Texas A&M Announces 2021 Presidential Impact Fellows

Twenty exceptional Texas A&M University faculty have been honored as 2021 Presidential Impact Fellows. The fifth class of Presidential Impact Fellows joins more than 75 colleagues recognized in prior years with one of the most prestigious scholarly impact awards presented to Texas A&M faculty. The award was initiated by President Michael K. Young to recognize rising stars in their respective fields, and those who embody the university commitment to advancing knowledge through transformational learning, discovery, innovation, and impact for Texas and the world.

Presidential Impact Fellows receive an annual stipend of $25,000 for three years and retain their new title for life, so long as they remain a faculty member in good standing. These award recipients were identified by their college and dean and confirmed by the academic leadership. Each is considered to be worthy of increasingly prestigious national and international professional recognitions.

The 2021 Presidential Impact Fellows include:

• Bush School of Government and Public Service
  • Joanna Lahey, associate professor, Department of Public Service and Administration
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Jason Gill, associate professor, Department of Animal Science
  • Shaodong Guo, associate professor, Department of Nutrition
• College of Architecture
  • Xuemei Zhu, associate professor, Department of Architecture
• College of Education and Human Development
  • Jemimah Young, associate professor, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture
• College of Engineering
  • Akhilesh Gaharwar, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Shuiwang Ji, professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Ranjana Mehta, associate professor, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • Emily Pentzer, associate professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
• College of Geosciences
  • Hiroko Kitajima, associate professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics
• College of Liberal Arts
  • Sheela Athreya, associate professor, Department of Anthropology
  • Jennifer Doleac, associate professor, Department of Economics
  • Theodore George, professor and head, Department of Philosophy
• Mays Business School
  • Joel Koopman, associate professor, Department of Management
• College of Medicine
  • Yubin Zhou, associate professor, Department of Translational Medical Sciences
• School of Law
  • Saurabh Vishnubhakat, professor of law
• School of Public Health
  • Natalie Johnson, associate professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
• College of Science
  • Louis Strigari, associate professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
• University Libraries
  • Sarah LeMire, associate professor of University Libraries
• College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
  • Kate Creevy, professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences

More details about the Presidential Impact Fellows are available for viewing here.