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About the TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference: Transformational Breakthroughs

The TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference: Transformational Breakthroughs took place February 4–6, 2025, at the Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.

The conference explored some of the most disruptive breakthroughs in science and technology set to change our way of life in the coming years.

Speakers examined game-changing advancements in the fields of materials science and nanotechnology, space exploration, regeneration and synthetic biology, energy transition and more.

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TAMEST 2025 Annual Conference Statistics
John L. Anderson, Ph.D.

John L. Anderson, Ph.D. (NAE)

President

National Academy of Engineering

Richard G. Baraniuk

Richard Baraniuk, Ph.D. (NAE)

C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University

Founding Director, OpenStax and SafeInsights

Trevor Best

Trevor Best

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Syzygy Plasmonics

A.C. Charania

A.C. Charania

Agency Chief Technologist

NASA

Timothy P. Crain, Ph.D.

Timothy P. Crain, Ph.D.

Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder

Intuitive Machines

Leah Ellis, Ph.D.

Leah Ellis, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Sublime Systems

Julia Greer

Julia R. Greer, Ph.D.

Ruben F. and Donna Mettler Professor of Materials Science, Medical Engineering, and Mechanics

Fletcher Jones Foundation Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute

Caltech

Naomi J. Halas, Ph.D., D.Sc.

Naomi Halas, Ph.D., D.Sc. (NAE, NAS)

University Professor and Stanley C. Moore Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Rice University

Robert Kester, Ph.D.

Robert Kester, Ph.D.

Partner, Technology & Innovation

Veriten

James F Martin, M.D., Ph.D.

James F. Martin, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor and Vivian L. Smith Chair in Regenerative Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Cardiomyocyte Renewal Lab

Texas Heart Institute

Matthew T. McDowell, Ph.D.

Matthew McDowell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Carter N. Paden, Jr. Distinguished Chair

George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and School of Materials Science and Engineering

Georgia Tech

Jason Rolland

Jason P. Rolland, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President of Materials

Carbon, Inc.

Clive Svendsen, Ph.D.

Clive Svendsen, Ph.D.

Executive Director

Regenerative Medicine Institute

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Jun Wu

Jun Wu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Molecular Biology

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Program Committee

Program Committee Co-Chairs

Walter Voit, Ph.D.
Science

Walter E. Voit, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering

Director, Center for Engineering Innovation

The University of Texas at Dallas

Nicholas Skytland

Technology

Nicholas Skytland

Chief Technologist

Director, Business Development & Technology Integration Office

NASA Johnson Space Center

Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D. (NAM)

Medicine

Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D. (NAM)

Professor and Lyda Hill Distinguished University Chair in Biomedical Engineering

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Jane Stricker

Engineering

Jane Stricker

Senior Vice President and Executive Director, Houston Energy Transition Initiative

Greater Houston Partnership

Ganesh Thakur

Honorary Chair: Ganesh C. Thakur, Ph.D. (NAE)

Vice President, TAMEST

Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Director of UH Energy Industrial Partnerships

University of Houston

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