John Junkins
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John L. Junkins (born May 23, 1943) is an American academic and a distinguished professor of aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University[1] specializing in spacecraft navigation, guidance, dynamics, and control.[2][3] He holds the Royce E. Wisenbaker Endowed Chair at Texas A&M University and also serves as the Founding Director of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University, since its founding in December 2010.[4] On November 24, 2020, Junkins was announced as the interim President of Texas A&M University starting January 2021.[5] He was the interim president until May 31, 2021.
John L. Junkins | |
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Interim President of Texas A&M University | |
In office January 1, 2021 ā May 31, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Michael K. Young |
Succeeded by | M. Katherine Banks |
Director of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study | |
Assumed office 2011 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Personal details | |
Born | (1943-05-23) May 23, 1943 (age 81) Oakman, Georgia, U.S. |
Spouse |
Elouise Click ā (m. 1965) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | See list |
Academic background | |
Education | |
Thesis | On the Determination and Optimization of Powered Space Vehicle Trajectories Using Parametric Differential Correction Processes (1969) |
Doctoral advisor | Samuel Herrick |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Aerospace engineering |
Sub-discipline | Dynamic systems |
Institutions | |
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on March 5, 2021, named M. Katherine Banks as the sole finalist to be president of Texas A&M University. On May 27, 2021, Junkins issued a farewell message welcoming his successor as the 26th President of Texas A&M University. After his term as interim president, he returned to his positions as professor in the College of Engineering and continues as the director of the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study.