Save the Date: 2026 Annual Conference in San Antonio

Save the date for the TAMEST 2026 Annual Conference: Pioneering Climate Innovations, Feb. 2–4, 2026, at the Kimpton Santo Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.

The 2026 meeting will showcase creative interventions and innovations in sustainability and climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation across a wide range of disciplines.

Speakers and sessions will explore real-world, scalable climate solutions and collaborative problem-solving for sustainability in medicine, engineering, science and technology. Don’t miss this opportunity to take an in-depth look at how science and innovation can help navigate the challenges of our changing world.

Recipients of the 2025 Hill Prizes Announced

TAMEST and Lyda Hill Philanthropies are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Hill Prizes. The prizes, funded by Lyda Hill Philanthropies, propel high-risk, high-reward ideas and innovations that demonstrate very significant potential for real-world impact and can lead to new, paradigm-shifting paths in research.

2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Recipient

Gerta Hoxhaj, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI), is the recipient of the 2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship in cancer research. She was chosen for her work in cancer metabolism and revealing new mechanisms crucial for the growth and survival of cancer cells. Learn more about the 2025 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship recipient.

2025 O’Donnell Awards Recipients

The Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards annually recognize rising Texas researchers who are addressing the essential role that science and technology play in society, and whose work meets the highest standards of exemplary professional performance, creativity and resourcefulness. Learn more about the 2025 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards recipients.

2025 Kay Bailey Hutchison Distinguished Service Award Recipients

TAMEST is pleased to announce Lyda Hill and Lyda Hill Philanthropies as the recipients of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Distinguished Service Award. TAMEST is recognizing Lyda Hill and her team for empowering and enabling groundbreaking research in science and nature that profoundly impacts society. Learn more about the 2025 Kay Bailey Hutchison Distinguished Service Award recipients.

TAMEST Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation and Impact at Pegasus Park

On Tuesday, September 3, TAMEST gathered more than 70 National Academy members, research institution leaders and others from the research community to attend a special 20th Anniversary Reception and networking event at Pegasus Park in Dallas. The evening featured an on-stage conversation with Former United States Senator The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, who co-founded TAMEST in 2004, TAMEST Board President Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D. (NAM), Baylor College of Medicine and UT Southwestern Medical Center President and TAMEST Member Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. (NAM). The program showcased TAMEST’s history and growth over the past 20 years and its potential in the future.

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TAMEST New NAS Members Include First Triple Academy Member in Texas

TAMEST congratulates two new members and two current members on their election to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Notable among the new elections to the NAS is Lydia E. Kavraki, Ph.D. (NAM, NAE, NAS), of Rice University. With her election to the NAS, she becomes the first TAMEST member to be elected to all three National Academies, a remarkable distinction only 27 other individuals worldwide hold. Margaret Anne Goodell, Ph.D. (NAM, NAS), Baylor College of Medicine, Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards Committee Chair, who is herself a past recipient of an O’Donnell Award, was also elected to her second academy.

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Mark Papermaster

TAMEST Member Profile: Mark Papermaster (NAE), AMD

TAMEST Member Mark Papermaster (NAE) is a visionary technology leader whose four-decade career has helped shape the evolution of modern computing. At AMD, he has been at the helm of the company’s technological transformation, leading the development of its award-winning “Zen” CPU architecture and advancing the capabilities of GPUs and AI-driven computing systems. TAMEST connected with Mr. Papermaster to discuss his role in guiding the future of technology at AMD, the importance of mentorship and what being a member of TAMEST means to him.

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TAMEST Members News Roundup- May 2025

From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the May compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.

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