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Ganesh Thakur, an Indian-American professor, has been named vice president of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology (TAMEST) for a two-year term.
Thakur, a Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Houston (UH), will help coordinate and guide the TAMEST Board of Directors in strategy, programs, and communications in his new role.
“I am privileged to become the vice-president of TAMEST and love that I get to work closely with other prominent research leaders across the state and the world to promote research in medicine, engineering, science, and technology, developing the next generation of scientific leaders within the state of Texas and across the world,” Thakur said in a statement.
TAMEST’s mission is to bring together the best minds in medicine, engineering, science, and technology in order to foster collaboration and advance Texas research, innovation, and business.
Thakur is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors, and he has received a grant from the Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI).
According to a TAMEST statement, he is assisting the University of Houston in leading the nation in cutting-edge research and further elevating future generations of students and faculty while spearheading new breakthroughs in STEM fields.
He has over 100 journal articles and conference papers to his credit, as well as five patents.
In 1973, Thakur received his doctorate in petroleum and natural gas engineering (PNGE) from Pennsylvania State University.
In addition, he holds an MBA from Houston Baptist University and a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
