Eighteen outstanding faculty members from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering received one of the highest honors in academia at the investiture ceremony held Tuesday, March 27.
The faculty members who were awarded the designation of a chair or professorship were invested during the ceremony and presented with bronze medallions. The medallions are engraved with the name of their chair or professorship, and symbolize the honorees’ commitment to teaching, research and service.
The 2018 recipients include:
Mark A. Barteau
Halliburton Chair in Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Gerard L. Coté
James J. Cain Professor I in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Yossef Elabd
Joe M. Nesbitt Professor in Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Melissa A. Grunlan
Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professor in Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
M. Cynthia Hipwell
TEES Distinguished Research Professor
Mechanical Engineering
James E. Hubbard
TEES Distinguished Research Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Moo-Hyun Kim
TEES Research Professor
Ocean Engineering
Mark A. Lawley
Sugar and Mike Barnes Department Head Chair in Industrial and Systems Engineering Industrial and Systems Engineering
W. John Lee
Kelly L. ‘87 and William D. ‘87 Von Gonten, Jr. DVG Chair in Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Hong “Helen” Liang
Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr. Professor
Mechanical Engineering
M. Sam Mannan
TEES Distinguished Research Professor
Chemical Engineering
Daniel A. McAdams
Robert H. Fletcher Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Michael McShane
James J. Cain Professor II in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
George J. Moridis
George and Joan Voneiff Professor in Unconventional Resources
Petroleum Engineering
Nobuo Morita
Michael and Heidi Gatens Professor in Unconventional Resources
Petroleum Engineering
Anastasia H. Muliana
G. Paul Pepper ’54 Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Marc Perlin
W.H. Bauer Professor in Dredging Engineering
Ocean Engineering
J. Alex Thomasson
Endowed Chair in Cotton Engineering, Ginning and Mechanization
Biological and Agricultural Engineering