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Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology. Bringing together the state’s brightest minds in medicine, engineering, science and technology.
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http://www.tamest.org/about-us 12-07-2011 15:05:13
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A pioneer in the field of optical biosensors, TAMEST Member Frances Ligler, DSc, D.Phil. (NAE), Texas A&M University, has made positive impacts on her field and the scholars she mentors. Don't miss this Engineers of Impact article featuring Dr. Ligler and her research: engineering.tamu.edu/news/2025/05/e…


A team of researchers at Rice University and BCMHouston including TAMEST Member Naomi J. Halas, Ph.D. (NAE, NAS), has developed a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants in soil, even ones that have never been isolated or studied in a lab: buff.ly/XSNnixZ


A major grant totaling $2.8 million will position University of Houston at the forefront of redefining how military drones operate. The project is led by TAMEST Members Kaushik Rajashekara, Ph.D. (NAE), who serves as PI and TAMEST Member Hao Huang, Ph.D. (NAE), co-PI: buff.ly/prKo9tt

Congratulations to TAMEST Member and Rice University President Reginald DesRoches, Ph.D. (NAE), for being elected to the 2025 class of distinguished members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE Headquarters). Read More: buff.ly/fABbXNY



Don't miss this article featuring TAMEST Board President Ganesh C. Thakur, Ph.D. (NAE), University of Houston, as he takes on his new role at TAMEST and his goals over the next two years. Read More: buff.ly/dm5iNsN





Accelsius, a leader in two-phase, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, has been selected as a key contributor to a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ARPA-E COOLERCHIPS project led by TAMEST Member Dereje Agonafer, Ph.D. (NAE), The University of Texas at Arlington. Read More: buff.ly/DoS7zBN



TAMEST Member Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D. (NAM, NAE), and his team at UT Southwestern Medical Center developed lightweight, cost-effective goggles that use infrared fluorescence to help surgeons see and remove hidden cancer cells in real time. Read More: buff.ly/VpVZg1U


Texas firefighters are getting an innovative new tool in the fight against occupational cancer. A $5 million research program for studying firefighter-related cancers and diseases will soon be underway at UTHealth Houston. Read More: buff.ly/ybKrSVp

A team of researchers at University of Houston including 2025 O’Donnell Award in Engineering Recipient Yan Yao, Ph.D., along with researchers from Brown University, have created a powerful high-resolution imaging technique using operando scanning electron microscopy: uh.edu/news-events/st…

As rates of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias continue to rise across Texas and the nation, Texas A&M Health is launching a bold, collaborative initiative to change the trajectory, The Dementia & Alzheimer’s Research Initiative (DARI). Read More: stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/06/1…

The Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative, an initiative of Rice University and MD Anderson Cancer Center, launched its inaugural seminar June 3 with a talk from TAMEST Member and Nobel Laureate James P. Allison, Ph.D. (NAM, NAS). Read More: buff.ly/467imKX


The UT Dallas gave government officials and industry partners a first look at the new Batteries and Energy to Advance Commercialization and National Security facility designed to help researchers and industry partners fast-track energy storage innovation: news.utdallas.edu/science-techno…
