Katherine Banks

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Katherine Banks
Dr. Kathy Banks the 26th President Of Texas A&M University
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEngineer
Title26th President of Texas A&M University
Academic background
Education
Academic work
InstitutionsTexas A&M University

M. Katherine Banks is an American engineer and the 26th president of Texas A&M University as of June 1, 2021, having been nominated for the position on March 3, 2021, and confirmed by the Board of Regents on March 31, 2021. She is an Elected Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, was elected in 2014 to the National Academy of Engineering,[1] and was formerly the Jack and Kay Hockema Professor at Purdue University.[2][3] Her research interests include applied microbial systems, biofilm processes, wastewater treatment and reuse, and phytoremediation bioremediation.[4][5] She received her Ph.D. in 1989 from Duke University.[4]

At Texas A&M, she helped establish the EnMed program (led by Roderic Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D.), an innovative engineering medical school option created by Texas A&M University and Houston Methodist Hospital, designed to educate a new kind of physician who will create transformational technology for health care.

Banks was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering in 2014 for contributions to phytoremediation of petroleum contamination, and for leadership in engineering education.

On February 13, 2019, she was named to the Board of Directors of Halliburton.[6]

Education and career[]

Banks received her Bachelor of Science in engineering in environmental engineering from the University of Florida in 1982, Master of Science in engineering in environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1985, and Doctorate of Philosophy in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University in 1989.[7]

Banks was an associate professor at Kansas State University from 1989 to 1997.[8] From 1997 to 2012, she was a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. She was the Jack and Kay Hockema Professor at Purdue[9] and later the Bowen Engineering Head of the School of Civil Engineering.[10] Since 2012, Banks has been at Texas A&M, where she currently serves as the 26th president of Texas A&M University and the Vice Chancellor of National Laboratories and National Security Strategic Initiatives. Prior to assuming the presidency in June 2021, Banks held the roles of Vice Chancellor of Engineering and National Laboratories for The Texas A&M University System, Dean of the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, University Distinguished Professor, and Harold J. Haynes Dean's Chair Professor.[11][12]

Awards[]

  1. American Society of Civil Engineers Petersen Outstanding Woman of the Year Award.[13]
  2. American Society of Civil Engineers Rudolph Hering Medal, 2010.[14]
  3. Rudolph Hering Medal conferred by American Society of Civil Engineers[15]
  4. Oil and Gas Investor's 25 Influential Women in Energy Pinnacle Award[16]
  5. Purdue Faculty Scholar Award
  6. Sloan Foundation Mentoring Fellowship
  7. American Association of University Women Fellowship.[17]
  8. National Academy of Engineering Membership

References[]

  1. ^ "Dr. M. Katherine Banks". NAE Website.
  2. ^ "M. Katherine Banks". tamu.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "M. Katherine Banks". tamu.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Banks, M. Katherine". engineering.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  5. ^ Banks, M. K.; Schwab, A. P.; Henderson, Carlos (January 2006). "Leaching and reduction of chromium in soil as affected by soil organic content and plants". Chemosphere. 62 (2): 255–264. Bibcode:2006Chmsp..62..255B. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.05.020. ISSN 0045-6535. PMID 16000212.
  6. ^ "Halliburton Names M. Katherine Banks and Patricia Hemingway Hall to Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. February 19, 2019.
  7. ^ https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na92cc165/Persons/Academic%20Background. Retrieved 20 January 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-banks-a4b64a122/. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ http://www.theatlas.org/index.php/gold-medal?id=299. Retrieved 20 January 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/AboutUs/News/Features/MKatherineBanksnamedBowenEngineeringHeadofCivilEngi. Retrieved 20 January 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ https://nationallabsoffice.tamus.edu/people/katherine-banks/. Retrieved 20 January 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ https://engineering.tamu.edu/about/leadership/dean.html. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Prof. Banks receives ASCE Award". Lyles School of Civil Engineering - Purdue University. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  14. ^ "Rudolph Hering Medal | ASCE | Past Award Winners". www.asce.org. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  15. ^ https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/na92cc165/Persons/Grants%2FAwards. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ "25 Influential Women In Energy: Pinnacle Award Winner, Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Texas A&M University". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  17. ^ A, Texas; Engineering, M. University College of; Tamu, 3127; Station, College; Tx 77843-3127. "Meet the Dean". engineering.tamu.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-30.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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