Daniel Collins

Dan Collins wants to live in a world where integrity is important, people are kind and empathetic, and that every day brings new challenges and successes. 

He is an Associate Instructional Professor in the Department of Chemistry and has taught at Texas A&M for 10 years. Dan has been awarded the 2019 Residence Life Honoring Excellence Award, 2020 McGraw-Hill ALEKS All-Star Educator of the Year award, and the 2021 Association of Former Students College Level Teaching Award for the College of Science. Dan later won the Association of Former Students University Level Teaching Award in 2022. He was named the 2023 Outstanding Advocate for First-Year Students by the Texas A&M University Office of Student Success. In 2024, Dan was named earned the APT Teaching Excellence Award given by the Office of the Provost and the Open-Access Educational Resources (OER) Award given by the Student Government Association. He is a member of the Aggie Honor Council, University Discipline and Academic Appeals Panels, and is the Co-Director of Outreach for the Chemistry Department.

When Dan is not teaching, you can find him on the campus golf course, volunteering his time as a Little League umpire, and is an avid STEM volunteer. He also loves being Sara's husband, Penny the Dog's dad, and is a movie, music, and book fan!

Discover more at: https://artsci.tamu.edu/chemistry/contact/profiles/daniel-collins.html