New 2017 TAMEST Members
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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
![Byington Byington](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Byington.jpg)
Carrie Lynn Byington, M.D.
Senior Vice President
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
National Academy of Medicine: 2017
![Francisco Francisco](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Francisco.jpg)
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
![Gillison Gillison](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Gillison.jpg)
Professor, Department of Thoracic Head and Neck Medical Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
National Academy of Medicine: 2016
![Martinez Martinez](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Martinez.jpg)
Ricardo Martinez, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Adeptus Health
National Academy of Medicine: 2004
![Pettigrew Pettigrew](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Pettigrew.jpg)
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
![Dave Allen Dave Allen](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Allen.jpg)
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and UTeach-Engineering, The Cockrell School of Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
National Academy of Engineering: 2017
![Dindoruk Dindoruk](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Dindoruk.jpg)
Birol Dindoruk, Ph.D.
Principal Technical Expert of Reservoir Engineering
Shell International
National Academy of Engineering: 2017
![Gunsel Gunsel](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Gunsel.jpg)
Selda Gunsel, Ph.D.
General Manager, Products and Quality
Shell Global Lubricants Supply Chain, Royal Dutch Shell
National Academy of Engineering: 2017
![Hipwell Hipwell](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Hipwell.jpg)
TEES Distinguished Research Professor
Texas A&M University
National Academy of Engineering: 2016
![Iturbe Iturbe](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Itrube.jpg)
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
![Poston Poston](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Poston.jpg)
Randall W. Poston, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.
Senior Principal
Pivot Engineers
National Academy of Engineering: 2017
![Santiesteban Santiesteban](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Santiesteban.jpg)
José G. Santiesteban, Ph.D.
Strategy Manager
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
National Academy of Engineering: 2016
![Schultz Schultz](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Schultz.jpg)
Distinguished Professor, Cullen College of Engineering
University of Houston
National Academy of Engineering: 1994
National Academy of Sciences
![Darensbourg Darensbourg](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Darensbourg.jpg)
Marcetta Y. Darensbourg, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Texas A&M University
National Academy of Sciences: 2017
![DeVore DeVore](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/DeVore.jpg)
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Texas A&M University
National Academy of Sciences: 2017
![Howe Howe](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Howe.jpg)
Curtis D. Roberts Professor of Mathematics Education
Texas A&M University
National Academy of Sciences: 1994
The Royal Society
![Vidyasagar Vidyasagar](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vidyasagar.jpg)
Mathukumalli Vidyasagar, Ph.D.
Cecil & Ida Green Chair in Systems Biology Science
The University of Texas at Dallas
Fellow of The Royal Society: 2012
![Wood Wood](https://tamest.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Wood.jpg)
Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fellow of The Royal Society: 1997
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