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Dean Flores accepts appointment
as dean of science at Texas State
Feb. 21, 2005 -- Dr. Hector Flores, dean of
the College of Sciences and Mathematics at ASU, has been named dean of the
College of Science at Texas State University, effective July 1.
A copy of the news release issued by Texas State follows below.
Dr. Susan Allen, vice chancellor for research and academic affairs,
said that ASU was fortunate to hire Dr.
Flores from Penn State as the inaugural dean of the College of Sciences
and Mathematics at ASU.
"His expertise in plant biotechnology supported our Arkansas Biosciences
Institute effort and his experience at National Science Foundation was
invaluable in mentoring faculty in getting grant funding," she said.
"Under his leadership, the faculty of the College of Sciences and Math has
expanded, the diversity of the faculty has increased, and external funding
and peer reviewed publications have grown significantly. I wish him well
in his new position and hope that we can continue to work together on
programs of mutual interest."
Here is the release from Texas State:
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- Texas State University | San Marcos
- News from Media Relations and Publications
- 601 University Drive
- San Marcos, TX 78666
- (512) 245-2180
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- Hector Flores named Dean of College of Science at Texas State
-
- SAN MARCOS Hector E. Flores, Ph.D., whose research interests lie
in plant
- biology and biotechnology, has been named Dean of the College of
Science at
- Texas State University-San Marcos.
- ³Dr. Floresı extensive background in research, teaching and
administration
- is precisely the right foundation for leadership of our College of
Science,²
- said Texas State President Denise Trauth. ³I also value his
special
- interest in the education of Hispanic students. I look forward to
working
- with Dr. Flores in the development of the college and in
implementing the
- Universityıs strategic plan.²
- Flores studied biology at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San
Marcos
- (Lima, Peru; B.S., 1973) and horticulture at the University of
Puerto Rico
- (Mayaguez; M.S., 1977) before earning his M.Phil. (1981) and Ph.D.
(1983) in
- biology from Yale University.
- Flores joined the Pennsylvania State University (State College,
Penn.) in
- 1978 as Professor of Plant Pathology and Biotechnology, where he
developed
- an active national and international program which balances basic
and
- applied research in plant biology and biotechnology via individual
and
- collaborative efforts. He was also adjunct professor of biology
and faculty
- member in the Intercollege Graduate Programs in Plant Physiology
and
- Ecology, and the newly created Life Sciences Consortium. He served
as
- Director of the Science, Technology and Society Program at Penn
State from
- 1996-1999 and between September 1999 and September 2001 Flores was
program
- director for metabolic biochemistry at the National Science
Foundation. In
- 2003 he became Dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics at
Arkansas
- State University (Jonesboro, Ark.) and professor of biological
sciences,
- while also holding a research appointment with the Arkansas
BioSciences
- Institute.
- As a researcher, Flores has received more than $6 million in
competitive
- grants as both co- and principal investigator from federal, state
and other
- competitive programs including private foundations. His research
projects
- have centered around the metabolism and biochemistry of
biologically active
- compounds produced in plant roots, and the uses of plants for
nutrition,
- pharmaceutical and agrochemical applications. Flores has received
research
- funding from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of
- Agriculture, ARCO Chemical Company, Pennsylvania Research
Corporation,
- Hawaii Biotechnology Group, Charles Lindbergh Fund and The
McKnight
- Foundation. In 1987, Flores was awarded a Summer Fellowship from
the
- National Health Sciences Foundation (Japan).
- Flores is also strongly committed to international collaborations.
Over the
- past 20 years he has hosted visiting scientists and advised
graduate
- students from China, Costa Rica, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico,
Portugal,
- Spain, Germany, Italy, Russia, China, Egypt, Brazil, Japan and the
- Philippines. Between 1994-2000 he led an international initiative
for
- research and training in Latin America, focusing on Andean root
and tuber
- crops and supported by The McKnight Foundation. Flores has also
developed
- innovative approaches to biology and science teaching at the
graduate and
- undergraduate levels, including several new courses in plant
biotechnology,
- specialized plant biochemistry, science and creativity, and Seeds
of Change:
- the Uses of Plants.
- He is on the editorial board of several international journals and
has done
- extensive service for Federal and private agencies and
professional
- organizations, and been an international consultant for the U.S.
State
- Department.
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