University Distinguished Research Professor Dr. Richard Dixon was elected to serve as a Chief Scientist in the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design at the Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China. Dr. Dixon was also elected Faculty Fellow of the Hagler Institute of Advanced Study, Eminent Scholar in Residence, Visiting Professor in the College of Science, and Timothy C. Hall-Heep Distinguished Faculty Chair at Texas A&M University, for the period 2017-2022

Congratulations Dr. Dixon. The Biological Science Department wish you every success in you new duties!