New 2017 TAMEST Members
TAMEST welcomed 18 new members in 2017, bringing our total number of members to 294.
Of these new members, 8 were elected to one of the National Academies in 2017, and 10 became members as a result of their relocation to Texas.
National Academy of Medicine
Carrie Lynn Byington, M.D.
Senior Vice President
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
National Academy of Medicine: 2017
Gerard E. Francisco, M.D.
Chairman and Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) McGovern Medical School
National Academy of Medicine: 2017
Professor, Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
National Academy of Medicine: 2016
Ricardo Martinez, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Adeptus Health
National Academy of Medicine: 2004
Roderic I. Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D.
CEO, EnHealth
Executive Dean, EnMed
Texas A&M University
National Academy of Medicine: 2007; National Academy of Engineering: 2010
National Academy of Engineering
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and UTeach-Engineering, The Cockrell School of Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
National Academy of Engineering: 2017
Birol Dindoruk, Ph.D.
Principal Technical Expert of Reservoir Engineering
Shell International
National Academy of Engineering: 2017
Selda Gunsel, Ph.D.
General Manager, Products and Quality
Shell Global Lubricants Supply Chain, Royal Dutch Shell
National Academy of Engineering: 2017
TEES Distinguished Research Professor
Texas A&M University
National Academy of Engineering: 2016
Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor and Distinguished TEES Research Professor, Texas A&M University
Distinguished University Professor (Emeritus), Princeton University
National Academy of Engineering: 1988; National Academy of Sciences: 2010
Randall W. Poston, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.
Senior Principal
Pivot Engineers
National Academy of Engineering: 2017
José G. Santiesteban, Ph.D.
Strategy Manager
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
National Academy of Engineering: 2016
Distinguished Professor, Cullen College of Engineering
University of Houston
National Academy of Engineering: 1994
National Academy of Sciences
Marcetta Y. Darensbourg, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Texas A&M University
National Academy of Sciences: 2017
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Texas A&M University
National Academy of Sciences: 2017
Curtis D. Roberts Professor of Mathematics Education
Texas A&M University
National Academy of Sciences: 1994
The Royal Society
Mathukumalli Vidyasagar, Ph.D.
Cecil & Ida Green Chair in Systems Biology Science
The University of Texas at Dallas
Fellow of The Royal Society: 2012
Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fellow of The Royal Society: 1997
