M. Katherine Banks

Margaret Katherine Banks[1][2] is an American academic, engineer, and former engineering professor, who is the current and 26th president of Texas A&M University as of June 1, 2021, having been nominated for the position on March 3, 2021, and confirmed by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on March 31, 2021. She is an Elected Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, was elected in 2014 to the National Academy of Engineering,[3] and was formerly the dean of the College of Engineering,[1] and the Jack and Kay Hockema Professor at Purdue University.[4][5] Her research interests include applied microbial systems, biofilm processes, wastewater treatment and reuse, and phytoremediation bioremediation.[6][7] She received her Ph.D. in 1989 from Duke University.[6]

M. Katherine Banks
26th President of Texas A&M University
Assumed office
June 1, 2021
Preceded byJohn L. Junkins (Acting)
Dean of the Look College of Engineering
In office
January 10, 2012 – June 1, 2021
Preceded byN. K. Anand (Acting)
Succeeded byJohn Hurtado (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Margaret Katherine Banks

January 1960 (age 63)
Whitesburg, Kentucky, U.S.
SpousePaul Schwab
Children6
EducationUniversity of Florida (BS)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MS)
Duke University (PhD)
WebsiteOffice of the President

On February 13, 2019, she was named to the Board of Directors of Halliburton.[8]

Education and career

Banks received her Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering from the University of Florida in 1982, Master of Science in environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1985, and Doctorate of Philosophy in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University in 1989.[9]

Banks was an associate professor at Kansas State University from 1989 to 1997.[10] From 1997 to 2012, she was a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. She was the Jack and Kay Hockema Professor at Purdue[11] and later the Bowen Engineering Head of the School of Civil Engineering.[12] Since 2012, Banks has been at Texas A&M University, where she currently serves as the 26th president and the Vice Chancellor of National Laboratories and National Security Strategic Initiatives. Prior to assuming the presidency in June 2021, Banks held the roles of Vice Chancellor of Engineering and National Laboratories for the Texas A&M University System, Dean of the College of Engineering, Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, University Distinguished Professor, and Harold J. Haynes Dean's Chair Professor.[13][14]

Personal life

Banks is married to Arthur Paul Schwab, whom she met while they were both professors at Kansas State University.[15] They have released several research studies together.[7] Schwab moved with Banks from Kansas State to Purdue University in 1998, joining the faculty as a professor. He now works as a soil and crop science professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University,[16] where he has worked since July 2012. They have six children.[15]

Awards
  1. American Society of Civil Engineers Petersen Outstanding Woman of the Year Award.[17]
  2. American Society of Civil Engineers Rudolph Hering Medal, 2010.[18]
  3. Rudolph Hering Medal conferred by American Society of Civil Engineers[19]
  4. Oil and Gas Investor's 25 Influential Women in Energy Pinnacle Award[20]
  5. Purdue Faculty Scholar Award
  6. Sloan Foundation Mentoring Fellowship
  7. American Association of University Women Fellowship.[21]
  8. National Academy of Engineering Membership

References
  1. Cook, Jason (September 30, 2011). "Head of Purdue's Engineering School to Lead Texas A&M Engineering Programs". Texas A&M Today. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  2. Texas A&M University [@TAMU] (October 3, 2011). "Texas A&M welcomes Dr. Margaret Katherine Banks from #Purdue as our new dean of @TAMUEngineering ow.ly/6M1CH #tamu" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
  3. "Dr. M. Katherine Banks". NAE Website.
  4. "M. Katherine Banks". tamu.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. "M. Katherine Banks". tamu.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. "Banks, M. Katherine". engineering.tamu.edu. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  7. Banks, M. K.; Schwab, A. P.; Henderson, Carlos (January 2006). "Leaching and reduction of chromium in soil as affected by soil organic content and plants". Chemosphere. 62 (2): 255–264. Bibcode:2006Chmsp..62..255B. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.05.020. ISSN 0045-6535. PMID 16000212.
  8. "Halliburton Names M. Katherine Banks and Patricia Hemingway Hall to Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. February 19, 2019.
  9. "Scholars: Banks, M. Katherine". scholars.library.tamu.edu. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  10. https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-banks-a4b64a122/. Retrieved February 4, 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. http://www.theatlas.org/index.php/gold-medal?id=299. Retrieved January 20, 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "M. Katherine Banks named Bowen Engineering Head of Civil Engineering". Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  13. "M. Katherine Banks, Ph.D." Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  14. "Meet the Interim Dean". Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  15. The Association of Former Students (September 3, 2021). "Banks' Unique Heritage Fosters Persistence, Resilience". Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  16. "Arthur Paul Schwab". Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  17. "Prof. Banks receives ASCE Award". Lyles School of Civil Engineering - Purdue University. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  18. "Rudolph Hering Medal | ASCE | Past Award Winners". www.asce.org. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  19. "Scholars". Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  20. "25 Influential Women In Energy: Pinnacle Award Winner, Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Texas A&M University". Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  21. "Meet the Dean". engineering.tamu.edu. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
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