Provost's Biography

Dr. Aswath comes to TXST from a 33-year academic and administrative career with the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), serving the last eight years in the provost’s office, having served two years as Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, in addition to serving as Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Policy and Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Policy. His range of responsibilities included overseeing the academic operation of the university, the divisions of academic planning and policy, institutional effectiveness and research, and the UTA-Fort Worth campus and Global Academic Initiatives. He was a professor in both Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as well as Materials Science and Engineering, and he has served as Associate Dean in the College of Engineering. 

As TXST Provost, Dr. Aswath is helping in the pursuit of our strategic Hopes and Aspirations High vision to become an R1 by 2027, enhancing student success, growing the Round Rock Campus, increasing enrollment, and making TXST an employer of choice. His focus includes examining academic structures, resource allocation, policies, and procedures to ensure the efforts of faculty, staff, and administrators align with the goals of the university and that academic priorities are implemented efficiently.  

In addition to his experience in academic operations, Dr. Aswath is an accomplished scholar. He is a Fellow of American Society of Materials, Fellow of Society of Tribology Lubrication Engineers, and most recently, was elected as Fellow of National Academy of Inventors. He has published over 150 journal papers, graduated 20 Ph.D. students and 35 master’s thesis students, has commercialized several technologies in materials science, and he is included in multiple patent publications and filings. 

Dr. Aswath earned a bachelor of science in physics, chemistry and math from St. Joseph College, Bangalore University, and a bachelor of engineering in metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Science. He earned a master of science in materials science and a doctorate in materials science and engineering at Brown University.