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Alexandru T. Balaban is a Professor Emeritus of Marine Coastal Environmental Science at Texas A&M University Galveston. He has had a distinguished academic career with a strong emphasis on chemistry, having served in various capacities, including Vice President of the Roumanian Academy and Senior Research Officer at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. His educational background includes a PhD from Bucharest Polytechnic University. Professor Balaban has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles in his field and is known for his significant contributions to the field of chemical graph theory and its applications in organic chemistry. Throughout his career, he has held numerous honorary positions in various scientific academies and has been an invited researcher at prestigious institutions such as Harvard Medical School. His research interests primarily lie in the intersection of chemical graphs and reactivity, as well as in the study of isomerism and synthesis in organic compounds.
Texas A&M University Galveston • Galveston, TX
Served as a tenured professor of chemistry.
Roumanian Academy • Bucharest, Romania
International Atomic Energy Agency • Vienna, Austria
Led research in radiopharmaceuticals.
Bucharest Polytechnic University • Bucharest, Romania
Conducted research and taught organic chemistry.
Department of Chemistry; GRE General and Subject scores are not required or expected for Fall 2026.