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according to keene the symposium will cover the human experience from deep-time fossil records to modern life and feature two keynote speakers: national academy of sciences members neil shubin the robert r bensley distinguished service professor of organismal biology and anatomy at the university of chicago and susan alberts the robert f durden distinguished professor of biology at duke university we had many names to choose from but in the end we went with who excited us the most keene said we have exceptional speakers who really unite our interests the keynote addresses which are free and open to the public will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 pm in rudder auditorium along with shubin and alberts the symposium also will feature morning talks from three junior faculty members: geology and geophysicss christina belanger; anthropologys heather thakar; and biologys marie strader im excited to meet people from all over campus keene said in addition to the two national speakers we have three junior faculty members who are all exceptional keene says he hopes people walk away from the symposium with a renewed sense of wonder the goal is that people leave with the feeling that their discipline is broad and touches areas that are studied in other units on campus he said also its supposed to be fun getting together with people around campus and uniting around science
daniel tabor assistant professor of chemistry at texas a&m university has been selected as a 2023 cottrell scholar by research corporation for science advancement americas first foundation dedicated wholly to science tabor is one of 25 early career scholars in chemistry physics and astronomy recognized with the prestigious award named for educator inventor and science visionary frederick gardner cottrell who founded research corporation for science advancement in 1912 each will receive a $100 000 award to support their research and educational programs the future of science depends on innovation diversity and commitment to student success said rcsa president and ceo daniel linzer these new awardees have been selected as much for their research and teaching excellence as for their potential to become change-makers at their institutions in science and society at large cottrell scholars are chosen through a rigorous peer-review process of applications from public and private research universities and primarily undergraduate institutions across the united states and canada their award proposals incorporate both research and science education a member of the texas a&m department of chemistry faculty since 2019 tabor is the director of the chemistry honors program as well as the current chair of the texas a&m section of the american chemical society (acs) he earned his phd in chemistry from the university of wisconsin-madison in 2016 and was a postdoctoral fellow at harvard university prior to coming to texas a&m where his research focuses on theoretical and computational chemistry with the goal of developing and applying both physics-based and data-driven models to solve problems in the areas of advanced materials design energy storage and spectroscopy
tabors cottrell scholar proposal intelligent optimization of organic photophysical chemical spaces will take on the challenge of designing new molecules that interact with light "in just the right way" he and his research group will continue to work to develop smart and adaptive computational models capable of searching efficiently through a chemist's myriad molecular possibilities to determine the right molecule for a given task "a major focus of our group is building interpretable models where we can understand why the computational methods predict that their lead candidates are what they are and we can tweak them if we see fit " tabor said "in parallel to this work we focus on training a workforce ready to integrate spectroscopy and fundamentals of data science into their future work given the ubiquity of both tools in modern research and development in addition we will address concerns about data equity and biases that can exist in large datasets and their impacts in generating biased and overconfident models tabor was recognized in 2021 as a texas a&m institute of data science career initiation fellow and with a 2016 richard and joan hartl excellence in research award for physical chemistry while at the university of wisconsin a native of tomball he received his bachelor of science in chemistry from the university of texas at austin in 2011 where he earned selection as a 2010 beckman scholar as their careers advance cottrell scholars become eligible to compete for several additional levels of funding through the cottrell plus awards scholars meet each july at the annual cottrell scholar conference to network exchange ideas and develop collaborative projects with potential national impact this years event is scheduled for july 19-21 in tucson arizona its always an honor to welcome a new class to the cottrell scholar family said rcsa senior program director silvia ronco we look forward to seeing the fresh ideas and energy these outstanding researchers teachers and mentors bring to the community and the impact they will have for decades to come tabor joins fellow texas a&m chemists lane baker (2009) sarbajit banerjee (2011) and hongcai joe zhou (2005) as previous recipients of cottrell scholar awards "i am very pleased to see daniel recognized as a cottrell scholar an award that honors faculty who excel as both researchers and educators " said simon w north john w bevan professor of chemistry and head of the department of chemistry "there has been only one other faculty member to receive this prestigious award while at texas a&m university although we have been extremely fortunate to recruit three cottrell scholars to the department of chemistry for additional information about tabors research visit https://dtaborgroupcom/
research corporation for science advancement is a private foundation that funds basic research in the physical sciences (astronomy chemistry physics and related fields) at colleges and universities in the united states and canada it creates and supports inclusive communities of early career researchers through two core programs: the cottrell scholar program and scialog
students have been exploring the latest addition to the campus skyline this semester as texas a&m university marks the completion of its state-of-the-art instructional laboratory & innovative learning building (ilsq) the five-story 140 000-square-foot facility on the edge of west campus officially opened its doors at the start of the spring 2023 semester as a companion to nearby innovative learning classroom building (ilcb) providing new hands-on learning spaces for chemists artists and creators of all kinds faculty and staff from the department of chemistry played key roles in the programming and planning of the ilsq which took roughly $100 million and just over two years of construction to complete and is a showcase for undergraduate chemistry teaching laboratories from general chemistry to organic chemistry "ed lee and amber schaefer along with ron carter deserve all the credit for designing the new lab spaces and orchestrating the move to west campus " said joanna goodey-pellois instructional associate professor of chemistry and director of the first year program in chemistry simon w north john w bevan professor of chemistry and head of texas a&m chemistry said the early work on making the pitch getting the building approved and developing the programmatic vision dates back to approximately june 2018 "there are many people who deserve credit for making this happen " north added "associate department head tim hughbanks and i were there from the beginning along with ed and amber who both worked hard to make sure the lab designs were good [former texas a&m provost and chemist] carol fierke really deserves some credit for being a champion and of course [assistant department head] ron carter was critical along with the provost office's joe pettibon and cheryl hanks who were very important" the ilsq is expected to serve more than 15 000 students annually primarily freshmen and sophomore students across a host of majors and degree programs in multiple texas a&m schools and colleges "the chemistry labs in the ilsq will provide a first-class gateway experience for students pursuing degrees in agriculture engineering veterinary medicine medicine science and geosciences " lee said "we have intentionally designed collaborative laboratory learning spaces that will encourage freshmen and sophomores from across the disciplines to work together in ways that they might not have had the opportunity to take advantage of before" take a look inside to find out what makes this sprawling new facility that merges interdisciplinary makerspaces with science facilities in order to encourage interdisciplinary and creative problem-solving and design-thinking methodologies such an exciting part of a&ms growing campus
the ilsq building stands on the west side of wellborn road directly across the railroad tracks from its sister facility ilcb which opened its doors to students in 2020 the newly-unveiled lab building is the latest in a series of additions to a&ms west campus which celebrated the opening of a new dining facility early last year and will soon welcome construction of the aplin center a facility dedicated to programs in hospitality retail studies and food product development
the second floor features spacious studios for both physical and digital art as well as additional general chemistry labs throughout the building the walls are decorated with art pieces showcasing the beauty of chemistry from artistically composed shots of lab equipment to colorful diagrams showing the molecular structure of common food and flavor compounds like lactose and menthol
bell-pedersen earned her phd in molecular biology at the state university of new york at albany in 1991 and completed postdoctoral work at dartmouth medical school prior to coming to texas a&m where she previously served as associate head for research within the department of biology her research continues to investigate how the circadian clock regulates daily rhythms in mrna and protein levels paving the way for improvements in human health and in treating circadian disorders her work has been continuously funded by a variety of federal state and private sources including a current national institutes of health (nih) maximizing investigators' research award (mira) through the national institute of general medical studies a fellow of the american academy of microbiology (2014) and the american association for the advancement of science (2021) bell-pedersen has been a member of the nih cellular signaling and regulatory systems study section and served on numerous other review panels for the nih national science foundation and nasa as well as the editorial boards for many premier life sciences journals including eukaryotic cell her many career honors in addition to being named one of five inaugural holders of texas a&ms university professorship in 2019 include a 2015 texas a&m association of former students distinguished achievement award for research the 2013 texas a&m women former students network eminent scholar award a 2010 sigma xi distinguished lectureship and 2010 university distinguished lectureship at texas a&m the 2010 davidson award from baylor university the 2010 ethel ashworth-tsutsui memorial lectureship at texas a&m a 2007 texas a&m association of former students college-level distinguished achievement award in teaching and the 2005 joann treat research excellence award
yennello earned her phd in nuclear chemistry from indiana university in 1990 and spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at michigan state university prior to coming to texas a&m where she is principal investigator for two us department of energy-funded centers of excellence: an $117 million cyclotron institute-based nuclear science center and a $10 million six-institution center for excellence in nuclear training and university-based research (centaur) she also leads a $2 million doe-funded isotope traineeship coordination site the horizon-broadening isotope production pipeline opportunities (hippo) program for more than a decade yennello was an associate dean in the former college of science with oversight for various areas ranging from diversity and college climate to faculty affairs and strategic initiatives at texas a&m and across the world she is well-known and widely respected as an instructor research scientist administrator mentor and advocate for faculty and students particularly women and minorities in stem a university faculty fellow yennello is a fellow of the american association for the advancement of science (2012) the american chemical society (2011) and the american physical society (2005) her many awards include the acss glenn t seaborg award for nuclear chemistry (2021) and francis p garvan-john m olin medal (2011) the texas a&m association of former students distinguished achievement award for administration (2019) the aps division of nuclear physics mentoring award (2017) the texas a&m womens faculty network outstanding mentor award (2010) the texas a&m association of former students distinguished achievement award in teaching at both the university and college levels (2012 and 2008 respectively) the sigma xi national young investigator award (2000) the nsf young investigator award (1994) the oak ridge junior faculty enhancement award (1993) and the general electric faculty for the future award (1993) learn more about faculty excellence in the college of arts and sciences
texas a&m university invites audiences across texas the nation and the world to get up-close and personal with science and technology outreach at the 2023 physics and engineering festival set for saturday april 1 from 10 am to 4:30 pm at the george p mitchell '40 physics building on the texas a&m campus as in years past no fees or tickets are required for the free annual event (view promotional poster online) which will feature hands-on demonstrations keynote talks and a legendary texas-sized five-barrel depth charge as well as special events and bonuses activities will begin and end with endowed public lectures by two best-selling authors and feature a host of interactive immersive opportunities in between participants are encouraged to pay close attention to the days tentative schedule given that some events are exclusively in-person while others also will be offered via livestream the 2023 festival kicks off at 10 am with guggenheim fellow popular science writer and best-selling author richard panek who will present the james g potter lecture the trouble with gravity in the stephen w hawking auditorium within the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy panek will discuss his latest book the trouble with gravity: solving the mystery beneath our feet and what he learned about the role gravity plays in how we think about our place in the universe during his writing process from 10:30 am to 3 pm festival participants are encouraged to unleash their inner scientists while taking in a bevy of fun experiments and displays illustrating hands-on science and basic technology-related concepts and principles all exhibits are manned by texas a&m faculty staff and students
in addition to exhibits the daylong festival will feature three fantastic performances of the science circus (11 am 12:30 pm 2 pm) by physics showman rhys thomas who teaches newtonian physics through a rare blend of science comedy and circus arts in a performance often compared to a pixar movie all performances will take place in the second-floor primary lecture hall of the mitchell physics building at 11:30 am nasa astronaut and texas a&m engineer bonnie dunbar will present thinking outside the sphere: exploring space in hawking auditorium dunbar a professor of aerospace engineering and holder of the john and bea slattery chair at texas a&m is a member of the national academy of engineering and a 27-year veteran of nasa where she served as a flight controller and a mission specialist flying on five space shuttle missions and logging more than 50 days in space prior to joining nasa she worked for the rockwell international space division company building the space shuttle columbia in the 1970s
other special events on tap include five performances of the low-temperature physics extravaganza (10:45 am 11:30 am 12:15 pm 1 pm 1:45 pm) as well as the traditional grand finale of the days events portion the popular larger-than-life five-barrel depth charge featuring 1 000 plastic balls set for 3 pm on the south side the mitchell physics building at 3:30 pm university of washington astronomer and award-winning astrophysicist emily levesque will present the mitchell lecture the last stargazers: true stories and adventures in astronomy in the mitchell physics building primary lecture hall in the process of discussing her critically acclaimed book the last stargazers levesque will explore some of todays most exciting astronomical discoveries while offering personal insight into some of the challenges astronomers face including erupting volcanoes marauding squirrels and wild bears loose in the observatory oh my! in their ever-changing quest to study the stars in order to address some of humanitys oldest questions about our universe and our place within it all events are presented by the texas a&m department physics and astronomy in partnership with several other campus units including the departments of aerospace engineering atmospheric sciences biology chemistry and mathematics the 2023 festival is sponsored by halliburton marsha l 69 and ralph f schilling 68 nancy and robert l dunham 63 innolight technology usa inc col hal schade 67 the college of arts and sciences the department of physics and astronomy and the george p and cynthia woods mitchell institute for fundamental physics and astronomy for the latest details regarding the 2023 physics and engineering festival including event directions and parking information please visit https://physicsfestivaltamuedu
texas a&m university junior freestyler chloe stepanek '24 was named the southeastern conference (sec) women's swimming & diving scholar-athlete of the year the league office announced friday (feb 17) during the sec championships meetstepanek boasts a 40 grade point average in biomedical sciences while ranking among the best in the nation in the 100 and 200 free she is a college swimming and diving coaches association of america (cscaa) scholar all-american and a six-time cscaa all-american she has also been named to the athletics director honor roll winter sec academic honor roll and first-year sec academic honor roll a native of northport new york stepanek holds the school record in the 200 free (1:4240) as well as the fourth-fastest time in program history in the 100 free (4778) and the fifth-fastest time in the 50 free (2209) she has earned three individual medals at sec championships claiming a silver medal in the 200 free this week a two-time recipient of texas a&m's most valuable swimmer award stepanek has earned a spot on the 2021 and 2022 all-sec second team and the 2021 sec all-freshman team she has already clocked a qualifying time for the 2024 us olympic swimming trials and previously competed at the 2021 trials stepanek is the third aggie earn the award joining lisa bratton (2018) and sarah gibson (2017) she also helped texas a&m earn cscaa scholar all-america team honors this year for the 38th time under head coach steve bultman this story was originally published by texas a&m athletics communications
john p fackler jr world-respected texas a&m university chemist and a leading international figure in inorganic chemistry died saturday (feb 25) at his home in the woodlands according to his family he was 88 a memorial service is set for 11 am friday (march 3) at lord of life lutheran church in the woodlands under the direction of klein funeral home and memorial park for fackler a distinguished professor emeritus of chemistry who came to texas a&m in 1983 as a professor of chemistry and dean of the college of science a post he held until 1992 when he returned full-time to the faculty in the department of chemistry originally named a distinguished professor of chemistry and toxicology in 1987 he was appointed to the rank of distinguished professor emeritus in 2008 he continued to serve in a part-time role with the university after his retirement eventually closing his laboratory when he and his wife naomi relocated to the woodlands in 2014 born on july 31 1934 in toledo ohio fackler received a bachelor of arts with majors in chemistry physics and mathematics from valparaiso university in 1956 he earned his doctorate in chemistry in 1960 from the massachusetts institute of technology while studying under the late f albert cotton who had first taught at mit prior to coming to texas a&m in 1972 fackler subsequently taught at the university of california berkeley (1960-1962) and case western reserve university (1962-1982) and as a visiting professor at the university of california santa barbara (1969) before deciding to join cotton at texas a&m where both remained throughout their prolific careers that revolutionized inorganic chemistry and related disciplines
fackler is recognized as among the leading two or three chemists worldwide in the field of organometallic gold chemistry an area in which his work has evolved fundamental structural concepts currently being used to understand the role of gold in catalysis a vibrant field of chemistry beyond transition-metal inorganic chemistry his interests centered on beta-diketonates metal-sulfur chemistry and the jahn-teller properties of metal complexes in total fackler published more than 375 research papers one undergraduate text and two edited books while advising more than 30 doctoral students and 40 postdoctoral researchers as well as many undergraduate students my first memory of john was when he and abe [clearfield] took my wife diana and me to lunch when we were considering moving to college station and helped convince us to join the faculty said simon w north john w bevan professor of chemistry and head of the texas a&m department of chemistry he was a wonderful man and i am happy that i got to work with him and his postdoctoral student mohammad omary on some interesting photoluminescence studies in addition to research and teaching fackler was actively involved in inorganic chemistry educational outreach which he viewed as key to strengthening the understanding of inorganic chemistry and emphasizing chemical applications of group theory syntheses structure and spectroscopy among his many administrative and service roles at texas a&m beyond dean of science fackler chaired the executive committee of distinguished professors and the council of principal investigators while serving on the faculty senate the research environment council and the quality enhancement plan council which he chaired from 2002 to 2005 he also served on the first steering committee of the community of faculty retirees