Faculty
Research Faculty
Yaxin An
Assistant Professor
yxan@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314L
Advanced Computations | Biochemical | Materials
Michael Benton
Department Chair
Bernard S. Pressburg Professor
benton@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3315R/3307C
Energy | Biochemical
Bhuvnesh Bharti
Associate Professor
Anding Professor
bbharti@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314K
Energy | Environmental | Advanced Computations | Materials
Kunlun Ding
Associate Professor
Chevron Endowed Professor
kunlunding@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314G
Energy | Catalysis | Materials
Kerry Dooley
Professor
BASF Professor
Dr. Paul Horton Memorial Professor
dooley@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3315Q/CHE 262
Energy | Catalysis
Anthony Engler
Assistant Professor
acengler@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314P
Energy | Environmental | Materials
John Flake
Associate Vice President
Jesse Coates Professor
Jay Affolter Endowed Professor
johnflake@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314M
Energy | Catalysis | Materials
Gregory Griffin
Professor
George H. Nusloch II Endowed Professor
griffin@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3315M
Energy | Catalysis | Materials
Jimmy Lawrence
Assistant Professor
M.F. Gautreaux/Albemarle Foundation Professor
jimmylawrence@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3315P
Energy | Environmental | Advanced Computations | Materials
Kevin McPeak
Associate Professor
Gordon A. & Mary Cain Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
kmcpeak@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3315L
Environmental | Catalysis | Materials
Tetsu Ouchi
Assistant Professor
tetsuouchi@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314H
Energy | Environmental | Materials
Craig Plaisance
Associate Professor
M.F. Gautreaux/Albemarle Foundation Professor
plaisance@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314N
Energy | Advanced Computations | Catalysis | Materials
José Romagnoli
Cain Endowed Chair & Professor
jose@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3315N
Advanced Computations | Process Systems Engineering
Xun Tang
Associate Professor
Leon M. Pliner Distinguished Professor
xuntang@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314Q
Biochemical | Advanced Computations | Process Systems Engineering | Catalysis | Materials
Karsten Thompson
Longwell-Leonard Family Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering
Malcolm C. Jr. & Gene Perdue Lowe Professor of Petroleum Engineering
karsten@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3207C
Ye Xu
Associate Professor
Leon M. Pliner Distinguished Professor
yexu@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314Q
Energy | Advanced Computations | Catalysis | Materials
Teaching Faculty
Brian Hanley
Professor in Residence
Edward McLaughlin Professor in Engineering for Excellence in Undergraduate Instruction
brianhanley@lsu.edu
Office: PFT 3314C
Adjunct Faculty
Ben Spry
Adjunct Professor
Syngenta
Kerr Wall
Adjunct Professor
Emeritus Faculty
Douglas Harrison
Professor Emeritus
kayharrison@cox.net
Martin Hjortsø
Professor Emeritus
hjortso@lsu.edu
Krishnaswamy Nandakumar
Professor Emeritus
nandakumar@lsu.edu
Ralph Pike Jr.
Professor Emeritus
rpike18@cox.net
Kalliat Valsaraj
Professor Emeritus
valsaraj@lsu.edu
David Wetzel
Professor Emeritus
baezmx@msn.com
Mary Julia (Judy) Wornat
Professor Emeritus
mjwornat@lsu.edu