Register Today: 2024 Annual Conference in Austin

Join us for the TAMEST 2024 Annual Conference: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, February 5–7, 2024, at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas, as we celebrate 20 years of TAMEST.

The conference will explore the current practical and clinical use of AI/ML, examine its limitations and investigate its true potential for significant advancements in science and society. Speakers will examine the challenges and opportunities of AI/ML in high-performance computing, defense, self-driving technology, precision medicine and health care delivery.

2023 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Recipient

The Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship was established in honor of Mary Beth Maddox, former Executive Director of TAMEST, who passed away in 2018 after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. This award and lectureship recognizes women scientists in Texas bringing new ideas and innovations to the fight against cancer. Learn more about the 2023 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship recipient.

2023 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 2023 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards recipients.

Registration now open

Registration Now Open: TAMEST 2024 Annual Conference: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Registration is now open for the TAMEST 2024 Annual Conference: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, February 5–7, 2024, at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Join us as we celebrate 20 years of TAMEST advancing research in Texas. The conference will explore the current practical and clinical use of AI/ML, examine its limitations and investigate its true potential for significant advancements in science and society. Register early to save 25% through Friday, November 17, 2023.

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MBM MD Anderson Lecture

2023 Mary Beth Maddox Awardee Featured in MD Anderson Blaffer Lecture Series

Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Recipient Florencia McAllister, M.D., MD Anderson Cancer Center, gave a presentation on her groundbreaking research on September 12, 2023 to more than 60 individuals as part of MD Anderson Cancer Center’s John H. Blaffer Lecture Series. Dr. McAllister presented her lecture, Microbial Matters in Pancreatic Cancer, on her seminal discoveries at the intersection of microbes, the immune system and pancreatic cancer.

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Katherine Freese

TAMEST Member Profile: Katherine Freese, Ph.D. (NAS), The University of Texas at Austin

TAMEST Member Katherine Freese, Ph.D. (NAS), The University of Texas at Austin, is a world-renowned theoretical astrophysicist who recently discovered a possible new type of star, powered by dark matter itself. TAMEST spoke with Dr. Freese about what this recent discovery could mean for our understanding of the universe and why early mentorships are so vital in the trajectory of rising researchers.

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News Roundup

TAMEST Members News Roundup- September 2023

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

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J. Tinsley Oden

TAMEST Mourns the Loss of Beloved TAMEST Member and Former Board President J. Tinsley Oden, Ph.D. (NAE), The University of Texas at Austin

TAMEST mourns the loss of beloved TAMEST Member and Former Board President J. Tinsley Oden, Ph.D. (NAE), The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. J. Tinsley Oden, was widely known as the founder of computational mechanics and the first director of what is now known as the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.

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