Dr. Sean Michael Kerwin
Associate Dean for Research
Office: Centennial Hall, 201
Phone: 512.245.2119
Email: smk89@txstate.edu
Sean Michael Kerwin is associate dean for research in the College of Science and Engineering and a University Distinguished Professor. He earned a PhD in chemistry from UC Berkeley. After postdoctoral work at UC San Francisco, he began his academic career at UT Austin in the College of Pharmacy, and moved to Texas State University in 2015 where he is currently Regents' Professor and Director of the Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program.
Dr. Kerwin has been PI or Co-PI on over $9M in externally funded grants during his time at Texas State University.
Kerwin received the Texas State University Presidential Award for Excellence in Service (2024). Other awards he has received include the Top 2% Scientist List/Stanford University (2017-2023), Alpha Chi Favorite Professor (2017 & 2019), Foundations of Excellence Award from the TXST University Student Foundation (2020), COSE Excellence in Teaching Award (2023), and he is a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (2025-present).
Dr. Kerwin has held numerous leadership positions including serving as the Interim Director of the Integrated Molecular and Biophysical Chemistry program and the Chair of the Materials Science Engineering and Commercialization program.