M. Katherine Banks
Retired 26th President of Texas A&M University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Margaret Katherine "Kathy" Banks[2][3][4] is an American academic, engineer, and was the 26th president of Texas A&M University from 2021 to 2023, only the second woman to hold that position out of 41 total presidents at the time, including her interim successor.
Kathy Banks | |
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26th President of Texas A&M University | |
In office June 1, 2021 ā July 20, 2023[1] | |
Preceded by | John L. Junkins (Interim) |
Succeeded by | Mark A. Welsh III |
Dean of the College of Engineering | |
In office January 10, 2012 ā June 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | N. K. Anand (Interim) |
Succeeded by | John E. Hurtado (Interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | Margaret Katherine Banks January 1960 (age 64) Whitesburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
Spouse | Paul Schwab |
Children | 6 |
Education | University of Florida (BS) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MS) Duke University (PhD) |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Fate of deposited cells in an aerobic binary bacterial biofilm (1989) |
Doctoral advisor | James D. Bryers |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Environmental engineering |
Sub-discipline | Bioremediation |
Institutions | |
Banks is an elected fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2014,[5] and was formerly the dean of the College of Engineering,[2] and the Jack and Kay Hockema Professor at Purdue University. Her research interests include applied microbial systems, biofilm processes, wastewater treatment and reuse, and phytoremediation bioremediation.[6]