Heather Shipley

Shipley earned a B.S. in chemistry from Baylor University.^[1] She completed a M.S. and Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Rice University.^[1] Her 2007 dissertation was titled, Magnetite Nanoparticles for Removal of Arsenic from Drinking Water.^[2] Mason B. Tomson was her doctoral advisor.^[2]

Shipley joined the faculty at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research includes water chemistry, water treatment, and environmental nanotechnology.^[3] She held the Burzik Professorship in Engineering Design and is the inaugural holder of the Hispanic Thriving Institution Endowed Chair for the Dean of University College.^[4][3] In the fall of 2017, she became the interim senior vice provost of academic affairs.^[3] She later formally assumed the position.^[4] On August 1, 2023, she succeeded Kimberly Andrews Espy as the interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.^[5]