TAMEST Annual Conference Promises Powerful Discussions on Community Health
The TAMEST 2022 Annual Conference, Forward Texas: Imperatives for Health, will explore how Texas can build the vibrant, healthy communities of tomorrow and address topics like health care, education, infrastructure and infectious disease.
“This conference will look at the health of communities, public health and social determinates of health, including things like housing and transportation,” said TAMEST Member and 2022 TAMEST Annual Conference Program Chair Nancy W. Dickey, M.D. (NAM), Executive Director, A&M Rural and Community Health Institute, Texas A&M Health. “There truly should be something for everyone.”
TAMEST Member Profile: Danny Reible, Ph.D. (NAE), Texas Tech University
TAMEST Member Danny Reible, Ph.D. (NAE) is the Donovan Maddox Distinguished Engineering Chair and Paul Whitfield Horn Professor at Texas Tech University where he guided the development of the Maddox Environmental Engineering Research Center. Currently, he sits on the TAMEST Natural Hazards Summit planning committee, where he has helped guide the two-part summit programming. Ahead of the summit next month in Lubbock, TAMEST connected with Dr. Reible to learn more about his career, passions and need to convene on the impacts of natural disasters on our communities.
Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards Information Sessions
TAMEST recently hosted two information sessions on the selection process for the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards. Video and slides from the two sessions are now available.
TAMEST Members News Roundup- April 2022
From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the April compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.
O’Donnell Recipient Profile: Van Nguyen Truskett, Ph.D., Executive Director, Texas Innovation Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Van Truskett, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized technology and business leader, currently leading the Texas Innovation Center (TxIC) at The University of Texas at Austin. In 2016, Dr. Truskett received the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Technology Innovation for her instrumental role in developing cutting-edge inkjet-printing products installed into nanoimprint lithography tools. TAMEST spoke with Dr. Truskett about her O’Donnell Award recognition and what we can do to help foster innovation and business in Texas.
TAMEST Hosts O’Donnell Awards Information Sessions
TAMEST is hosting two information sessions on the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards on Thursday, April 7 to discuss the nomination and selection process for the prestigious awards.
The programming will be broken into two sessions: the Medicine, Engineering, Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences Awards will take place at 10 a.m. CT and the Technology Innovation Award will take place at 2 p.m. CT.
TAMEST Natural Hazards Summit in Lubbock Will Examine Tornadoes, Wind and Drought
Join TAMEST and Texas Tech University’s National Wind Institute on May 16 to examine the warning, response, and engineering aspects of natural hazards with a focus on tornadoes, thunderstorms, drought and hail.
“A tornado not only causes physical damage but trauma in the minds of people,” said Summit Co-Director Kishor Mehta, Ph.D. (NAE), P. W. Horn Professor of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University. “The Summit will cover prediction and warning of tornadoes, safety in case of an event and social aspects of the disastrous tornado events.”
TAMEST Members News Roundup- March 2022
From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the March compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.