The Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), an organization that gathers the state's best scientists and researchers to encourage research, innovation, and business in Texas, has named Ganesh Thakur, an American professor of Indian origin, as vice president.
Thakur, a distinguished professor of petroleum engineering at the University of Houston (UH), will report to Brendan Lee, who will hold the presidency, the academy said in an official statement.
