Faculty News

Fall 2022

Yehia Mechref Named TTU Welch Chair

Dr. Yehia Mechref has been named the Robert A. Welch Chair in Chemistry at Texas Tech University. This prestigious appointment will provide resources for Mechref to continue to be an innovator in analytical chemistry.

Mechref is a nationally and internationally recognized scientific leader in the development of biomolecular mass spectrometry methods that lead to the discovery of roles of proteins, glycoproteins, and glycans in biological systems. He pioneered a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (LC-MS) system to analyze glycomic samples in conventional proteomic laboratories, eliminating the need for more specialized facilities and making glycomic analysis more accessible to the broader scientific community. Read more about Dr. Mechref's appointment at this link.

John Howe Lecture Series Highlights Professor's Enduring Legacy

John Howe established medieval history studies at Texas Tech 40 years ago. Now, as he prepares for retirement, his colleagues are ensuring its survival. Click here to read more about the creation of the John M. Howe lecture series and how it will uphold the legacy of the man who founded Texas Tech's Medieval & Renaissance Studies Center and reformulated the classes to set up years of its success.

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