The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas
| Founded | 2004 |
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| Founder | Michael S. Brown, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Richard Smalley |
| Type | Not-for-profit interdisciplinary scientific organization |
| Focus | Strengthen Texas' research community |
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Members
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250+ |
| Website | tamest.org |
The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST) is a not-for-profit interdisciplinary scientific organization, whose membership consists of all Texas-based members of the three national academies, including ten Nobel laureates.
TAMEST's mission is "to provide broader recognition of the state's top achievers in medicine, engineering and science, and to build a stronger identity for Texas as an important destination and center of achievement in these fields."
TAMEST consists of all of the Texas-based members of the three national academies: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Institute of Medicine. The officers of the Board of Directors are Michael S. Brown, Kay Bailey Hutchison, David E. Daniel, J. Tinsley Oden, Francisco G. Cigarroa, William "Bill" R. Brinkley, and John Mendelsohn.
The Nobel laureate members of TAMEST include Norman E. Borlaug, Michael S. Brown, Robert F. Curl, Johann Deisenhofer, Alfred G. Gilman, Joseph Goldstein, Dudley R. Herschbach, Russell A. Hulse, Ferid Murad, and Steven Weinberg.
In addition, the organization has an Industry and Community Affiliates Committee; the co-chairmen of the committee are Ernest H. Cockrell, Michael S. Dell, and Thomas J. Engibous.
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