TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference: Slides and Photos Available
Thank you to all who joined us at the TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference: Transformational Breakthroughs, February 4–6, 2025, at the Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Speaker slides and photos are now available from the conference sessions. Video from the 2025 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards Ceremony is also available. We’re pleased to share some highlights of the meeting with you.
TAMEST Profile: Protégé Poster Challenge Grand Prize Winner Teja Guda, Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio
Earlier this month, Teja Guda, Ph.D., The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), won the Grand Prize at the TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference Poster Challenge. Dr. Guda was one of 43 TAMEST Protégés to participate in the annual TAMEST Protégé Poster Challenge, presented by Shell, and was one of four contest finalists invited to present their poster on stage at the conference. Dr. Guda’s research focuses on developing regenerative strategies and engineering tools for tissue engineering, specifically for musculoskeletal tissue substitutes.
TAMEST Congratulates 14 Texans Elected to The National Academy of Engineering in 2025
TAMEST welcomes 11 new members and congratulates three current members on their election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2025. Of the 14 new members from Texas, three are current members, four are past TAMEST Protégés, two are past conference co-chairs and two are past speakers at a TAMEST annual conference.
TAMEST Members News Roundup- February 2025
From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the February compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.
TAMEST Board of Directors Appoints New Leadership
The TAMEST Board of Directors is proud to announce the appointment of Ganesh Thakur, Ph.D. (NAE), University of Houston, as Board President and Cheryl Lyn Walker, Ph.D. (NAM), Baylor College of Medicine, as Board Vice President. Both will serve a two-year term beginning February 4, 2025. The TAMEST Board President and Vice President help coordinate and guide the TAMEST Board of Directors in planning strategy, programs and communications.
