Officers
Past Chair: (by default from previous position until June 2025)
Dr. Nandika D’Souza, Regents Professor
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Mechanical and Energy Engineering
College of Engineering
1155 Union Circle #310440; Denton, Texas 76203-5017
(940)-565-2979
Email: ndsouza@unt.edu
Chair: (for one-year term until June 2025)
Dr. Emily Hunt, Dean and Professor
Dean of College of Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
West Texas A&M University
Engineering Building 122
Box 60767, Canyon, TX 79016
Email: ehunt@wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-5330
Vice-Chair (Program Chair in 2025)
Dr. David Ewing
Associate Professor of Instruction
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The University of Texas at Arlington
NH 619
Box 19018
Arlington, TX 76019-0018
817-272-2603
Email: david.ewing@uta.edu
Vice-Chair (Program Chair in 2026): (for one-year term until June 2025)
Dr. Tracy Hammond
Director, Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation
Chair, Engineering Education Faculty
Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77845-3112
EABC 103
979-353-0899
Email: hammond@tamu.edu
Vice-Chair (Program Chair in 2027): (for one-year term until June 2025)
Dr. Mia K. Markey
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
107 W. Dean Keeton Street
C0800 BME 3.314
Austin, TX 78712
512-471-1711
Email: mia.markey@utexas.edu
Secretary: (for three-year term June 2024-June 2027)
Matthew Kuester, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Computer Science, Engineering, and Physics Department
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
mkuester@umhb.edu
(254)-295-3650
Treasurer: (for three-year term June 2024-June 2026)
Dr. Amir Karimi
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX. 78249-0615
(210) 458-5514
Email: amir.karimi@utsa.edu
Section Campus Rep: (for three-year term June 2024 – June 2026)
Lance L.A. White
Lecturer, Engineering Academic and Student Affairs
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77845-3112
Phone: (806) 548-1480
Email: llwhite1@tamu.edu
Section Newsletter Editor: (for three-year term June 2024-June 2026)
Justin W. Wilkerson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Sallie and Don Davis ’61 Career Development Professor
- Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
Email: wilkerson@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.862.6068
Section Awards Committee Chair: (by annual appointment)
Dr. Amir Karimi
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX. 78249-0615
(210) 458-5514
Email: amir.karimi@utsa.edu
Section Nominating & Resolution Committee Chair: (by annual appointment)
Dr. Mia K. Markey
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
107 W. Dean Keeton Street
C0800 BME 3.314
Austin, TX 78712
512-471-1711
email: mia.markey@utexas.edu
Section Webmaster (by annual appointment)
Dr. Krishna Kumar
Assistant Professor
Civil, Architecture, and Environmental Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
301 E. Dean Keaton St (C 1935)
Austin, TX 78712
krishnak@utexas.edu
Section Archivist (by annual appointment)
Dr. Amir Karimi
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX. 78249-0615
(210) 458-5514
Email: amir.karimi@utsa.edu