Texas A&M Research Foundation
Announces 2008 JoAnn Treat Research Excellence Award Recipient

The Texas A&M Research Foundation announced the recipient of the 2008 JoAnn Treat Research Excellence Award at their Annual Councilor/Trustee Fall meeting on December 8, 2008. This year's recipient is Dr. D. Wayne Goodman, Distinguished Professor, Chemistry Department at Texas A&M University.

Dr. D. Wayne Goodman received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas. He joined the Department of Chemistry in 1988, after holding the position of Head of the Surface Sciences Division at Sandia National Laboratories. He has published over 490 publications/book chapters and is the recipient of the Distinguished Research Award of Texas A&M University, the Giuseppe Parravano Award, the Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, and many others. He has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Catalysis and is currently serving on the Advisory Boards of Surface Science, Langmuir, Catalysis Letters, and the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter and E-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology.

Dr. D. Wayne Goodman received a $10,000 award, a commemorative plaque and will also have his name recorded on the JoAnn Treat commemorative glass vase displayed in the Research Foundation lobby.