Media contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Jason Gill has joined the faculty in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University. Gill will conduct research on the biology and application of bacteriophages, a group of viruses that preys exclusively on bacteria. “We are pleased to welcome [...]
Students also gain recognition during society’s Nashville, TN meet Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Michael Masser, 979-845-6295, mmasser@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Michael Masser, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service wildlife specialist, professor and department head for wildlife and fisheries sciences at Texas A&M University, and several students in the department were honored during [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Bradford Wilcox, 979-458-1899, BWilcox@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Bradford Wilcox, a Texas A&M University department of ecosystem science and management professor, will spend the next year in Ecuador as the recipient of a Fulbright award. “On behalf of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, I am pleased [...]
Media contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Carey Satterfield, an assistant professor in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University, has received the 2013 Outstanding Young Animal Scientist in Research Award from the Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science. Satterfield’s research specializes in reproductive physiology, nutrition and [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Wayne Smith, 979-845-3450, cwsmith@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Wayne Smith, Texas A&M University soil and crop sciences associate department head, has recently been named Plant Breeder of the Year and the first recipient of the B.B. Singh Crop Science Award. Smith was named Plant Breeder of the Year during [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Brent Auvermann, 806-677-5600, b-auvermann@tamu.edu AMARILLO – Dr. Brent Auvermann of Amarillo has been selected by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers as the G.B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering Award winner for 2013, according to Darrin Drollinger, executive director for the organization. Initiated in 1975, the award was [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Delbert Gatlin was recently named a Regents Fellow, by Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp. Gatlin is professor and associate head for research and graduate programs at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research at College Station. The honor came during a Regents Professor and Fellow Service Awards banquet [...]
EL PASO – Dr. Ari Michelsen of El Paso was honored recently at a Regents Professor and Fellow Service Awards banquet, hosted by Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp in College Station. The awards recognize faculty members and agency professionals who have made outstanding contributions to their university or agency and the people of [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jackie Rudd, 806-677-5600, jcrudd@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Dr. Jackie Rudd of Amarillo was among the distinguished honorees when Texas A&M University Chancellor John Sharp presented Regents Professor and Fellow Service Awards at a recent banquet in College Station. Sharp said during the presentation that these awards recognize faculty members [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Michael Clawson, 806-746-6101, m-clawson@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service announced two new appointments effective Feb. 1, said Michael Clawson, AgriLife Extension administrator at Lubbock. Wes Utley is the new AgriLife Extension agent for agriculture and natural resources in Hockley County, and Blayne Reed was named [...]
