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Our Faculty Sponsors
 | Mark Adame teaches Freshman and A.P. Biology at St. Mark's School of Texas. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology in 1993 from Texas A&M University. Mr. Adame was a research assistant at the university of Arkansas. He is the main faculty sponsor for the iGEM Team, and he has played an instrumental role for our success. Mr. Adame has helped the team receive funding while teaching the team advanced laboratory procedures currently used in many laboratories around the world |
| Doug Rummel is a current Physical Science instructor at St. Mark's School of Texas. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University and a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. He has been the faculty sponsor for the Robotics Team for a decade. Mr. Rummel worked with the Fundamental Research Committee to help the genes for the individual VOCs and offering his advice. |  |
 | Ken Owens graduated from St. Mark's in 1989 and returned to teach in 1997. The eight years off-campus were spent at Rice University (B.A), the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (M.S.), and The Oakridge School in Arlington, TX. He currently teaches Chemistry and A.P. Chemistry. He has also taught Applied Chemistry, Physical Science, Science Fiction, and Life Science at St. Mark's, and various science and mathematics courses at Oakridge. He serves as the head counselor for the Chemistry Camp at St. Mark's during the summer. Mr. Owens is a Freshman/Sophomore class sponsor and advisor. He is also the coach for the JETS/TEAMS science competition. He serves on the Faculty Advisory Committee and the Safety Committee for the school. Mr. Owens helped answer many of the team's chemistry-related problems. |
