Affiliated Faculty
Texas Techs affiliated faculty across multiple disciplines drive innovation and resilience in critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and energy systems.
Through collaborative research and hands-on training, our faculty experts advance solutions that address todays complex challenges while preparing the next generation of leaders and specialists dedicated to safeguarding and enhancing vital infrastructure.

Argenis Bilbao, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Global Laboratory for Energy Asset Management and Manufacturing
(GLEAMM)
Email: argenis.bilbao@ttu.edu

Jacob Stephens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Email: Jacob.C.Stephens@ttu.edu

Ranadip Pal, Ph.D.
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Email: ranadip.pal@ttu.edu

Nathaniel Hall, Ph.D.
Director, Canine Olfaction Research Lab
Email: nathaniel.j.hall@ttu.edu

Shane Walker, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, Director of the Water and the Environment Research Center
Email: shane.walker@ttu.edu

Brian Nutter, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Email: brian.nutter@ttu.edu

Manohar Chamana, Ph.D.
Technical Director, Assistant Professor and Graduate Advisor, Renewable Energy
Email: m.chamana@ttu.edu

Ben Esser, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Email: ben.esser@ttu.edu

Daniel Mauch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Email: daniel.mauch@ttu.edu

Veronica Eliasson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Email: veronica.eliasson@ttu.edu

Justin Lajoie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Email: JLajoie@ttu.edu

Rod Russell
Energetic Materials Research Engineer, Mechanical Engineering
Email: rod.russell@ttu.edu

Michelle Pantoya, Ph.D.
Horn Distinguished Professor and J. W. Wright Regents Chair in Mechanical Engineering,
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Email: michelle.pantoya@ttu.edu

Edgar Aviles-Rosa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Email: edgar.rosas@ttu.edu
Critical Infrastructure Security Institute
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Address
1212 Gilbert Drive, Lubbock, Texas 79416 -
Phone
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Email
cisi@ttu.edu