About the TAMEST 2026 Annual Conference: Pioneering Climate Innovations
Save the date for the TAMEST 2026 Annual Conference: Pioneering Climate Innovations, February 2–4, 2026, at the Kimpton Santo Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.
The 2026 meeting will showcase creative interventions and innovations in sustainability, energy security 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.
The 2026 meeting will also be a momentous occasion as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards with a special dinner and ceremony on the evening of Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
The conference is open to all in the research community.
Speakers
David Allen, Ph.D. (NAE)
Professor, Norbert Dittrich-Welch Chair in Chemical Engineering
McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Andrew S. Bowman, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
Christopher Elias, M.D. (NAM)
President, Global Development
Gates Foundation
Marvin A. González-Quiroz, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
UT Health San Antonio
Elizabeth Matsui, M.D.
Professor of Population Health and Pediatrics
Associate Dean for Faculty Academic Affairs
Director, Center for Health and Environment: Education and Research
Dell Medical School
The University of Texas at Austin
Marcia McNutt, Ph.D. (NAS)
President
National Academy of Sciences
Program Committee
Program Committee Co-Chairs
Engineering
Michael Webber, Ph.D.
Sid Richardson Chair in Public Affairs
John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Medicine
David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, Ph.D.
Professor and Founding Chair
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
UT Health San Antonio
Honorary Chair: Ganesh C. Thakur, Ph.D. (NAE)
President, TAMEST
Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Director of UH Energy Industrial Partnerships
University of Houston
