William Howard

William Howard serves as an Associate Professor of Practice within the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. His office is located in CPE 5.462 with contact details whoward@che.utexas.edu and 512-471-5773.

His educational background includes a Ph.D. from MIT (1997) and a degree from United States Military Academy, West Point (1987). These qualifications underpin his interdisciplinary career bridging military, academic, and industrial domains.

Professor Howard's research spans semiconductor manufacturing processes, lithography systems, micro/nanofabrication techniques, nuclear engineering applications, and healthcare utilization analysis. His semiconductor work focuses on design for manufacturing (DFM), reticle-wafer simulation, and mask defect disposition, while nuclear research examines neutron energy spectra. Medical contributions include inflammatory bowel disease healthcare utilization studies.

Publication trends show concentrated semiconductor manufacturing research from 2001-2007 followed by healthcare systems analysis in 2014, demonstrating consistent application of engineering principles across industrial and medical contexts with strong industry collaboration evident in SPIE proceedings.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Hertz Foundation Fellowship (1987)

No information is provided regarding student advising, research grants, laboratory facilities, or research teams in the available documentation.