Division of Energy and Innovation

Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti is the Vice President of Energy and Innovation at the University of Houston. During his tenure at the university, he has served as the Interim Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer, Chair of the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department, Associate Dean of Research for Engineering, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with affiliated appointments as Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Professor of Chemistry. He has also served as a federal expert witness and testified in front of Congress on carbon management, the energy transition, and topics of chemical safety and public health. Krishnamoorti obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and his doctoral degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University.