By Olga Kuchment
Binayak Mohanty, Ph.D., with the Texas A&M University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and Catharine Ross, Ph.D., with the Department of Nutrition, are part of the 2026 cohort of Texas A&M University Distinguished Professors.
The two College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty members are among eight scholars across Texas A&M this year who have earned the honor, the highest for Texas A&M faculty. The 2026 class also includes faculty members from the College of Architecture, College of Engineering, the School of Law and the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine. Within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 13 faculty members currently hold the distinction.
The University Distinguished Professor designation identifies faculty members who are preeminent in their field. Furthermore, these academics have made at least one transformational contribution or substantial intellectual leap forward in their discipline. University Distinguished Professors retain their current title but add the new distinction.
“Over decades, Drs. Mohanty and Ross have created life-saving innovations in their respective fields,” said Jeffrey W. Savell, Ph.D., vice chancellor and dean for Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Their contributions represent the highest level of what everyone in our College aspires to — putting knowledge to work for people in Texas and far beyond.”
Source : tamu.edu