About TAMEST
TAMEST was co-founded in 2004 by the Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison and Nobel Laureates Michael S. Brown, M.D., and Richard E. Smalley, Ph.D. With more than 300 members and 18 member institutions, TAMEST is composed of the Texas-based members of the three National Academies (National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Sciences), the Royal Society and the state’s 11 Nobel Laureates. We bring together the state’s brightest minds in medicine, engineering, science and technology to foster collaboration, and to advance research, innovation and business in Texas.
TAMEST’s unique interdisciplinary model has become an effective recruitment tool for top research and development centers across Texas. Since our founding, more than 250 TAMEST members have been inducted into the National Academies or relocated to Texas.

TAMEST Board Past President Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH (NAM), speaking at the TAMEST 2020 Annual Conference: Innovating Texas—Research to Commercialization.
TAMEST Board of Directors

David E. Daniel, Ph.D., President
President Emeritus
The University of Texas at Dallas
NAE Member

Brendan Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President
Robert and Janice McNair Endowed Chair in Molecular and Human Genetics
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
NAM Member

Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, Past President
Chair and Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences
Director, Institute for Health Promotion Research
Associate Director, Mays Cancer Center Community Outreach and Engagement
Dielmann Chair in Health Disparities Research & Community Outreach
Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Endowed Chair in Cancer Health Care Disparities
Institute for Health Promotion Research
UT Health San Antonio
NAM Member

Ganesh C. Thakur, Ph.D., Treasurer
Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering
Director of UH Energy Industrial Partnerships
President, Thakur Services, Inc.
University of Houston
NAE Member

Cheryl Lyn Walker, Ph.D., Treasurer-Elect
Director, Center for Precision Environmental Health
Professor, Departments of Molecular & Cell Biology and Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
NAM Member

Helen Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D., Secretary
Professor, Department of Experimental Oncology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
NAM Member

Richard W. Aldrich, Ph.D.
Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II
The University of Texas at Austin
NAS Member

Pallab K. Chatterjee, Ph.D.
Chairman
3Lines Venture Capital
NAE Member

Chau-Chyun Chen, Sc.D.
Jack Maddox Distinguished Engineering Chair in Sustainable Energy
Texas Tech University
NAE Member

Richard A. Dixon, D.Phil.
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
University of North Texas
NAS, FRS Member

Lora Hooper, Ph.D.
Chair in Immunology and Investigator, HHMI
UT Southwestern
NAS Member

Sara N. Ortwein
Former President, XTO Energy
ExxonMobil (retired)
NAE Member

Roderic Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D.
CEO, EnHealth, Texas A&M Health and Texas A&M University College of Engineering
Robert A. Welch Professor and Executive Dean for EnMed, Colleges of Medicine, Engineering, Texas A&M University and Houston Methodist Hospital
NAM, NAE Member

Peter J. Rossky, Ph.D.
Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Chair Professor of Chemistry
Rice University
NAS Member

Marlan O. Scully, Ph.D.
Burgess Distinguished Professor, TEES Distinguished Research Professor
Director, Institute for Quantum Studies
Texas A&M University
NAS Member
Honorary Chair

The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator, 1993-2013
Founding Co-chair

Michael S. Brown, M.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Laureate, 1985
NAM, NAS Member
Founding Co-chair – In Memorium

Richard E. Smalley, Ph.D.
Rice University
Nobel Laureate, 1996
NAS Member
TAMEST Member Institutions
As Texas continues to attract more and more top-tier scientists and researchers, the number of TAMEST member institutions also continues to grow. TAMEST member institutions are Texas universities where TAMEST members hold positions on the faculty or in the administration.
Annual dues from these member institutions is a crucial resource for TAMEST’s mission. TAMEST recognizes the following institutions for their generous support:
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
University of Houston
University of North Texas
UT Health San Antonio
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Presidents and Chancellors
Member institutions are Texas universities where TAMEST Members hold positions on the faculty or administration. The presidents and chancellors of these institutions who are not National Academies members are affiliate members of TAMEST.

Richard C. Benson, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas at Dallas

Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, M.D.
President
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)

Taylor Eighmy, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas at San Antonio

Jay C. Hartzell, Ph.D.
President
The University of Texas at Austin

William L. Henrich, M.D., M.A.C.P.
President
UT Health San Antonio

Renu Khator, Ph.D.
Chancellor
University of Houston System
President
University of Houston

Paul Klotman, M.D.
President and CEO
Baylor College of Medicine

David W. Leebron
President
Rice University

James B. Milliken
Chancellor
The University of Texas System

Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D.
Chancellor
Texas Tech University System

Bert W. O’Malley, M.D. (NAM, NAS)
Chancellor
Baylor College of Medicine

Peter WT Pisters, M.D.
President
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. (NAM)
President
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Lesa B. Roe
Chancellor
University of North Texas System

Lawrence Schovanec, Ph.D.
President
Texas Tech University

John Sharp
Chancellor
Texas A&M University System

Neal J. Smatresk, Ph.D.
President
University of North Texas

R. Gerald Turner, Ph.D.
President
Southern Methodist University
Industry and Community Affiliates (ICA) Committee
The ICA Committee is composed of industry and community leaders across the state that advise TAMEST on issues of importance to the state’s industrial sector.

Sara N. Ortwein, Chair
Former President, XTO Energy
ExxonMobil (retired)

Ernest H. Cockrell
Chairman
Cockrell Interests Inc.

Michael S. Dell
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Dell Technologies

Norbert Dittrich
President
The Welch Foundation

Robert R. Doering, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow and Research Manager
Technology and Manufacturing Group
Texas Instruments Incorporated

Richard H. Edwards
Executive Vice President
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control

Thomas J. Engibous (NAE)
Retired Chairman
Texas Instruments Inc.

Adam L. Hamilton, P.E.
President and CEO
Southwest Research Institute

Hon. William P. Hobby Jr.
Former Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Kenneth M. Jastrow II

Neal F. Lane, Ph.D.
University Professor Emeritus
Rice University

Bob Metcalfe, Ph.D. (NAE)
Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise
The University of Texas at Austin

Paul B. Murphy Jr.
CEO
Cadence Bancorp, LLC

Peter O’Donnell Jr.
Founder
O’Donnell Foundation

Thomas W. Schuessler
President
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

Kurt Swogger, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Molecular Rebar Design, LLC

Charles W. Tate
Chairman and Founding Partner
Capital Royalty L.P.

James Truchard, Ph.D. (NAE)
Board Chairman and Co-Founder
National Instruments

James R. Von Ehr II
CEO and Founder
Zyvex Labs, LLC

Pete Winstead
Founding Shareholder
Winstead PC
Nobel Laureates

James P. Allison, Ph.D.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2018

Bruce A. Beutler, M.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2011

Michael S. Brown, M.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1985

Robert F. Curl, Ph.D.
Rice University
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1996

Johann Deisenhofer, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1988

Joseph L. Goldstein, M.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1985

John B. Goodenough, Ph.D.
The University of Texas at Austin
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2019

Dudley R. Herschbach, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986

Russell A. Hulse, Ph.D.
The University of Texas at Dallas
The Nobel Prize in Physics, 1993

David M. Lee, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
The Nobel Prize in Physics, 1996

Steven Weinberg, Ph.D.
The University of Texas at Austin
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1979