Faculty Research

Accomplished faculty form the foundation of any great program. In the College of Arts and Sciences, our students have the opportunity to interact with some of the best, from outstanding classroom educators to eminent research experts in an extraordinarily wide range of subjects across the natural sciences, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, languages and life sciences.

Nobel Prize winner 1

National Academy of Sciences members 7

Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows 13

American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows 34

More than half of Texas A&M’s distinguished professors
18 Texas A&M Presidential Professors for Teaching Excellence
7 National Academies Education Fellows
2 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
3 Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Scholars in Cancer Research
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Central Successes

The College of Arts and Sciences has many nationally and internationally renowned faculty driving outstanding research programs and engaging in groundbreaking discovery. Many also are leading or heavily involved in federally funded centers and institutes headquartered at Texas A&M, including the following multifaceted collaborations:

Center for Excellence in Nuclear Training And University-based Research

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DOE Reconfigurable Electronic Materials Inspired by Nonlinear Neuron Dynamics (REMIND)

NSF Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry

Texas A&M Research Institute for Foundations of Interdisciplinary Data Science

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2025 Fallon-Marshall Lectures Set For April 15

Join the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research for an upcoming talk showcasing Dr. Kurt Rademaker, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, and his archaeological research discoveries made in desert and mountain environments in Peru.

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Texas A&M Geology Students Win Prestigious Exploration Award, Advance to Global Finals

A group of Texas A&M undergraduate students defied the odds by outperforming graduate-level competitors to win a prestigious geology competition, securing their place in the IBA Global Finals in May.