Texas A&M: Texas A&M Announces 2021 Presidential Impact Fellows
Twenty exceptional Texas A&M University faculty have been honored as 2021 Presidential Impact Fellows. The fifth class of Presidential Impact Fellows joins more than 75 colleagues recognized in prior years with one of the most prestigious scholarly impact awards presented to Texas A&M faculty. The award was initiated by President Michael K. Young to recognize rising stars in their respective fields, and those who embody the university commitment to advancing knowledge through transformational learning, discovery, innovation, and impact for Texas and the world.
Presidential Impact Fellows receive an annual stipend of $25,000 for three years and retain their new title for life, so long as they remain a faculty member in good standing. These award recipients were identified by their college and dean and confirmed by the academic leadership. Each is considered to be worthy of increasingly prestigious national and international professional recognitions.
The 2021 Presidential Impact Fellows include:
Bush School of Government and Public Service
Joanna Lahey, associate professor, Department of Public Service and Administration
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Jason Gill, associate professor, Department of Animal Science
Shaodong Guo, associate professor, Department of Nutrition
College of Architecture
Xuemei Zhu, associate professor, Department of Architecture
College of Education and Human Development
Jemimah Young, associate professor, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture
College of Engineering
Akhilesh Gaharwar, associate professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Shuiwang Ji, professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Ranjana Mehta, associate professor, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Emily Pentzer, associate professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
College of Geosciences
Hiroko Kitajima, associate professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics
College of Liberal Arts
Sheela Athreya, associate professor, Department of Anthropology
Jennifer Doleac, associate professor, Department of Economics
Theodore George, professor and head, Department of Philosophy
Mays Business School
Joel Koopman, associate professor, Department of Management
College of Medicine
Yubin Zhou, associate professor, Department of Translational Medical Sciences
School of Law
Saurabh Vishnubhakat, professor of law
School of Public Health
Natalie Johnson, associate professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
College of Science
Louis Strigari, associate professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
University Libraries
Sarah LeMire, associate professor of University Libraries
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Kate Creevy, professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences