed here were members of Graduate Studies Committees during the spring semester 2000-2001; the titles shown are for that period.
Toshiki Tajima, Professor, Jane and Roland Blumberg Professor in Physics, Department of Physics
BS, Tokyo Daigaku, 1971; MS, 1973; PhD, California (Irvine), 1975
Robert L. Talbert, Professor, SmithKline Centennial Professor in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy
BSPhr, Kentucky, 1971; PharmD, 1974
Cynthia M. Talbot, Assistant Professor, Center for Asian Studies, Department of Asian Studies, and Department of History
BA, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1975; MA, 1980; PhD, Wisconsin (Madison), 1988
Eric M. Taleff, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
BSME, MSMatSci, Rice, 1989; MS, Stanford, 1991; PhD, 1994
James W. Tankard Jr., Professor, Jesse H. Jones Professor in Journalism, School of Journalism
BS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1963; MA, North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1965; PhD, Stanford, 1970
Byron D. Tapley, PE, Professor, Clare Cockrell Williams Centennial Chair in Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
BSME, Texas, 1956; MSEM, 1958; PhD, 1960
Valerie Tardif, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
BS, McGill, 1987; MMath, Waterloo, 1989; PhD, Northwestern, 1994
Al F. Tasch, Professor, Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering (No. 4), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
BSPhy, Texas, 1963; MSPhy, Illinois, 1965; PhD, 1969
John L. Tassoulas, PE, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
BS, Yale, 1977; MSCE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979; PhD, 1981
John T. Tate, Professor, Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair in Mathematics (No. 4), Department of Mathematics
AB, Harvard, 1946; PhD, Princeton, 1950
Robert H. Tatham, Professor, Shell Companies Foundation Centennial Chair in Geophysics, Department of Geological Sciences
BS, California State (Northridge), 1967; MS, Houston, 1970; PhD, Columbia, 1975
Lance E. Tatum, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Harwell Hamilton Harris Regents Professor in Architecture, School of Architecture
BArch, Texas (Austin), 1967; MArch, Rice, 1973; Architect; Member, AIA
Rose A. Taylor, Professor, School of Music
BMusic, Southern California, 1968
Michael J. Telch, Professor, Department of Psychology
BA, Massachusetts (Amherst), 1975; MA, University of the Pacific, 1978; PhD, Stanford, 1982
Constantin Teleman, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
BA, MA, Harvard, 1991; PhD, 1994
Mauricio Tenorio, Associate Professor, Department of History
Licenciado, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, 1985; MA, Stanford, 1987; PhD, 1990
Delbert Tesar, PE, Professor, The Carol Cockrell Curran Chair in Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
BSME, Nebraska (Lincoln), 1959; MSME, 1960; PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1964
John J. G. Tesmer, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
BA, Rice, 1990; PhD, Purdue, 1995
Deborah J. Tharinger, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
BS, New Mexico, 1973; MA, Arizona State, 1975; PhD, California (Berkeley), 1981
Marye C. Tharp, Associate Professor, Department of Advertising
BA, Texas (Austin), 1967; BBA, 1970; MBA, 1973; PhD, 1976
Edward C. Theriot, Professor, Jane and Roland Blumberg Centennial Professor in Molecular Evolution, Section of Integrative Biology
MS, Louisiana State, 1978; PhD, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1983
Delbert D. Thiessen, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology
BA, San Jose State College, 1958; PhD, California (Berkeley), 1962
Michael P. Thomas Jr., Professor, Department of Educational Administration
BA, St. John's, 1953; MS, Wisconsin, 1956; PhD, 1960
Peter Thomas, Professor, Section of Integrative Biology and Department of Marine Science
BS, Hull, 1970; PhD, Leicester, 1977
Guy A. Thompson Jr., Professor Emeritus, Section of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
BS, Mississippi State, 1953; PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1959
Wesley J. Thompson, Professor, Section of Neurobiology
BS, North Texas State, 1970; PhD, California (Berkeley), 1975
Emerson H. Tiller, Associate Professor, Department of Management Science and Information Systems
BA, Indiana, 1984; JD, 1987; PhD, California (Berkeley), 1994
Gayle M. Timmerman, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
BSN, Florida, 1983; MSN, Ohio State, 1986; PhD, 1994
Scott W. Tinker, Professor, Department of Geological Sciences
BS, Trinity, 1982; MS, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1985; PhD, Colorado (Boulder), 1996
Sheridan Titman, Professor, Walter W. McAllister Centennial Chair in Financial Services, Department of Finance
BS, Colorado (Boulder), 1975; MS, Carnegie-Mellon, 1978; PhD, 1981
Janice S. Todd, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
BA, Mercer, 1974; MEd, 1976; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1995
Russell G. Todd, Professor, School of Journalism
BJ, Texas (Austin), 1972; MA, Stanford, 1979; PhD, 1982
Kerem Tomak, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Science and Information Systems
BS, Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi, 1992; MA, Bilkent Universitesi, 1994; PhD, Purdue, 1999
Silvia Tomaskova, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
BA, McGill, 1986; MA, Yale, 1988; MA, California (Berkeley), 1990; PhD, 1995
Stathis Tompaidis, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Science and Information Systems
BS, Aristoteleion Panepistimion Thessalonikis, 1989; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1994
Carlos Torres-Verdin, Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
BSGeophysE, Instituto Politecnico Nacional (Mexico), 1982; MSE, Texas (Austin), 1985
Nur A. Touba, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
BS, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 1990; MS, Stanford, 1991; PhD, 1996
P. Uri Treisman, Professor, Department of Mathematics
BA, California (Los Angeles), 1969; MA, California (Berkeley), 1983; PhD, 1985
Stephen J. Trejo, Associate Professor, Department of Economics
BA, Chicago, 1981; MA, 1983; PhD, 1988
John Ralston Trimble, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of English and Division of Rhetoric and Composition
BA, Princeton, 1962; MA, California (Berkeley), 1964; PhD, 1971
Pamela J. Trotter, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Ecology
BS, Pacific Lutheran, 1986; PhD, Harvard, 1992
Peter Trubowitz, Associate Professor, Department of Government
BA, Clark, 1976; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986
Henry T. Trueba, Professor, Ruben E. Hinojosa Regents Professor in Education, Department of Anthropology, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Department of Educational Administration
BA, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1959; MA, Instituto Libre de Filosofia y Letras, 1959; MA, Woodstock College, 1964; MA, Stanford, 1966; PhD, Pittsburgh (Main Campus), 1970
Senyo Y. Tse, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting
BSc, Ghana, 1975; MBA, Stanford, 1978; MA, California (Berkeley), 1981; PhD, 1983; CPA, Florida, 1984
Susan Tsu, Professor, David Bruton Jr. Regents Professor in Fine Arts, Department of Theatre and Dance
BFA, Carnegie-Mellon, 1971; MFA, 1973
Julie A. Tuason, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
BA, California (Berkeley), 1986; MA, Rutgers, 1992; PhD, 1996
Philip W. Tucker, Professor, Marie Betzner Morrow Centennial Chair, Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
BA, Texas (Austin), 1966; MA, 1969; PhD, Texas A&M, 1974
Richard L. Tucker, PE, Professor, Joe C. Walter Jr. Chair in Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
BSCE, Texas, 1958; MSCE, 1960; PhD, 1963
Jeffrey K. Tulis, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies and Department of Government
BA, Bates College, 1972; MA, Brown, 1974; PhD, Chicago, 1982
Billie Lee Turner, Professor Emeritus, Sidney F. and Doris Blake Centennial Professor Emeritus in Systematic Botany and the Blake Collection, Section of Integrative Biology
BS, Sul Ross State College, 1949; MS, Southern Methodist, 1950; PhD, State College of Washington, 1953
Jack S. Turner, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
BS, Duke, 1964; PhD, Indiana, 1969
Keith D. Turner, Associate Professor, Department of Special Education
BA, Western Washington State College, 1967; MS, 1968; PhD, Washington (Seattle), 1974
Michael Tusa, Professor, School of Music
BA, Yale, 1975; MMusic, 1976; MFA, Princeton, 1978; PhD, 1983
Robert Gray Twombly, Associate Professor, Department of English
BA, Amherst College, 1957; MA, Yale, 1959; PhD, 1965
Ron C. Tyler, Professor, Department of History
BS, Abilene Christian College, 1964; MA, Texas Christian, 1966; PhD, 1968
Takeshi Udagawa, Professor, Department of Physics
Rigakushi, Tokyo Rika Daigaku, 1957; Rigakushushi, Tokyo Kyoiku Daigaku, 1959; Rigakuhakushi, 1962
Danilo F. Udovicki-Selb, Associate Professor, School of Architecture
DiplIngArh, Univerzitet u Beogradu, 1973; MR, 1975; MA, Boston College, 1979
Karen K. Uhlenbeck, Professor, Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair in Mathematics (No. 3), Department of Mathematics
BS, Michigan, 1964; MA, Brandeis, 1966; PhD, 1968
Jarvis W. Ulbricht, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History
BArtEd, Kansas, 1965; MA, 1969; PhD, Iowa, 1976
Debra Umberson, Professor, Department of Sociology
BA, Arkansas (Little Rock), 1980; MSW, 1981; MA, Vanderbilt, 1983; PhD, 1985
Gary N. Underwood, Associate Professor, Department of English
BA, Texas A&M, 1962; MA, 1964; PhD, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 1970
Jeffrey D. Vaaler, Professor, Department of Mathematics
BS, Lawrence, 1970; MS, Illinois (Urbana- Champaign), 1971; PhD, 1974
Fred Valdez Jr., Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
BA, Texas (Austin), 1975; MA, Harvard, 1980; PhD, 1987
Richard R. Valencia, Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Center for Mexican American Studies
BA, California (Santa Barbara), 1970; MA, 1972; PhD, 1977
Angela Valenzuela, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
BA, Angelo State, 1981; MA, Texas (Austin), 1983; MA, Stanford, 1985; PhD, 1990
Jonathan W. Valvano, Professor, Biomedical Engineering Program and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
BS, MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977; PhD, 1981
Robert van de Geijn, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Sciences
BS, Wisconsin (Madison), 1981; PhD, Maryland (College Park), 1987
David A. Vanden Bout, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
BS, Duke, 1990; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1995
Elizabeth Vandewater, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Ecology
BA, Boston, 1986; MA, Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1991; PhD, 1994
Anita L. Vangelisti, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies
BA, Washington (Seattle), 1983; MA, 1985; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1989
Herman H. van Olphen, Professor, Center for Asian Studies and Department of Asian Studies
BA, Rice, 1963; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1970
W. C. J. van Rensburg, Professor, J. H. Herring Centennial Professor in Petroleum Engineering, Department of Geological Sciences and Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
BS, Universiteit van Pretoria, 1960; BS(Hons), 1961; MS, 1963; PhD, Wisconsin, 1965
Dorothy Van Soest, Professor, School of Social Work
BA, North Park College, 1964; MSW, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 1975; DSW, Catholic University of America, 1994
Jose Luis Varela, Professor, Peter T. Flawn Centennial Professor in Spanish Language and Literature, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Licenciado, Universidad de Madrid, 1946; Doctorado, 1947; PhD, Universitat zu Koln, 1956
Joao Costa Vargas, Assistant Professor, Center for African and African American Studies and Department of Anthropology
BA, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 1989; MA, 1993; MA, California (San Diego) 1994; PhD, 1999
Philip L. Varghese, Professor, Harry H. Power Professor in Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
BTech, Indian Institute of Technology (Madras), 1976; MS, Syracuse, 1977; PhD, Stanford, 1983
Sharon Vaughn, Professor, Mollie Villeret Davis Professor in Learning Disabilities, Department of Special Education
BS, Missouri (Columbia), 1973; MEd, Arizona, 1976; PhD, 1982
Igor Vaysman, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting
BS, Trinity, 1986; PhD, Stanford, 1993
John W. Velz, Professor Emeritus, Department of English
BA, Michigan, 1953; MA, 1954; PhD, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul), 1963
Arnold C. Vento, Associate Professor, Center for Mexican American Studies and Department of Spanish and Portuguese
BA, Texas, 1961; MA, New Mexico Highlands, 1962; PhD, Missouri (Columbia), 1972
D. Andrew Vernooy, Associate Professor, School of Architecture
BSE, Princeton, 1970; MArch, Texas (Austin), 1978; Architect; Member, AIA
James W. Vick, Ashbel Smith Professor, Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Mathematics
BS, Louisiana State (Baton Rouge), 1964; MA, Virginia, 1966; PhD, 1968
Tracy A. Villareal, Associate Professor, Department of Marine Science
BS, Texas A&M, 1978; MS, 1981; PhD, Rhode Island, 1989
Harrick M. Vin, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Sciences
BTech, Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay), 1987; MS, Colorado State, 1988; PhD, California (San Diego), 1993
Mikhail M. Vishik, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Kandidat nauk, matematika, Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet im. M. V. Lomonosova, 1976; PhD, 1980
Kamala Visweswaran, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Center for Asian Studies, and Department of Asian Studies
BA, California (Berkeley), 1984; MA, Stanford, 1987; PhD, 1990
Peter D. Vize, Associate Professor, Section of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
BS, Monash, 1982; PhD, Adelaide, 1987
Gary C. Vliet, PE, Professor, W. R. Woolrich Professor in Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
BSChE, Alberta, 1955; MSME, Stanford, 1957; PhD, 1962
Deborah Volker, RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
BSN, Columbia, 1977; MA, 1981; PhD, Texas (Austin), 1999
Jose F. Voloch, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Mestrado, Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada, 1982; PhD, Cambridge, 1985
Members of Graduate Studies Committees
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Contents
Chapter 1 - Graduate Study
Chapter 2 - Admission and Registration
Chapter 3 - Degree Requirements
Chapter 4 - Fields of Study
Chapter 5 - Members of Graduate Studies Committees
Appendix - Course Abbreviations
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