By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Two faculty members in the Texas A&M University College of Science — Dr. Marcetta Y. Darensbourg, distinguished professor of chemistry, and Dr. Ronald A. DeVore, distinguished professor of mathematics — have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Zachary T. Perry, By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science For most aspiring scientists, engineers and doctors, eventual membership in the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine ranks high among one’s top lifetime career goals, likely second only to winning a Nobel Prize. Texas A&M…
By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas A&M University statistician Dr. Clifford H. Spiegelman has been appointed as the inaugural official statistician of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. Spiegelman was unanimously accepted and approved by the commissioners of Austin-based organization at the group’s…
Senior Tessa Johnson ’17. By Chris Jarvis, Texas A&M University College of Science When Texas A&M University senior Tessa Johnson ’17 receives her diploma on Aug. 11, it will mark a major milestone for both her and the Department of Statistics. Johnson will walk across the summer commencement…
Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna, the Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is the 2017 recipient…
Texas A&M Distinguished Professor of Statistics Clifford H. Spiegelman often applies his professional expertise to make a difference in the courtroom, helping to provide justice for those wrongly convicted of crimes on the basis of flawed forensic science. By Shana K. Hutchins, Texas A&M University College of Science Texas A&M…
By Shana Hutchins, Texas A&M College of Science Dr. David A. Laude, professor of Chemistry and Senior Vice Provost for Enrollment and Curricular Services at The University of Texas at Austin, will visit the Texas A&M University campus later this month to deliver a campus-wide seminar on student success.
Texas A&M Distinguished Professor of Chemistry John A. Gladysz, explaining the reactionary mechanics involved in a molecular elevator at the recent 2016 Nobel Prizes Symposium. (Credit: Gabe Chmielewski.) Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry John A. Gladysz will deliver a free public lecture this week on the…
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