Brent W. Webb

Brent Woodruff Webb (born August 26, 1956) is a professor of mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University (BYU).

Webb earned bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. from Purdue University in the same field.

Software he developed to model complex heat transfer 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 BYU's Academic Vice President, replacing John S. Tanner.