Meet the team

At the Texas Energy Institute Institute, our strength lies in our people. From visionary leadership to accomplished faculty and driven students, the Texas Energy Institute team brings together experts across disciplines to solve today’s most complex energy and sustainability challenges. Our collaborative, data-driven approach fuels innovation, fosters inclusive research opportunities, and drives impact at the regional, national, and global levels.

Together, we are shaping a sustainable energy future, through research, education, and community partnership.

 

Our Team

Krystel K. Castillo, Ph.D.

Krystel K. Castillo, Ph.D.

Lutcher Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering

Professor

Director, Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (TSERI) at UTSA

krystel.castillo@utsa.edu

AET 2.303

210-458-8746

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Suzanne Tanaka, MBA

Assistant Director of TSERI

suzanne.tanaka@utsa.edu

AET 2.302

210-458-8618

Ao Du, Ph.D.

Ao Du, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ao.du@utsa.edu

AET 2.310

210-458-4861

Christopher S. Combs, Ph.D.

Christopher S. Combs, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Research

Dee Howard Memorial Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Advisor of Record: M.S. Aerospace Engineering

ccombs@utsa.edu

210-458-8288

David Han, Ph.D.

David Han, Ph.D.

Romo Endowed Professor, Associate Professor, Management Science and Statistics

david.han@utsa.edu

210-458-7895

David Restrepo, Ph.D.

David Restrepo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Graduate Advisor of Record: Mechanical Engineering, M.S. & M.S. AMEE

david.restrepo@utsa.edu

EB 3.04.56

210-458-7614

Hongjie Xie, Ph.D.

Hongjie Xie, Ph.D.

Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Hongjie.Xie@utsa.edu

FLN 4.03.26

210-458-5445

Jeff Prevost

Jeff Prevost, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Cloud Technology Endowed Professor

Graduate Advisor of Record, M.S. AI

jeff.prevost@utsa.edu

AET 2.376

210-458-5027

https://business.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/bhanot-karan.html

Karan Bhanot, Ph.D.

Quincy Lee Chair in Real Estate and Finance, Department Chair and Professor in Finance, Finance

karan.bhanot@utsa.edu

BB 4.01.12C1

210-458-7429

Kiran Bhaganagar, Ph.D.

Kiran Bhaganagar, Ph.D.

Professor

Associate Fellow of AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astraunatics)

kiran.bhaganagar@utsa.edu

EB 3.04.16

210-458-6496

Max Kilger, Ph.D.

Max Kilger, Ph.D.

Professor of Practice, Management Science and Statistics

max.kilger@utsa.edu

San Pedro I 260 C, 506 Dolorosa St.

210-458-4578

Miltos Alamaniotis

Miltos Alamaniotis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

GreenStar Endowed Fellow in Energy

miltos.alamaniotis@utsa.edu

AET 2.346

210-458-6237

Nikolaos Gatsis

Nikolaos Gatsis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

GreenStar Endowed Associate Professor in Energy

nikolaos.gatsis@utsa.edu

AET 2.356

210-458-5519

Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Ph.D.

Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Ph.D.

Professor & Cloud Technology Endowed Professorship, Assistant Department Chair, Information Systems and Cyber Security

raymond.choo@utsa.edu

NPB 3.356

210-458-7876

Ruyan Guo

Ruyan Guo, Ph.D.

Robert E. Clarke Endowed Professor

Professor

MatE Program Director

ruyan.guo@utsa.edu

BSE 1.552

210-458-7057

Sara Ahmed

Sara Ahmed, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

sara.ahmed@utsa.edu

AET 2.364

210-458-8513

Vikram Kapoor, Ph.D.

Vikram Kapoor, Ph.D.

Klesse Endowed Professor

Associate Professor

Division Leader of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate Advisor of Record - Civil & Environmental Engineering

vikram.kapoor@utsa.edu

BSE 1.336

210-458-7198

Yongcan Cao

Yongcan Cao, Ph.D.

Professor

Assistant Chair of Research

yongcan.cao@utsa.edu

BSE 1.528

210-458-6269

Yuanxiong (Richard) Guo, Ph.D.

Yuanxiong (Richard) Guo, Ph.D.

Cloud Technology Endowed Fellow, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Cyber Security

yuanxiong.guo@utsa.edu

SPI 420F - San Pedro I, 506 Dolorosa St.

210-458-8028