Faculty
Li Sun
Professor and Graduate Admissions Director of Mechanical EngineeringDirector of Subsea Engineering
Email lsun4 [at] uh.edu
Phone 713-743-4509
Phaneendra B. Kondapi
Past Director of Subsea EngineeringDirector of Engineering Programs
Email pbkondapi [at] uh.edu
Phone 713-718-6718
Matthew A. Franchek
Professor of Subsea Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Email mfranchek [at] uh.edu
Phone 713-743-2758
Yolanda De-Abreu
Lecturer of Materials and Corrosion
Julian F. Hallai, Ph.D., MBA, P.E., PMP
Adjunct Professor of Subsea EngineeringManager at Exponent, Engineering & Scientific Consulting
Johnnie Kotrla
Lecturer of BoP DesignFormerly with Schlumberger
Email jekotrla [at] uh.edu
Egidio (Ed) Marotta
ABS Adjunct Professor of Subsea Engineering,Manager – Halliburton
Burak Ozturk
Adjunct Associate Professor
H. Brian Skeels
Emerging Technology Director, FMC Technologies; Adjunct Professor Subsea Engineering
William Thomas, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Mechanical and Subsea Engineering
Email wjthomas2 [at] uh.edu
Phone 281-591-4063
Dave Harrold
Lecturer of Subsea Processing and Artificial Lift
Rafik Borji
Lecturer of Subsea Controls and Systems Engineering
Behrouz Ebrahimi
Lecturer of Mathematics for Subsea Engineers
Support Faculty
Karolos Grigoriadis
Department Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringDirector of Aerospace Engineering Program
Moores Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Email karolos [at] uh.edu
Phone 713-743-4387
Ramanan Krishnamoorti
Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Professor of Petroleum Engineering
Email ramanan [at] uh.edu
Phone 713-743-4307
Dong Liu
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Email dongliu [at] uh.edu
Phone 713-743-4532
Ralph W. Metcalfe
Professor Emeritus
Email metcalfe [at] uh.edu
Phone 713-743-4521
Gangbing Song
Director of Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory, Moores Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Email gsong [at] uh.edu
Phone 713-743-4525
Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan (Vipu), Ph.D., P.E.
Professor of Civil Engineering, Director of Center for Innovative Grouting Materials and Technology (CIGMAT), Director of Texas Hurricane Center for Innovative Technology (THC-IT)
Email cvipulanandan [at] uh.edu
Phone 713-743-4278
Past Faculty
Vahid Taghikhani
Lecturer, Subsea Engineering
Lillian Skogsberg
Lecturer, Subsea EngineeringFormerly with Shell Oil
Jim Brugman
Lecturer, Subsea EngineeringFormerly with NOV