Tag: Meet a scientist
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Meet a scientist: Paul Montagna
Article originally written by Ava English If you ran into Paul Montagna, Ph.D., on the Corpus Christi beach or one of his famous Friday night pizza parties, you probably wouldn’t realize that he is among the top 2% of researchers in the world for scientific impact or that he contributed to the largest environmental settlement in history. When…
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Meet a scientist: Robert Mace
Article originally written by Ava English Robert Mace, Ph.D., is the Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and a professor in the Department of Geography at Texas State University. Mace has worked as a water researcher for over 30 years, and his affinity for solving problems about the natural world…
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Meet a scientist: Jaclyn Robertson
Article originally written by Ava English Jaclyn Robertson is a third-generation Aggie and the fourth generation to live on their family property in Milam County, Texas. Her strong connection to her community and deep Texas roots what motivates her work as an AgriLife Extension associate for the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). “As Texans, we value tradition and…
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Meet a scientist: Nathan Glavy
Article originally written by Ava English Nathan Glavy is a San Antonio native, a two-time graduate of Texas A&M University and an Extension program specialist at Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI. On paper, Glavy seems like a likely candidate for someone who would build their career in Texas. But that’s not exactly what Glavy envisioned for his…
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Meet a scientist: Lindsay Sansom
Article originally written by Ava English Lindsay Sansom, Ph.D., fell in love with water growing up in the Texas Hill Country and has spent her entire career helping others connect with their local water sources. Every summer during Sansom’s childhood she would swim in Jacob’s Well, a deep artesian spring that is fed by groundwater,…
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Meet a scientist: Virender Sharma
Virender Sharma, Ph.D., wants to solve environmental problems by starting with some of the smallest pieces of the puzzle: molecules. Sharma’s career has been shaped by mentors, hard work and a few lucky breaks. He now works in the Texas A&M School of Public Health as an environmental chemist. Starting an education He began his education in…
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Meet a scientist: Saurav Kumar
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay Saurav Kumar, Ph.D., always knew he would go into science, engineering and computing. There was no question. “My dad was an electronic engineer/scientist. Seeing him was inspirational, and generally, there was a love for science in my household,” he said. “I suppose it was the gratification that you get…
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Meet a scientist: Juan Enciso
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay When it comes to jobs that make the world a better place, few people probably think of irrigators and irrigation engineers. But Juan Enciso, Ph.D., thinks they should. “To sustain our population and to have a better environment, we need better irrigation practices,” he said. “Irrigation people will help to…
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Meet a scientist: Sam Brody
Article originally written by Chantal Cough Schulze Samuel Brody, Ph.D., wants to help make society more resilient to natural hazards. To do that, one must first understand how to “bridge the gap between knowledge and action,” he said. As the director of the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores (CTBS) at Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG),…
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Meet a scientist: Zhuping Sheng
Article originally written by Kerry Halladay Using technology and engineering to give good, practical answers to water users’ questions is one of the joys of the job for Dr. Zhuping Sheng. As the center director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at El Paso, Sheng oversees operations and supports faculty members in their research programs. These…
