{"id":16632,"date":"2024-07-09T13:03:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/?p=16632"},"modified":"2024-07-09T14:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:52:07","slug":"five-faculty-members-earn-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/09\/five-faculty-members-earn-tenure\/","title":{"rendered":"Five faculty members earn tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The School of Architecture recently elevated five faculty members to tenured professors. Tenure is a high honor and important career milestone in academia and is reflective of these individual’s outstanding leadership, achievements and tangible impact on their fields of study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Congratulates to the faculty members and thank you for your contributions to the school and university. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marcelo L\u00f3pez-Dinardi an assistant professor in the department of architecture, where he teaches courses in situating and interrogating architecture in its environment, culture, economy, territory, and media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
L\u00f3pez-Dinardi holds a bachelor of architecture (cum laude) from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico in 2004 and a master of science in critical, curatorial, and conceptual practices for architecture from the graduate school of architecture, planning and preservation of Columbia University in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn more about his work here.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n James Michael Tate is an assistant professor of architecture at Texas A&M University and runs the architectural practice T8projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tate earned his bachelor of environmental design in architecture from Texas A&M University in 2002 and completed his master of architecture from Yale University School of Architecture in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about Tate’s work here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Dr. Chukwuma Nnaji is an assistant professor in the department of construction science and his research focuses on formulating strategies and developing decision support tools that enhance construction safety and health, sustainable construction, human-robot interactions, construction automation, workforce development in different construction environments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nnaji earned his bachelor of science from Imo State University in 2010. He went on to receive a master of science in civil engineering from Oregon State University in 2015, followed by a master of business administration in innovation management from Oregon State University in 2017. He completed his doctorate in civil engineering the following year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about Nnaji’s work here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Dr. Tara Goddard is an associate professor in the department of landscape architecture and urban planning at Texas A&M University. Goddard is known internationally for her expertise on reducing traffic deaths and injuries, particularly for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users, her work on roadway safety culture, and for studies examining racial and gender bias in transportation safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Goddard obtained a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2002. After earning a master\u2019s degree in civil engineering from University of California, Davis in 2005, Goddard then earned her doctorate in urban studies at Portland State University in 2017. <\/p>\n\n\n\nJames Michael Tate<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Department of Construction Science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Chukwuma Nnaji<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Tara B. Goddard<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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