Stephen Bayne
Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Collaboration
Stephen Bayne, Ph.D., serves as vice chancellor for innovation & collaboration for the 麻豆天狼副利院. He began his position on Aug. 1, 2024.
In his role, Dr. Bayne identifies, develops and oversees systemwide research collaborations; develops strategic partnerships with federal and state agency leadership on behalf of the TTU System; and develops strategic relationships with industry in research, innovation and workforce development. He works with the research offices across our component institutions to pursue large collaborative grants and contracts.
Dr. Bayne received his doctorate, master's and bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University (TTU). After completing his doctoral studies, he joined the Naval Research Lab (NRL) as an electronics engineer, focusing on designing advanced power electronics systems for space power applications. After two and a half years, Dr. Bayne transferred to the Army Research Lab (ARL), where he was instrumental in developing a high-temperature power electronics program. He was later promoted to Team Lead at ARL, leading a team of five engineers dedicated to power components research. In his capacity as Team Leader, Dr. Bayne was responsible for advanced research in high-temperature and advanced power devices for army applications. After one and a half years in this role, Dr. Bayne was promoted to branch chief of the directed energy branch.
After eight years at the ARL, Dr. Bayne transitioned to academia, where he currently holds the position of both vice chancellor for innovation and collaboration and executive director of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Security at TTU. In addition, Dr. Bayne is the director of the energy pillar of TTU's National Wind Institute. He also received the prestigious John R. Bradford Endowed Chair in Engineering. During his academic tenure, Dr. Bayne served as the chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering for two years and the interim dean of the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering for one year. In this role, he successfully managed a sizable academic community, overseeing 4,800 undergraduate, 1,442 graduate students and 257 faculty and staff members. Dr. Bayne鈥檚 research interests at TTU include power electronics, pulsed power, power semiconductors, and renewable energy.
Contact Stephen Bayne at stephen.bayne@ttu.edu.