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Galen Newman, whose teaching and research have earned numerous awards and honors, is the new head of the Texas A&M Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning<\/a>. He has served as the department\u2019s interim head since August 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe holds himself to high standards and has a plan to bring the department to new heights,\u201d said Patrick Suermann, interim dean of the Texas A&M School of Architecture. \u201cHe\u2019s a great academic leader and I\u2019m excited for what\u2019s to come from the department.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newman said he looks to build on the considerable legacy of his most immediate predecessors, Shannon Van Zandt and Forster Ndubisi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey have left an amazing, solid and reputable foundation and large shoes to fill,\u201d said Newman. \u201cI look forward to the challenge of enhancing the department\u2019s reputation and inscribing the department with my own legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the assistance of our fantastic faculty, students, staff, former students, professional affiliates, and other support members, the department will become the national leader and an internationally renowned department for interdisciplinary, evidence-based design, development, and planning,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newman joined the Aggie faculty as an assistant professor of landscape architecture and urban planning in 2011, and was promoted to associate professor in 2017. The head of Texas A&M\u2019s Center for Housing and Urban Development<\/a>, Newman has also served as the Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning<\/a> and Bachelor of Landscape Architecture<\/a> degree programs\u2019 coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newman, who holds the Nicole and Kevin Youngblood Professorship in Residential Land Development, leads courses and studios on sustainable communities, geodesign, urban design and the history of landscape architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His research interests include urban regeneration, land use science, spatial analytics, community flood resilience and community\/urban scaled design. Newman has received project funding from many different organizations, including the National Science Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has authored, co-authored or edited more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, seven book chapters and two books \u2013 Engaged Research for Community Resilience to Climate Change<\/a>, and Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Global Innovative Solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newman is a faculty fellow or affiliate of the\u00a0Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center<\/a>,\u00a0Center for Health Systems & Design<\/a>,\u00a0Center for Heritage Conservation<\/a>,\u00a0Institute for Sustainable Coastal Communities<\/a>,\u00a0Center for Texas Beaches and Shores<\/a>,\u00a0Center for Geospatial Sciences<\/a>, and Texas Sea Grant\u2019s\u00a0Community Resilience Collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newman earned a Ph.D. in Planning, Design and the Built Environment at Clemson University in 2010, and three degrees at Auburn University: a Master of Community Planning degree and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree in 2006, and a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree in 2003.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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