Texas A&M chemistry professors receive special appointments

Four Texas A&M University chemistry professors have been appointed to endowed chairs and professorships within the Department of Chemistry.

Franois P. Gabba was named to the A.E. Martell Endowed Chair, established in 1999 in honor of legendary A&M chemist Arthur E. Martell for his contributions as a world-renowned researcher to the field of science and his impact on both faculty and students during the development of A&M's chemistry department, officials said.

Daniel Romo has been appointed to the Gradipore Chair in Separation Science, established in 2001 by Australian biotechnology company Gradipore Ltd. to support the separation science program in chemistry at A&M.

Sherry J. Yennello has been appointed to the Nuclear Science Chair, established in 2000 through the Bright Matching Chair Fund Program in combination with funds from the College of Science and the Department of Chemistry.

Hongcai Joe Zhou was appointed as a Davidson Professor of Science and a joint holder of the Davidson Chair in Science, established in 1981 through a bequest from C.J. Davidson and the C.J. Davidson Family Charitable Foundation to support world-class bioorganic chemists and biosynthetic chemistry research.

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Texas A&M chemistry professors receive special appointments