Kim Renee Dunbar Comments on Texas A&M's Research of Inorganic Materials for Brain-like Computing Texas A&M University’s Kim Renee Dunbaris an award-winning chemist who has unveiled critical research in inorganic chemistry for decades. Here, she comments on her university's recent research into inorganic materials for brain-like computing. Kim Renee Dunbar has won awards from the American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Texas A&M University and many other respected institutions that acknowledge her impactful contributions to the field of inorganic chemistry. Besides her own work, many other scientists at her university are also renowned for their discoveries in chemistry, including recent advancements in inorganic materials for brain-like computing that hold tremendous potential for technology. “Dr. Sarbajit Banerjee and the team behind this new research project have uncovered significant evidence that will have a global impact on computing,” says Kim Renee Dunbar. “They’ve found a materials-based mimic for the neural signals responsible for transmitting information in the brain, which can amplify our processing power in algorithms and machinery worldwide.”
The findings come from a multidisciplinary team of scientists, led by Texas A&M chemist Sarbajit Banerjee in collaboration with R. Stanley Williams, a Texas A&M electrical and computer engineer. Additionally, they’ve drawn on research from and collaborated with colleagues from all over the world to better understand brain-like computing using inorganic