Biography
Roger T. Bonnecaze is Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and a Professor of Chemical Engineering. He holds the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #5 and has served UT Austin in multiple senior academic and leadership roles.
Professor Bonnecaze’s research focuses on the discovery and understanding of fundamental phenomena governing complex fluids and materials processing flows, and on applying this knowledge to the modeling, design, and optimization of industrial and natural processes. His work integrates experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches, many of which have been developed within his research group.
His current research interests include the rheology, memory, and aging of soft-particle pastes; suspension transport; microrheology and biomechanics of cancer cells; immersion and imprint lithography; flow, reaction, and transport in porous media; and the theoretical design of polymer barrier materials.
Professor Bonnecaze has received numerous awards recognizing both his research excellence and his contributions to engineering education and leadership. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has held visiting professorships and distinguished lectureships at leading institutions worldwide.
As UT Austin’s representative on the Program Board of the UT Austin Portugal Program (Phase 4), Professor Bonnecaze contributes strategic oversight to the partnership, supporting its mission to advance high-impact, transatlantic research collaboration.
