Brent W. Webb

Who is Brent W. Webb?

Brent Woodruff Webb has been the Academic Vice President at Brigham Young University since 2011 and is a professor of mechanical engineering at BYU.

Webb earned bachelor and masters degrees from BYU in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. from Purdue University in the same field. while at Purdue he was designated the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator.

Webb specializes in heat transfer and other thermodynamics issues. Software he developed to model complexed heat transfer issues in glass has been used in industrial production in the United States and Japan.

From 1996 to 1999, Webb served as the executive director of BYU's Office of Research and Creative Activities.

On February 1, 2011, Webb was named the BYU Academic Vice President, replacing John S. Tanner. He had previously served as an associate academic vice president and was succeeded by Alan Harker.

Webb is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Among other positions in the LDS Church, Webb served as president of a church stake in Orem. He is married to Amy Jo Barker.