TAMEST Natural Hazards Summit: Part I is Now Virtual
Join TAMEST online for Part I of its TAMEST Natural Hazards Summit: Responding to and Mitigating the Impacts, presented by the Hurricane Resilience Research Institute (HuRRI) at the University of Houston. It will highlight the influence of natural hazards on the economy and well-being of communities in Texas. The one-day virtual summit is complimentary and open to the research community.
Registration for TAMEST 2022 Annual Conference Now Open
Join TAMEST at The Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, January 11-13, 2022, for the TAMEST 2022 Annual Conference: Forward Texas — Imperatives for Health. The conference will explore how Texas can build the vibrant, healthy communities of tomorrow and address topics like health care, education, infrastructure and infectious disease. It will also be an important opportunity to examine the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, its long-term impacts on our communities and discuss the innovative solutions and interventions that happened as a result.
TAMEST Announces Inaugural Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship in Honor of Former Executive Director
TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas) is excited to announce that nominations are now open for its newly created Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship. The new award and lectureship recognizes women scientists in Texas bringing new ideas and innovations to the fight against cancer. It was named in memory and honor of former TAMEST Executive Director Mary Beth Maddox, who passed away in 2018 after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.
TAMEST Member Profile: Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D. (NAM), Baylor College of Medicine
TAMEST Board Vice President Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D. (NAM), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), first discovered TAMEST more than twelve years ago when he participated in TAMEST’s Protégé Program. He went on to receive the 2009 TAMEST Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine and became a member of the National Academy of Medicine and TAMEST in 2013. TAMEST connected with Dr. Lee about his exposure to TAMEST in the formative years of his career and his commitment to giving back to the next generation of researchers.
TAMEST Members News Roundup- September 2021
From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the June compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.
TAMEST Member Profile: Stephen Fuselier, Ph.D. (NAS), Southwest Research Institute
Stephen Fuselier, Ph.D. (NAS), Executive Director of Southwest Research Institute’s (SwRI) Space Science Directorate, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2021 for his achievements in original research. He holds key positions on several NASA missions and serves as Adjoint Professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) where he gets to collaborate and mentor early-career researchers in his field of space physics. TAMEST connected with Dr. Fuselier to learn more about his career, passion for mentorship and the future of space research in Texas.
TAMEST Helps Pilot Texas Science Policy Fellows Program with Rice University
TAMEST partnered with Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to test a pilot program of science policy fellows in 2021 for the 87th session of the Texas Legislature. In May, fellows from the program joined the TAMEST Board of Directors virtually to share their experiences.
TAMEST Members News Roundup- August 2021
From award nominations to media interviews, TAMEST loves to share the accolades of our membership. Read the June compilation of our membership’s recent accomplishments, research breakthroughs and more.